Analysts say Afghan leader’s outbursts strengthen Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s incendiary claims that the Pakistani government is backing the Taliban have harmed ties between the key US allies and could boost the Islamist militia, analysts say. After dropping hints for months about Islamabad’s role in the violence that has claimed 4,000 lives this year, Karzai directly accused the neighbouring Islamic republic on two separate occasions in the past week. Full Story