Hamid Karzai admits Afghanistan 'security failure'

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Source: BBC

Hamid Karzai admits Afghanistan 'security failure'
7 October 2011 Last updated at 13:36 ET


President Hamid Karzai has said his government and Nato have failed to provide Afghans with security, 10 years after the Taliban were overthrown.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Karzai also accused Pakistan of supporting the insurgency, saying sanctuaries there still needed to be tackled.

He vowed to step down in 2014 and said he was working on the succession.

John Simpson reports.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15223670

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It appears the wheels are falling off our splendid little occupation.

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1. The light dawns eh?

Only took ten years and half a trillion dollars to realize what we told them before they invaded and occupied the place.