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| Karzai Criticizes Ongoing US Military Presence |
| 2015-10-18 |
[Tolo News] Former Afghan president Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... on Saturday criticized the decision of U.S President Barack Obama teachable moment... to delay the draw down in troops and maintain current levels through 2016. In a statement issued by Karzai he said the presence of foreign troops had not only failed to stamp out terrorism but is in fact adding to the problem in war-ravaged Afghanistan. Karzai said the Afghan people have had 14 years of foreign troop presence in their country and hoped for lasting peace and the elimination of terrorism but that this has not happened. Instead insurgency has strengthened. In reference to the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) signed between the Afghan government and US in September 2014, Karzai said the security deal did not help overcome insecurity but instead it has intensified the war -- with fighting now in numerous provinces that were previously secure. He also said that the Taliban's effort to step up the war in villages and cities has provided the opportunity for further presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan. Karzai however said that the Afghan people will accept the US military presence on condition that they consider some issues, including elimination of terrorism, an end to war, maintaining a lasting peace, supporting national unity and respecting the national illusory sovereignty of Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Krazy Karzai. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-18 12:34 |