US envoy reproaches Afghan president on criticism
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The US ambassador to Afghanistan has publicly reproached President Hamid Karzai for painting American forces here as occupiers and enemies, one of the strongest signs yet that international allies are no longer willing to excuse his harangues as harmless domestic politicking.
US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry told university students and faculty in the western city of Herat that he felt the need to speak from his heart as he reaches the end of his two-year tour as ambassador. The words that came next were strongly critical of the Afghan president, without naming Karzai. "I find occasional comments from some of your leaders hurtful and inappropriate," Eikenberry told the crowd according to a transcript of the speech Sunday. (AP)
