"Mr. Karzai seemed particularly angered by a night raid that killed twin brothers in Nangarhar Province last week and provoked protests by villagers. The Americans said it was a joint, Afghan-led raid that killed two armed insurgents after they opened fire, but they conceded that a coalition adviser was among those who killed the two men. Afghan officials said that it was a unilateral, American Special Forces raid; that the only Afghans present were American employees or mercenaries, not regular Afghan forces; and that the victims were innocent villagers.
“On the very day that the jirga was opened, the Americans raided a house in Bati Kot and killed our compatriots,” Mr. Karzai said on Sunday. (Actually the raid took place on Tuesday night, while the jirga convened on Thursday.) “Does this mean that even after we sign this agreement the Americans will keep on killing our people?”"
“On the very day that the jirga was opened, the Americans raided a house in Bati Kot and killed our compatriots,” Mr. Karzai said on Sunday. (Actually the raid took place on Tuesday night, while the jirga convened on Thursday.) “Does this mean that even after we sign this agreement the Americans will keep on killing our people?”"