Despite being unable to leave, Hamid Karzai remains in Afghanistan and hopes for the best.

Hamid Karzai, a former president of Afghanistan, asserts that both the Taliban and the United States must make amends for their faults in the nation. Caption by Claire Harbage/NPR hidden

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Hamid Karzai, a former president of Afghanistan, asserts that both the Taliban and the United States must make amends for their faults in the nation.

Afghanistan, according to Claire Harbage/NPR The U.S.-backed government fell last August when the Taliban regained Kabul, and tens of thousands of Afghans fled the nation.
Hamid Karzai, a former leader of Afghanistan, was not one of them.

Karzai held office from 2002 until 2014 and continues to be well-known in the nation today. Even though the Taliban have publicly renamed it, one of the buildings at Kabul’s international airport still bears his name.

It’s one of many ways that Afghanistan looks different is governed by the Taliban. The U.S. froze some $7 billion of funds from Afghanistan’s central bank to prevent it from falling into the Taliban’s hands as Western aid has mostly ceased. Because of the breakdown of the economy, unemployment and food insecurity are pervasive.

The Taliban have also imposed restrictions on women and girls, ordering them to wear head-to-toe clothing after sixth grade and banning them from attending school on the rare occasions they go out in public (despite earlier reassurances otherwise).

Karzai was interviewed by a group of Morning Edition reporters who were in Afghanistan to learn about his experiences and opinions on the country’s future.

Karzai claimed he was concerned for his safety, but not because of the Taliban, even though it would have made sense given that the Taliban’s first generation kidnapped and killed president Mohammad Najibullah when they took Kabul in 1996.

“Afghans make up the Taliban. They are citizens of this nation. They know us, and we know them. I sensed outside powers and was more afraid of them “Karzai stated, specifically referencing foreign nations and certain factions within Pakistan.

He stayed and spoke with Taliban leaders, noting that they all appeared to desire a stable and developing Afghanistan. Is it moving in that direction after a year?

“We are pleased there is more stability and security in terms of an end to widespread warfare and conflict,” Karzai remarked. “We still have a long way to go before Afghanistan has a government that all Afghans identify with. It is a catastrophe for the national economy. It’s a terrible tragedy and a disgrace to us that so many Afghans are fleeing their home country. Furthermore, the Taliban need to address this.”

KARZAI WOULD LIKE THE US TO FIX ITS ERRORES IN AFGHANISTAN

Karzai claimed that while he was concerned for his safety, it was not because of the Taliban. Caption by Claire Harbage/NPR hidden

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Karzai claimed that while he was concerned for his safety, it was not because of the Taliban.
NPR/Claire Harbage Karzai claims that the Taliban are conscious of the issues. Additionally, he claims that the United States has made “immense blunders” in Afghanistan.

He claims that the United States bombed the incorrect targets so frequently during the war that he is still incensed about the deaths of civilians. According to unaffiliated assessments, the American-trained Afghan soldiers were much more cruel. The atrocities they committed over the years further alienated Afghan civilians from the corrupted country that Karzai was in charge of.

Additionally, Karzai finds fault with how American troops left Afghanistan, describing the day of their departure as “extremely disrespectful.” Some Afghans desperate to evacuate clung to a military plane as it lifted off, and Families were separated in the thick of the mayhem. Karzai referred to At least two people fell to their deaths as a “disgrace to both of us.”

He said that the United States could assist the Afghan people right away, including by unfreezing the nation’s financial reserves.
He remarked, “I need the American administration to right its wrongs in Afghanistan and help the Afghan people get back on their feet.

TALIBAN, ACCORDING TO KARZAI, WANT AMERICA’S TRUST, BUT FIRST NEED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE’S Even after charging the Taliban with breaking their side of the peace deal by sheltering al-Qaida commander Ayman al-Zawahiri, Afghanistan looks different 0, the U.S. has vowed to offer humanitarian help and promote human rights protections in Afghanistan.

Karzai claimed that every Taliban leader he had spoken to had expressed a wish for improved ties with the United States. But he insisted that there were steps they needed to do in order to achieve respect and advance in their own nation.

“We must ensure that all Afghans feel as though they are a part of this nation and that their interests are represented by the government, and we must take all the necessary measures to demonstrate to the rest of the world that we genuinely care about Afghanistan,” he said.

One example is the education of girls. Karzai expresses concern that the ban causes the entire nation to fall behind, saying, “A decade from now, we’ll be worse than what we are now.”

Karzai believes that the Taliban should act to demonstrate to the outside world that they are attempting to improve the nation for a number of reasons.

That will also make it simpler for someone like me to approach the world community and argue that we are now headed in the right direction and merit help, he added.

“We must ensure that all Afghans feel as though they are a part of this nation and that their interests are represented by the government, and we must take all the necessary measures to demonstrate to the rest of the world that we genuinely care about Afghanistan,” he said. Caption by Claire Harbage/NPR hidden

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“We must ensure that all Afghans feel as though they are a part of this nation and that their interests are represented by the government, and we must take all the necessary measures to demonstrate to the rest of the world that we genuinely care about Afghanistan,” he said.

NPR/Claire Harbage Karzai, however, is unable to interact with the global world, even if he wanted to. He claimed that he had often requested permission from the Taliban to attend parties and celebrations abroad, but had always been turned down.

They are proud that he is in Afghanistan and worry that things would fall apart if he doesn’t return, as they stated when they originally told Karzai this. He claimed that everyone knew he would return.

So, is he considered a free man?
Karzai declared, “Within Kabul, I’m a free man.
The Taliban appeared to be less medieval than they were during their previous leadership, according to some U.S. officials, but Karzai disagreed.
He said, “We lost everything.

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