Karzai is in the US for four days of meetings aimed at repairing strained relations between Kabul and Washington, seen as crucial to shoring up the US-led war effort. Washington criticised Karzai openly in recent months for tolerating government corruption and the Afghan leader lashed back with a series of anti-Western criticism. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.