Karzai Threadenned News Today

Here with president karzai and theres concern about his behavior. hes been accused of saying one thing in english and another in the local afghan dialect. u.s. and international officials say threatening to join the taliban over a political dispute is going too far. the irony is in recent months, the international community has been pushing president karzai to assert himself to take a greater role and lead in being president in afghanistan. his supporters say this is part of being an independent...

Group has links to al qaeda. a deputy police commander went on to say he had the -- had the suspects evaded capture it would have been a disaster. the afghan president karzai threadenned to join the taliban if outside countries didnt stop putting pressure on him. a spokesman for the afghan government says the president was shocked by the report and the claims did not make sense, unquote. the story took off when lawmakers claimed president kaz told them he might join the taliban. that troubled th...

To pay attention to the needs of the people of this country so they can be part of the process, not to alienate those trying to help us in this country. >> reporter: president karzai blames the media and his spokes man says its a misunderstanding. hes walking a fine line politically. he doesnt want to alienate the international community but wants to show the locals hes an independent leader. these comments, according to various u.s. and international officials, do nothing to help bring peace an...