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| Afghan Leader Challenges Taliban 'Brothers' Over Attacks | |
| 2012-04-17 | |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned the Taliban that their attacks will only work to prolong the foreign presence in Afghanistan. Karzai's comments come after a series of coordinated attacks hit Kabul and three other Afghan cities, leaving 35 insurgents, 11 members of the Afghan security forces, and four civilians dead. Karzai said the attacks on April 15 only killed Afghans and caused damage to the country's infrastructure and economy. Reuters news agency quoted Karzai as saying, "You did nothing for Islam, you did not work for Afghanistan's independence, and you did not work for its people, freedom, and development." But Karzai, in an apparent effort to keep alive reconciliation efforts and hopes of a possible peace deal before foreign troops leave in 2014, also said he would continue to call the Taliban "brothers".
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