On the recordSeptember 18, 2006
If they want that, then it's a serious mistake. Because instability in Afghanistan will automatically mean instability in Pakistan.
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Hamid Karzai
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transcripts.cnn.comHamid Karzai: “If they want that, then it's a serious mistake. Because instability in Afghanistan will automatically mean instability…”
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Karzai warns that a destabilized Afghanistan would also destabilize Pakistan, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the two countries' security.
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