Karzai says media misinterpreted comments on U.S. and Taliban

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]Karzai's reported remarks caused outrage in Washington with some in Congress questioning why the United States should continue the war effort.

At a joint news conference after meeting Kerry, Karzai said he had been misinterpreted when quoted as alleging collusion between the Americans and the Taliban.

But he made clear that violence against villagers must stop for there to be any chance for successful peace talks.

Karzai explained that he was talking about Taliban violence, especially how a bombing in Kabul that killed nine people didn't help achieve the Taliban goal of getting foreign troops to withdraw. He said media reports misinterpreted his comments to mean he was accusing the Taliban and United States of collusion.

[B]"If they want the international community to leave Afghanistan, then the best way is for them to stop killing people," Karzai said of the Taliban. "That does not mean a collusion between the Untied States and Taliban. That's a conclusion the press came up with."[/B]

Karzai also said some U.S. special forces in Wardak province had tortured and killed Afghan civilians, but that had stopped when those forces were removed under a recent agreement after his government complained.[/quote]

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/25/world/asia/afghanistan-kerry-karzai/index.html?hpt=wo_c2[/url]

Yet another politician "misinterpreted" :v:

[Stalk]

Of course they won't leave. All that heroin, opium and minerals are just too valuable.