Karzai blasts U S role in Afghanistan and calls for change
Former president Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press in Kabul that the United States and Pakistan use the Afghan war for their own interests and that Afghans who once welcomed American aid now feel hurt by it. He urged U S sanctions on Pakistani military and intelligence officials while rejecting harming Pakistani civilians. Karzai criticized the Kabul government’s governance, U S bases, and a bid to keep Afghanistan divided, and called for Afghans to reclaim ownership of their country amid ongoing violence and economic hardship.
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U.S. boosts air power in Afghanistan to target Taliban
Air Force officials said Afghanistan became the U.S. main effort on Feb. 1 as combat and intel aircraft shift from Iraq and Syria. Maj. Gen. James Hecker cited 50 percent more MQ-9 drones, added A-10 planes, and future combat search and rescue missions, while Afghan forces conduct more strikes. Hecker noted reliance on intelligence work to hit Taliban command, control, and funding.
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