Karzai anger over civilian deaths

President Karzai summoned foreign military commanders to tell them his people's patience was wearing thin. --- "The president told Nato and coalition commanders that the patience of the Afghan people is wearing thin with the continued killing of innocent civilians," a statement from his office said. --- "Civilian deaths and arbitrary decisions to search people's houses have reached an unacceptable level and Afghans cannot put up with it any longer. Mr Karzai told journalists that civilian deaths would bring "bad consequences".