Former Afghan President Karzai Says Country Will Be 'Better Off' Without The U.S. Military
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul, Afghanistan September 13, 2016. Picture taken on September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
The Week: Former Afghan president says country will be 'better off' without U.S. military
Although former Afghan President Hamid Karzai thinks the United States and its allies are leaving his country "in total disgrace and disaster" as they pull their troops out after nearly two decades, he told The Associated Press in an interview Sunday that "we will be better off without their military presence."
Foreign forces "came here 20 years ago with this clear objective of fighting extremism and bringing stability," but now, Karzai said, "extremism is at the highest point ... They have failed."
Going forward Karzai believes Afghans "should defend our own country and look after our own lives."
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WNU Editor: The U.S. will be gone in the coming months. And after that we are going to find out if former Afghan President Karzai is correct when he says the country will be 'better off' without the U.S. military.
Former Afghan President Karzai's interview is here .... AP Interview: Former president says US failed in Afghanistan (AP).
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