An Interview With Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai

'A Surge Is Good' -- Newsweek

Afghan President Hamid Karzai supports more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but also pushes for training for his forces.

With the security situation in his country steadily deteriorating, and Taliban activity on the rise, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sat down in New York last week with NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth to discuss the future of Afghanistan. Excerpts:

WEYMOUTH: How is the situation in your country? Reportedly the Taliban is gaining strength and the NATO position is deteriorating. Is that an accurate assessment?
KARZAI: The Taliban are not strengthening, [but] we are not doing things that we should be doing.

Such as?
Such as, we did not pay attention in time to the sanctuaries of the Taliban.

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