Afghan leader sends demands to US on troop conduct

Afghan President Karzai has sent a letter to the US demanding that the US stop entering homes with women inside and to stop bombing villages. Maybe Karzai should write a letter to the taliban demanding they stop hiding amongst civilians, vlowing civilians up, throwing acid at women, blowing up girl schools...AP

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president has sent a list of demands to the United States government about troop conduct ahead of the arrival of more U.S. forces, pressing for cooperation with his government.

President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly called for foreign troops to do more to prevent civilian deaths during strikes and raids. He also wants them to show more respect for the country's traditional Muslim culture, in which men can cause great affront by entering a house with women inside.

In a speech Thursday, he said he asked last month that the U.S. cooperate with the Afghan government and security forces in all its operations.

"Part of that list was that they shouldn't, on their own, enter the houses of our people and bombard our villages and detain our people," Karzai said.

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