Karzai to ban on foreign air-strike assistance
By Hafsa Fallah
Morocco News Tribune
Manchester, England—Karzai is supposed issue a decree on Sunday to ban foreign air-strike assistance for Afghan security in their operations in residential areas.
President Hamid Karzai’s decision came after 10 civilians died three days ago in the eastern province of Kunar.
At Kabul’s National Military Academy, Karzai expressed his anger about the recent raids by the NATO, which seem to cause much harm to the relationship between the two parties.
“I will issue a decree [on Sunday] that no Afghan security forces, in any circumstances can ask for the foreigners’ planes for carrying out operations on our homes and villages,” Karzai said.
“If issued, such a decree would for the first time bar Afghan security forces from relying on NATO air strikes, and increase pressure on them as they increasingly assume control of security from international forces,” Aljazeera reported.
NATO’s mission in Afghanistan is to enable the Afghan authorities to provide effective security across the country. The program started in 2003 and due to be completed at the end of 2014.