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NEW DELHI - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the war on terror did not need to be fought in Afghanistan but in the sanctuaries in Pakistan and Afghanistan that were sheltering the Taliban.
In an interview with the Times of India, Karzai hoped that with the re-election of US President Barack Obama, they would have a frank discussion to find an answer to the question. I hope that now with the re-election of President Obama, we will be sitting down for a frank conversation so we can find answers to these questions. The war on terror cannot be fought in Afghanistan because it isnt in Afghanistan. It has to go to the sanctuaries. Those sanctuaries are in Pakistan and in Afghanistan wherever they are.
It is no longer a secret, Karzai said, adding, and (even) Pakistan doesnt deny that any more. The region is infested with terror sanctuaries. Karzai said this had been conveyed to the US repeatedly, and also at times through the media.
Asked if he was disappointed by Obamas first term insofar as USs promises to Afghanistan were concerned, Karzai said, We have issues with the US and we want them addressed and while we are addressing these issues, we also want the transition to Afghan security forces completed in time in 2013 and the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan by 2014.
The Afghan president said the Americans never had the immunity to raid and search Afghan homes but this will become simply impossible after 2014. He said the issue he was willing to respect was a strategic partnership with the US signed about eight months ago. Karzai said he did not believe that foreign troops had brought peace. That is the contention that we have with the US. They have not brought security to Afghan lives, rather they have caused serious pain to the Afghan people.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...ror-taken-to-taliban-sanctuaries-in-pakistan/
In an interview with the Times of India, Karzai hoped that with the re-election of US President Barack Obama, they would have a frank discussion to find an answer to the question. I hope that now with the re-election of President Obama, we will be sitting down for a frank conversation so we can find answers to these questions. The war on terror cannot be fought in Afghanistan because it isnt in Afghanistan. It has to go to the sanctuaries. Those sanctuaries are in Pakistan and in Afghanistan wherever they are.
It is no longer a secret, Karzai said, adding, and (even) Pakistan doesnt deny that any more. The region is infested with terror sanctuaries. Karzai said this had been conveyed to the US repeatedly, and also at times through the media.
Asked if he was disappointed by Obamas first term insofar as USs promises to Afghanistan were concerned, Karzai said, We have issues with the US and we want them addressed and while we are addressing these issues, we also want the transition to Afghan security forces completed in time in 2013 and the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan by 2014.
The Afghan president said the Americans never had the immunity to raid and search Afghan homes but this will become simply impossible after 2014. He said the issue he was willing to respect was a strategic partnership with the US signed about eight months ago. Karzai said he did not believe that foreign troops had brought peace. That is the contention that we have with the US. They have not brought security to Afghan lives, rather they have caused serious pain to the Afghan people.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...ror-taken-to-taliban-sanctuaries-in-pakistan/
