Karzai Explains Anger Towards United States

In an unusually emotional interview with the Washington Post, departing Afghan president Hamid Karzai “sought to explain why he has been such a harsh critic of the 12-year-old U.S. war effort here.”

“He said he’s deeply troubled by all the casualties he has seen, including those in U.S. military operations. He feels betrayed by what he calls an insufficient U.S. focus on targeting Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan. And he insists that public criticism was the only way to guarantee an American response to his concerns. ”