Hamid Karzai
Tolo News: Karzai said US wants to establish permanent bases in Afghanistan to project power in the region, while Pakistan wants to turn Afghanistan into a client state. “In my view their intention is to keep us divided and weak so they can carry on their objectives in this region,” Karzai said. “They have their global politics and rivalries. They have China as a great rising power. They have Russia as a revitalized, re-energized great power on the world scene and they feel threatened and challenged.” He said US forces are not in Afghanistan “to stop extremism.” Click here to read more (external link).
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