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Karzai says Afghanistan doesn’t need US troops

By KATHY GANNONRAHIM FAIEZ

Published March 15, 2014 12:27pm ET

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Karzai says Afghanistan doesn’t need US troops — Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during his final address to parliament during its opening session at the parliament house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 15, 2014. Karzai said the last 12 years of war were "imposed" on Afghans, a reference to the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) | Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In his final address to Afghanistan’s parliament Saturday, President Hamid Karzai told the United States its soldiers can leave at the end of the year because his military, which already protects 93 percent of the country, was ready to take over entirely.

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