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Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai Says Nato Caused 'Great Suffering'

Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai Says Nato Caused 'Great Suffering'
President Hamid Karzai has criticised Nato for failing to bring stability to Afghanistan in over a decade there.

By Yalda Hakim 
BBC Newsnight
October 07, 2013 "Information Clearing House - "BBC" - "On the security front the entire Nato exercise was one that caused Afghanistan a lot of suffering, a lot of loss of life, and no gains because the country is not secure," he said.

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