"The time has come to reduce military operations…The time has come to reduce the presence of, you know, boots in Afghanistan . . . to reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life," Karzai said in an interview with The Washington Post. on Saturday.
The Afghan president lashed out at the increased US Special Operations forces night raids that aggravate Afghans, saying they could exacerbate the Taliban militancy.
"The raids are a problem always. They were a problem then, they are a problem now. They have to go away," Karzai noted.
"The Afghan people don't like these raids, if there is any raid it has to be done by the Afghan government within the Afghan laws. This is a continuing disagreement between us,” Karzai further explained.'
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