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| Afghanistan | |
| Karzai urges US to stop killing civilians | |
| 2011-05-03 | |
[Iran Press TV] President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... has urged the US-led forces to refrain from bombing Afghan civilians in the name of the so-called war on terrorism.
He called on NATO to target the hiding places of beturbanned goons instead of launching attacks on civilian areas. Karzai also underlined the Afghan people's patience and sacrifice during the United States' so-called "war on terror." Hundreds of Afghan civilians have bit the dust in US-led The frequent attacks have resulted in growing anti-American sentiments. This comes after a majority of Afghan tribal leaders opposed a strategic deal with the US which would authorize the establishment of permanent military bases in the country. The tribal elders voted against the deal in a meeting with the Afghan president. The remarks come hours after US President Barack B.O.Obama announced that al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden had been killed in a military attack on a compound in northeastern Pakistain. The United States accuses bin Laden of having criminal masterminded a number of terrorist operations, including the attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. The president in his remarks also called on the Taliban to refrain from fighting. However, The didactic However... NATO says it will not leave Afghanistan, despite the US confirmation that bin Laden has been killed in a military operation. A Press TV correspondent says Talibs have vowed to escalate attacks against the foreign forces in the war-ravaged country. Militants have warned of a fresh wave of attacks against foreign troops, Afghan cops and government officials. They say the operations will focus on military centers, places of gatherings, airbases, and military convoys. They have also warned that Afghan government buildings will be targeted and have called on Afghan civilians to stay away from these centers. Violence across Afghanistan hit record levels in 2010, with civilian and military casualties the worst since the start of the US-led war in 2001. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 He's got a point. Maybe we should start on their politicians... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-05-03 21:04 |
| #2 Democraticization prior to attainment of security, is not good nation building. It might have looked good in January 2002, but... |
| Posted by: Blinky Shomolet7908 2011-05-03 21:02 |
| #1 civilians like Osama? |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-05-03 18:41 |