Afghan prez says war has taken vast toll on people, need to get back to normal
(NEWSER) - Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai sees the toll it's taken on his people and says it's time for the US military to dial down its war effort. "The time has come to reduce the presence of, you know, boots in Afghanistan," he tells the Washington Post in an hourlong interview, "to reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life." Specifically, Karzai wants the US to limit its visibility and stop Special Ops night raids he says risk Taliban retaliation. More»
