Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president who has been a major ally of the US in its "war on terror", has admitted there is tension between his government and Washington.In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera's David Frost, Karzai said that he has never spoken to Barack Obama, the US president, since he took office.
The following are highlights of the interview with Al Jazeera's David Frost on issues that have caused friction between Kabul and Washington:
Al Jazeera: Last night Richard Holbrooke, president Obama’s envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, arrived in Kabul. Have you met with him yet?
Hamid Karzai: I will be meeting with him tomorrow. He is busy today meeting with other Afghans.
Al Jazeera: You had a very good relationship with president Bush. Are you hopeful of having a similar relationship - maybe without the video conferences - with president Obama?
Hamid Karzai: Of course, why not? I had a very good relationship with President Bush who was a great friend of mine and a man that helped Afghanistan so much. All that we have here today is because of the help that President Bush and his administration and the American people offered and that help is continuing.
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