Karzai Demands Tribute: $2 Billion per Year After Afghan Pullout

Karzai Demands Tribute: $2 Billion per Year After Afghan Pullout: When Islamic religious materials containing “extremist messages or inscriptions” were burned at Bagram Air Field in February, Afghan President Karzai was among the first to call for U.S. troops to face swift justice for it.

And when, a month later, 17 Afghans were allegedly killed by U.S. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, Karzai called it “unforgivable” and decried again and again the “intentional murders.” And when the Taliban rose up over the weekend, wreaking havoc in Afghanistan, Karzai blamed it on supposed intelligence failures within the U.S.-led NATO forces there. But he was quick to add that “Afghan security forces [have proven] themselves capable of defending their country and providing security.”

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