Pakistan's leader says world losing Afghan war

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari addresses
reporters following his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at
the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Aug. 2, 2010.(AP Photo/Remy de la
Mauviniere)

LONDON — The U.S.-led coalition's battle against
the Taliban has already been lost because of its failure to win over the
Afghan people, Pakistan's president warned before talks with the
British prime minister, who has accused Pakistan of exporting terrorism.


In an interview published online Tuesday by French daily Le Monde,
President Asif Ali Zardari -- widow of Benazir Bhutto -- said the
coalition "underestimated the situation on the ground and was not
conscious of the scale of the problem" against the Taliban largely
because "we have lost the battle to conquer the heart and soul" of the
Afghan people.

Zardari, who was traveling from Paris to London on Tuesday, said
long-term help was needed, and military reinforcements were only a small
part of the solution.

The interview was conducted in English, but Le Monde said no English-language transcript was available.

Zardari was in Europe amid growing concern that some elements in
Pakistan's intelligence service and military maintain links to known
terrorists. Wikileaks, the self-described online whistle-blower,
recently posted leaked U.S. military documents that alleged Pakistan's
unwillingness to sever its historical ties to the Taliban and deny
Taliban fighters sanctuary along the border between the two nations.

He rejected Cameron's accusations about Pakistan, saying that it has
sustained heavy losses in the fight against terrorism. Cameron's
comments sparked protests from Pakistani officials, and prompted the
summoning of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad.

"I will look him (Cameron) in the face and say that the war on terror
should bring us together and not oppose us," Zardari said of his
scheduled talks with Cameron on Friday. "I will explain to him that, in
my opinion, it's my country that has paid this war's highest price in
terms of human lives."

In the Le Monde interview, Zardari said he would not allow
Cameron's allegations to sour Pakistan's relations with Britain. The
interview was in the Le Monde edition dated Wednesday, but was posted
online Tuesday.

Zardari also dismissed questions about Pakistan's links to the
Taliban, and said the leaked documents alleging otherwise "are firstly
about the United States' action in Afghanistan." He also distanced
himself, noting the documents covered a period before his taking office.


"There are no such things as good Taliban and bad Taliban. Pakistan
and its people are the victims of the terrorists," he was quoted as
saying.

The soviets couldn't beat the afghans. Im not surprised that people are saying we can't win.

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