Hamid Karzai changed tone and attitude

The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has become a little bit bitter against the allied forces in Afghanistan recently. The change in his attitude and tone might be due to his realization of the realities or it might be political move, as the presidential elections are due there. These are the observations of an Afghan social worker and correspondent of the bilingual “Weekly Insaf”, Haji Muhammad Hassan. He is working for the weekly for last several years. He remained in Jalalabad for the last three months and observed the overall situations himself. While talking to the FP he revealed that the Afghan president was criticizing the American forces for their indifferent attitude towards the Afghanis. On one hand the international community is busy in the reconstruction of the Afghanistan while on the other the allied forces are killing the masses and destroying the buildings. We are motivating and attracting the people towards educational institutions and providing treatment to the ailing patients but the planes of the allied forces are hitting them with bombs, these are the remarks of Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, in his recent speeches, Muhammad Hassan added. Muhammad Hassan told that the masses in Afghanistan were not happy with the performance of Hamid Karzai. The main factor is the ethnicity. The pakhtuns are in majority over there. They supported and elected Karzai due to this factor. However, he failed to address the problems and to provide them due respect. The rival candidates are taking preparation for the forthcoming presidential elections. The possible candidates are Mustafa Zahir, the grandson of former king Zahir Shah, Ali Ahmad Jalali, and Ramzan Basharmal. They will be fielded by the rival groups. he added. The bitterness of Karzai might be political, just to win over the support of the Afghanis, but it will be very difficult to deceive the masses this time. Haji Hassan told that the law and order situation is the same. From Maidanshar to Herat, the people are not considered themselves safe. Some people are disturbed by the security forces and some are from the rival Taliban. But instead of it in several parts of Jalalabad the Afghanis are quite busy in their constructive activities and projects. Several families want to build their houses in various parts of Jalalabad. Khalis Family( Najmul Jahad), is a locality just like Hayatabad in Peshawar, there the people want to construct their houses. About the constructing materials, he told that they were available when the routes to Afghanistan were opened. While commenting on the ANP rule in the NWFP, he told that the people in Jalalabad, had a confidence that the province was in the control, at least, by a party which was the representatives of the Pakhtuns. Instead of their religious affiliations, the Afghanis always supported pakhtuns and their language. About the Mumbai attacks, he told that majority of the Afghans were of the view that Pakistani agencies were involved in them, he concluded.