Afghan President Karzai: Afghanistan Would Have Been Better Off Without NATO Troops

Photo: President Hamid Karzai said Afghanistan would have been better off without NATO troops

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Provokes Fury Among Families Of British Soldiers After Saying Troops' Presence Had Made The Country Worse -- Daily Mail

* President Karzai call the Taliban ‘brothers’ and America ‘rivals’
* He said Afghanistan would have been better off without NATO troops
* Families of British soldiers 'insulted' and 'disgusted' by comments

Afghanistan's president angered the families of British soldiers yesterday by suggesting the presence of Nato troops over the past 13 years had made his country worse.

The US-led invasion in 2001, a response to the September 11 attacks, was launched to drive out Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

But describing the Taliban as 'brothers' and America as 'rivals', Afghan leader Hamid Karzai said: 'The mission, in terms of bringing security, has not been successful, particularly in Helmand.

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