Terrorism , Special Focus Areas

Terrorism - Terror - Special Focus Areas

Outside of Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has two formidable enemies — Pakistan and Britain. What has kept him in power and out of harm’s way during these eight-plus years of war is that the United States had always been his protector. But the outbreak of acrimonious relations between Kabul and Washington in recent months makes one wonder how long Washington will continue providing full protection to the Afghan president. The latest news, that the White House will disinvite Karzai, who is scheduled to visit the U.S. next month, is an indication that Washington is no longer interested in settling the differences with the Afghan president through discussion.

So far, the search for his replacement has not been made public, although every Tom, Dick and Harry wearing the garb of an Afghan expert and is associated with the Obama administration, without so much as breaking his or her stride, blames Karzai and his “corrupt administration” for the mess in Afghanistan.