Minister accuses West of "double-standards" in Afghanistan‎ - The Sun Daily

Kabul (Nov 11, 2009) : Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta hit back Tuesday at Western powers for putting pressure on President Hamid Karzai to exclude warlords from his new government.

"There is a double-standard in their politics," Spanta told a joint press conference with visiting Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt in Kabul.

"To say that our warlords are good and the warlords of Hamid Karzai are bad is dangerous politics," the foreign minister said, without naming names. - Minister accuses West of "double-standards" in Afghanistan‎ - The Sun Daily

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