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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:18 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Telegraph


Hamid Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai offered an olive branch to his "Taliban brothers" in a victory speech a day after he was declared president.

He promised an inclusive government and said he would "eradicate the stain of corruption" as his foreign backers pressured him to clean up his regime.

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...speech he said: "We call on our Taliban brothers to come home and embrace their land"
Hamid Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in Afghanistan [Telegraph - 11/03/2009]
...had shown "decisions on Afghanistan are made in Washington and London, while the announcements are made in Kabul."
Hamid Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in Afghanistan [Telegraph - 11/03/2009]
It added: "What is astonishing is two weeks ago they were arguing that the puppet president Hamid Karzai was involved in electoral fraud... but now he is elected as president based on those same fraudulent votes, Washington and London immediately send their congratulations."
Hamid Karzai reaches out to 'Taliban brothers' in Afghanistan [Telegraph - 11/03/2009]

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