Obama sidelines Karzai as Washington alleges drug use - Guardian

Siamak Hirawi, a spokesman for the Afghan president, said today that the former UN envoy was a liar.

"What Mr Galbraith said is far away from the principle of diplomacy and it simply confirms what President Karzai was saying about [Galbraith's] involvement in corruption," said Hirawi.

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