Afghanistan: Karzai Directive Opens Door to Kabul for Taliban
February 28, 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai,
long a persistent critic of the U.S. military presence in
his country, has become increasingly involved in
constraining U.S. combat operations. His late February
directive ordering an end to U.S. Special Forces operations
in Wardak province left the strategically important area
largely undefended, creating a significant opportunity for
the Taliban to reassert control there, not far from the
capital of Kabul.