The former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai made the comments in an interview with US National Public Radio (NPR) this week, according to the Ariana News website.
He said at the time of the collapse of the former government and the takeover by the Taliban, he had feared for his safety, not because of the Taliban but because of external forces.
“The Taliban are Afghans. They belong to this country. We know them, they know us. I felt external forces, and feared that more,” Karzai said, mentioning foreign countries and elements within Pakistan, in particular, NPR reported.
“But in terms of Afghanistan having a government that all Afghan people find themselves [in], we still have a way to go. In terms of the economy of the country, it’s a disaster. In terms of Afghans leaving their own country, it’s a huge disaster and a shame upon us. And this is something that the…
