KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, who is seeking his reelection in the August 20 presidential elections, on Monday said, if reelected, he would strengthen the Afghan national army and police to deal effectively with the prevailing insecurity in the country.

"I will increase the number of army troops from the current 85,000 to 260,000 and the police from 80,000 to 160,000," told a gathering at the building of Radio Television of Afghanistan (RTA), a government-owned radio and television, on Monday.

The president announced his programmes, plans and priorities, he would implement if reelected.

"My first priority will be bringing security to Afghanistan," Karzai announced. He added he would convene an urgent meeting of the Loya Jirga for talks with the two anti-government movements the Taliban and Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan. He said the Taliban and HIA leaders would be invited to the join the meeting.