U.S. Ambassador Responds to Karzai’s Criticisms

HERAT, Afghanistan — American Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry lashed out at Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday in a carefully calculated and candid response to the president’s increasingly inflammatory criticisms against coalition forces in Afghanistan. U.S. Ambassador Responds to Karzai's Criticisms - Karzai Takes Another Shot at NATO Coalition Over Motives -- Gates Acknowledges Talks with Taliban -- Qaeda Woes Fuel Talk of Speeding Afghan Pullback nytimes