President Hamid Karzai sought to distance himself on Monday from controversial remarks made in an interview in which he said Afghanistan would back Pakistan against the US if the two ever came to blows.
The presidential palace said Karzai’s comments, made in an interview with a private Pakistani television, were “misinterpreted”.
Karzai had said that his country would support Pakistan if it was attacked by either the United States or India.
“God forbid, if any time war erupts between Pakistan and America, Afghanistan will side with Pakistan,” Karzai said in an interview aired late Saturday.
Nevertheless the comments raised eyebrows among Western officials in Kabul allied to the 10-year campaign to keep the Taliban from returning to power.
Christopher Chambers, a NATO spokesman, told reporters in Kabul, “we all need to focus on much wider dialogue that’s required for peace and which the people of both countries mostly certainly want and certainly deserve.”
The palace insisted the remarks were broadcasted out of context. “Pakistani media has misinterpreted it,” said the president’s Deputy Spokesman Seyamak Herawi.
Zishan Kahn what did I say about Karzai yesterday?
is it US pressure or Afghanistan’s will…………… m in chaos…
Do not pay a heed . Every politician is like Karzai in the world. He is no exception. This is their birth right to back track their words. The word “misinterpreted ” in the dictionary is meant only for politicians.
hahhahaha….. u r right…..
I doubt Karzaii would have any choice if it came to war, Afghan public support for Pakistan would be inevitable.
You are living in a fools paradise. I have come across in Canada so many Afgans and they don't have good things to say about Pakistanis, Punjabis in particular. You have extracted very heavy price from Afganistan to use it 3 in 1 – slave, extra-judicial territory to do all the ugly things and strategic depth.
Mr.Harleen wat ever: being a punjabi, no body will like you because of your aggressive behaviour toward other. alway a punjabi think that they are the only cleaver and most sincere people to Pakistan but certainly not, still you have not participate a major break through in the history of Pakistan. Sorry to my other face book coleacks who not agree with my comments.
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