Karzai Wants U.S. Troop Levels Reduced in Afghanistan

President Karzai of Afghanistan has once again called for a reduced U.S. troop footprint and the ending of Special Operations night raids - saying that both are counterproductive and incite resistance to the Afghan government and coalition forces. This puts him at odds with the coalition military that believe recent successes have been a result of the 30,000 troop surge and the very effective night raids by Special Operations forces that are rolling up mid-level Taliban leaders.  Read more in "Karzai wants U.S. to reduce military operations in Afghanistan", The Washington Post, November 14, 2010.