Karzai Lists Demands for US Troop Conduct

Karzai Lists Demands for US Troop Conduct
December 18, 2008
Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan - 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.

Karzai did not say if he had received any response from the U.S., and a spokesman for the presidency could not be reached for further details. U.S. officials were not available for immediate comment.


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