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Karzai criticizes Nato for causing 'great suffering' in Afghanistan

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised Nato for failing to bring stability in the country in over a decade there.

He said that on the security front the entire Nato exercise was one that caused Afghanistan a lot of suffering and a lot of loss of life.

He said Nato had incorrectly focused the fight on Afghan villages rather than Taliban safe havens in Pakistan, the BBC reports.

Speaking in one of his last major interviews before stepping down, he said that his priority now is to bring peace and security to Afghanistan, including a power-sharing deal with the Taliban.

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First Published: Oct 08 2013 | 4:44 PM IST

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