The administration goes after Karzai‎ - washingtonpost

Today’s papers are once again full of leaks by administration officials heaping scorn on Afghan President Hamid Karzai -- the leader with whom the United States will have to work if U.S. forces remain in Afghanistan. Among other things, according to the Post’s news story, “U.S. officials were particularly irritated by an interview this week in which a defiant Karzai said that the West had little interest in Afghanistan and that its troops are there only for self-serving purposes.” - The administration goes after Karzai‎

U.S. envoy resists increase in troops - washingtonpost
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