KABUL—President Hamid Karzai’s administration Saturday raised the stakes in its confrontation with Washington, dismissing as an empty threat the warnings that all American forces may withdraw next year if the Afghan leader keeps delaying a crucial security pact.
At Thursday’s opening of the Loya Jirga assembly that is considering the pact, Mr. Karzai unexpectedly floated the proposal to put off the deal until after the presidential elections currently slated for April. The State Department Friday described such a delay as…
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