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KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai condemned a U.S. operation he said ****** 16 Afghan civilians, while hundreds of villagers denounced the American military during an angry demonstration Sunday.
Karzai said the ******* of innocent Afghans during U.S. military operations "is strengthening the terrorists."
He also announced that his Ministry of Defense sent Washington a draft technical agreement that seeks to give Afghanistan more oversight over U.S. military operations. The same letter has also been sent to NATO headquarters.
Karzai in recent weeks has increasingly lashed out at his Western backers over the issue of civilian casualties, even as U.S. politicians and a top NATO official have publicly criticized Karzai for the slow pace of progress here.
The back-and-forth comes as the new administration of President Barack Obama must decide whether to support Karzai as he seeks re-election later this year as part of the United States' overall Afghan strategy.
Karzai's latest criticism follows a Saturday raid in Laghman province that the U.S. says ****** 15 armed militants, including a woman with an RPG, but that Afghan officials say ****** civilians.
Two women and three ******** were among the 16 dead civilians, Karzai said in a statement."
Looks like the relationship between the originally american backed Karzai govt and the US govt is getting pretty strained.This policy is making us safer from more radicalization of the region and preventing future attacks against america?? Doesn't sound like it.
KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai condemned a U.S. operation he said ****** 16 Afghan civilians, while hundreds of villagers denounced the American military during an angry demonstration Sunday.
Karzai said the ******* of innocent Afghans during U.S. military operations "is strengthening the terrorists."
He also announced that his Ministry of Defense sent Washington a draft technical agreement that seeks to give Afghanistan more oversight over U.S. military operations. The same letter has also been sent to NATO headquarters.
Karzai in recent weeks has increasingly lashed out at his Western backers over the issue of civilian casualties, even as U.S. politicians and a top NATO official have publicly criticized Karzai for the slow pace of progress here.
The back-and-forth comes as the new administration of President Barack Obama must decide whether to support Karzai as he seeks re-election later this year as part of the United States' overall Afghan strategy.
Karzai's latest criticism follows a Saturday raid in Laghman province that the U.S. says ****** 15 armed militants, including a woman with an RPG, but that Afghan officials say ****** civilians.
Two women and three ******** were among the 16 dead civilians, Karzai said in a statement."
Looks like the relationship between the originally american backed Karzai govt and the US govt is getting pretty strained.This policy is making us safer from more radicalization of the region and preventing future attacks against america?? Doesn't sound like it.
