Our enemies will burn in hell with us, says Karzai

The embattled Afghan president Hamid Karzai warned yesterday that his country's enemies "will burn in hell with us" if Nato fails to stem a tide of Taliban violence emanating from neighbouring Pakistan. Mr Karzai made the impassioned outburst in Kandahar, where tensions are running high after a spate of Taliban suicide bombings and angry accusations that British troops shot at least seven civilians. Describing himself as a "man of unbelievable deadly resolve", Mr Karzai warned that "the whole region will run into hell with us" if the rebellion was not quelled. "It's not going to be like the past where only we suffer. Those who cause us to suffer will burn in hell with us. And I hope Nato recognises this," he said.