Afghanistan's Karzai joins with Venezuela, Syria, and Lilliput in support of Russia's annexation of Crimea

Time to tell old Hamid to go shit in his karakul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s declaration of support for Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region “is clearly not helpful,” Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said Monday. 

The latest back-hander from the soon-to-depart Afghan president came during a meeting with a congressional delegation over the weekend, and in a statement released by his office.

“We respect the decision the people of Crimea took through a recent referendum that considers Crimea as part of the Russian Federation,” it said. Afghanistan “respects the free will of the people of Crimea to decide about their own future.” 

That stance puts Karzai at odds not just with the United States, but also with European and other nations that have contributed troops and tens of billions of dollars in aid to secure and rebuild Afghanistan – and keep Karzai in power – since 2001.

More than 2,300 Americans have been killed while doing so, along with another 1,100-plus troops from Britain and other countries supporting the NATO-led mission.

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