Afghan Leader, Showing Impatience With War, Demands Timetable From NATO

The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, on Wednesday criticized NATO bombing raids. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

From The New York Times:

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai bluntly rebuked NATO on Wednesday for its faltering campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda and demanded a timetable for the seven-year war here to end.

Mr. Karzai’s remarks, at a news conference with the secretary general of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, reflected dwindling public support for the war here and Mr. Karzai’s own political vulnerabilities. In the United States, however, the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama is planning a significant increase in the Afghanistan war effort as it scales back the American military deployment in Iraq.

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My Comment: He is not the only one who is impatient.