The frustrations of the ongoing war between NATO and the Taliban brought a tear to the eye of Afghan president Hamid Karzai according to a report from the Associated Press:
KABUL, Afghanistan -- "With his lips quivering and voice breaking, a tearful President Hamid Karzai on Sunday lamented that Afghan children are being killed by NATO and U.S. bombs and by terrorists from Pakistan - a portrait of helplessness in the face of spiraling chaos.
"In a heartfelt speech that brought audience members to tears, Karzai said the cruelty imposed on his people "is too much" and that Afghanistan cannot stop "the coalition from killing our children."
"'Cruelty at the highest level,' he said, his lower lip quivering. 'The cruelty is too much.'
"NATO, meanwhile, sharply reduced the number of Taliban militants it said were killed in fighting on Dec. 2 in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province. NATO officials originally said about 70-80 militants were killed, but revised the figure to about seven or eight, saying there could have been an internal reporting error.
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