US Conspiring With Taliban Against Afghan Government

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Afghan leader alleges US, Taliban are colluding

KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops leave as planned by the end of next year.

Karzai said two suicide bombings that killed 19 people on Saturday — one outside the Afghan Defense Ministry and the other near a police checkpoint in eastern Khost province — show the insurgent group is conducting attacks to help show that international forces will still be needed to keep the peace after their current combat mission ends in 2014.

"The explosions in Kabul and Khost yesterday showed that they are at the service of America and at the service of this phrase: 2014. They are trying to frighten us into thinking that if the foreigners are not in Afghanistan, we would be facing these sorts of incidents," he said during a nationally televised speech about the state of Afghan women.

Karzai said in his speech that any foreign powers that want to keep troops in Afghanistan need to do so under conditions set forward by Afghanistan.

"We will tell them where we need them, and under which conditions. They must respect our laws. They must respect the national sovereignty of our country and must respect all our customs," Karzai said.

Karzai offered no proof of coordination, but said the Taliban and the United States were in "daily negotiations" in various foreign countries and noted that the United States has said that it no longer considers the insurgent group its enemy. The U.S. continues to fight against the Taliban and other militant groups, but has expressed its backing for formal peace talks with the Taliban to find a political resolution to the war.

Karzai said he did not believe the Taliban's claim that they launched Saturday's attacks to show they are still a potent force fighting the United States. "Yesterday's explosions, which the Taliban claimed, show that in reality they are saying they want the presence of foreigners in Afghanistan," Karzai said.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130310/AS-Afghanistan/

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Karzai on the news denied saying this

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Karzai on the news denied saying this

Link

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Link

It was shown on the news - TV. He claimed that he didn't say those things and that earlier reports about him weren't true.

Edited March 11, 2013 by Mr Smiley

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It was shown on the news - TV. He claimed that he didn't say those things and that earlier reports about him weren't true.

Find a link. No link, it didn't happen.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Afghan+President+Hamid+Karzai&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS455US455&aq=f&oq=Afghan+President+Hamid+Karzai

Edited March 11, 2013 by The Patriot

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ya, was big news today about Taliban talking with US Government folk in Afghanistan today.

Wow.

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Find a link. No link, it didn't happen.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Afghan+President+Hamid+Karzai&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS455US455&aq=f&oq=Afghan+President+Hamid+Karzai

Try googling "US and Afghanistan negotiate with the Taliban" and then get back to us on the OP.

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Try googling "US and Afghanistan negotiate with the Taliban" and then get back to us on the OP.

You are making it too easy:

White House Stands by Biden Statement That Taliban Isn't U.S. Enemy

Reports say Washington will hold secret meetings with the group this year after statement by US officials.