DTN News: Karzai Wants US To Cut Back Afghan Military Operations....NSI News Source Info # 1191(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - November 14, 2010: A prominent U.S. newspaper says Afghanistan's president wants the U.S. to reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan.
A prominent U.S. newspaper says Afghanistan's president wants the U.S. to reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan.
In an interview published Sunday in The Washington Post, Hamid Karzai says he also wants the U.S. to stop night raids that he says aggravate Afghans and could incite some people to join the Taliban insurgency. The newspaper reports the Afghan president is seeking veto power over the nighttime operations.
Mr. Karzai told the newspaper the time has come to "reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life." He said Afghans have become impatient with the presence of U.S. soldiers in their homes and armored vehicles on their roads.
A prominent U.S. newspaper says Afghanistan's president wants the U.S. to reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan.
In an interview published Sunday in The Washington Post, Hamid Karzai says he also wants the U.S. to stop night raids that he says aggravate Afghans and could incite some people to join the Taliban insurgency. The newspaper reports the Afghan president is seeking veto power over the nighttime operations.
Mr. Karzai told the newspaper the time has come to "reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life." He said Afghans have become impatient with the presence of U.S. soldiers in their homes and armored vehicles on their roads.
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