Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned on Monday the NATO mission in his country, saying it caused "a lot of suffering" without delivering any gains.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned on Monday the NATO mission in his country, saying it caused "a lot of suffering" without delivering any gains.
"On the security front the entire NATO exercise was one that cause
d Afghanistan a lot of suffering, a lot of loss of life, and no gains because the country is not secure," he told Yalda Hakim of BBC World News.
"What we wanted was absolute security and a clear-cut war against terrorism."
Karzai revealed that he had "a very good relationship" with former US president George W. Bush until 2005, when civilian casualties began to mount.
Karzai also leader also suggested that he might not sign a bilateral security deal wanted by United States.
Talking about the deal which leader also suggested that he might not sign a bilateral security deal wanted by United States.
The president said the government was negotiating with the hardline Taliban, adding they will be welcome to participate in elections.
"Where it's the Afghan people appointing people through elections to state organs then the Taliban should come and participate in elections," said Karzai.
