If I Were President: Karzai Criticizes Bush and Nato Saturday, Sunday Flees Suspected Assassination Attempt

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27 Apr 2008
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Afghan president flees as gunfire breaks out at ceremony --Hundreds take cover during automatic fire in Kabul --Two lawmakers reported wounded 27 Apr 2008 Automatic gunfire broke out Sunday at a ceremony marking the defeat of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, forcing dignitaries including Afghanistan's president [Hamid Karzai] to take cover. Hundreds of people fled in chaos as shots rang out. It was unclear where the firing was coming from. [Blackwater? See: Karzai slams USA, UK 26 Apr 2008.]

Afghan Leader Criticizes U.S. on Conduct of War 26 Apr 2008 President Hamid Karzai strongly criticized the British and American conduct of the war here on Friday, insisting in an interview that his government be given the lead in policy decisions. Mr. Karzai said that he wanted American forces to stop arresting suspected Taliban and their sympathizers, and that the continued threat of arrest and past mistreatment were discouraging Taliban from coming forward to lay down their arms. [Criticize the Bush regime on Saturday - get gunned down on Sunday!]

Karzai slams USA, UK 26 Apr 2008 Afghanistan President Mr Hamid Karzai has strongly criticised the American and British conduct of the war in his country, and demanded that his government be given the lead in policy decisions.

Leave Taliban alone, Afghan president tells West --Karzai says US and British troops are undermining his authority and stopping insurgents from laying down their arms 27 Apr 2008 Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has called on British and American troops to stop arresting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, saying that their operations undermined his government's authority and were counter-productive. The stinging attack, made in an interview with the New York Times published yesterday, is the latest in a series of rows between Western governments with troops in Afghanistan and the elected leader of the country.

US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for 1st time in years 26 Apr 2008 U.S. Marines are crossing the sands of southern Afghanistan for the first time in years, providing a boost to a NATO coalition that is growing but still short on manpower. They hope to retake the 10 percent of Afghanistan the Taliban holds.

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