Hamid Karzai orders US forces to be ‘kicked out’ of 2 Afghan provinces
25 Feb 2013 5:29 PM IST
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of US special forces from Wardak and Logar in two weeks, accusing them of fuelling ‘insecurity and instability’ in the volatile provinces neighbouring the capital Kabul.
‘At the national security council meeting... President Karzai ordered the ministry of defence to kick out the US special forces from Wardak and Logar provinces within two weeks,’ said presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi.
‘The US special forces and illegal armed groups created by them are causing insecurity, instability and harass local people in these provinces,’ he told a press conference.
The announcement is another blow to the USA’s prestige as it prepare to withdraw occupying troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year. The bulk of NATO’s 100,000 troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
A US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) spokesman said he was aware of the reported comments by Faizi. ‘We take all allegations of misconduct seriously and go to great lengths to determine the facts surrounding them,’ he said.
‘At the national security council meeting... President Karzai ordered the ministry of defence to kick out the US special forces from Wardak and Logar provinces within two weeks,’ said presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi.
‘The US special forces and illegal armed groups created by them are causing insecurity, instability and harass local people in these provinces,’ he told a press conference.
The announcement is another blow to the USA’s prestige as it prepare to withdraw occupying troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year. The bulk of NATO’s 100,000 troops are due to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
A US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) spokesman said he was aware of the reported comments by Faizi. ‘We take all allegations of misconduct seriously and go to great lengths to determine the facts surrounding them,’ he said.
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