Many Afghans distrust the government of Hamid Karzai, second from left. He visited an American air base in May as President Obama pressed him to fight graft. Pool photo by Massoud HossainiThe West Has Made Even More Mistakes In Afghanistan Than Us, Says Russian Envoy To Kabul -- The Telegraph
Britain and America have made a string of strategic blunders which will delay any prospect of successfully withdrawing from Afghanistan, the Russian ambassador to Kabul has said.
Andrey Avetisyan, a veteran Kabul diplomat, said talk of a handover to the Afghans was currently unrealistic because the coalition had failed to build the nation's forces or economy.
The rampant corruption riddling the administration was the West's fault for ploughing huge sums into badly-coordinated, opaque aid projects he said.
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