NATO chief rejects Karzai claim troops did nothing but cause harm to Afghans, defends progress --- BRUSSELS — NATO’s secretary-general has sharply rejected Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s view that the presence of international troops in his country caused much suffering but achieved few gains. --- Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday in Brussels the progress achieved in Afghanistan “thanks to the immense efforts and the solemn sacrifices” by the U.S. and other troop contributor nations “is remarkable and it cannot be denied.” - Associated Press