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Mr. Karzai, who owes his position and probably his very existence, to the overthrow of the Taliban government in a 2001 invasion, has become emboldened by the corrupt election that kept him in power. Under the protection of the U.S. military in Afghanistan , Mr. Karzai has been able to hold secretive meetings
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Image by azrainman via Flickr At the same time that U.S. troops in Afghanistan are putting their lives on the line fighting Taliban and al Qaida insurgents, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Kabul. As could be expected, Ahmadinejad has taken this opportunity to sharply criticize the U.S. for [...]
It is highly doubtful that the Pakistani government will ever co-operate fully with the U.S. strategy regarding Afghanistan, and highly likely that any increase in U.S. military forces will only drive Al Qaeda and the Taliban further within Pakistan’s borders.
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