'The way the US withdrew from Afghanistan was disgraceful' | DW interview with Hamid Karzai

In an exclusive interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells DW why he didn't leave Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power one year ago. "This will go away, and we'll be back on our feet," Karzai says.
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[@MBBurchette]

Karzai is right, it was shameful. Also shameful is the 100+ million U.S. dollars he and his clan stole that was meant for Afghanistan’s reconstruction.

[@hamidhamidi3134]

Billions from international aid were stolen by western thieves together with their Afghan allies.

[@velocirshtr3756]

Fractions of pennies compared to the foreign westeRn corruption that usurped and siphoned the remainder of the trillions of dollars used for reconstruction. So, yeah, lying Karzai is finally honest first once and points that out here in this video, but cowardly didn’t mention those entities involved (Blackrock, Raytheon, multiple mercenary “private forces”, etc) since he’s part of the MIC, which he hopes one day he can be a part of again.

[@MBBurchette]

@@velocirshtr3756 I appreciate your concern for American taxpayers. It’s heartening to know you’re upset on our behalf.

[@stopworrying8850]

Are you blind or deaf ? You only hear Westen media and believe, what they say.

[@velocirshtr3756]

@@MBBurchette a bit presumptuous of you, considering I’m a Floridian 😉

[@gridironfan1]

Everything the former PM is saying should be taken with a grain of salt. Let's not forget going back to the 2000's they had a name for him and his government, "Vice", which was to describe how corrupt they were. Despite NATO's issues, the primary reason the previous Afghan government failed was the disgraceful corruption up and down. There was nothing to fight for from a soldier's perspective.

[@krakhedd]

🎯🎯🎯 I was coming to say similar; "consider the source" (which, side note, is an amazing jam fusion band, if you're into it)

[@grahammurphy1178]

This guy is a total disgrace. He blames America for everything that goes wrong. No accusations of the 2 million plus people slaughtered and raped when the Russians were there. He's pathetic.

[@dmoney668]

You're absolutely wrong - the United States controls what happens both there and in Pakistan and they do not want Afghanistan to thrive they want it there for perpetual War to support the military industrial complex it's not internal corruption it's external

[@grahammurphy1178]

@@dmoney668 Conspiracy B.S!

[@BarriosGroupie]

Well said: the same is happening to Lebanon sadly which has collapsed because of Middle-Eastern corruption.

[@MyFatherIsTryingToKillMe]

For those commenting on how he left the country with millions, he is the FORMER president that is living in Afghanistan. He isn't the one that fled. Not to say he isn't as corrupt as they come.

[@thisisprogress6817]

Karsai was a funded puppet placed in power to spread moderation and liberalism.

[@MrBoliao98]

Well, he's still complicit in this. His poor administration is exactly why Afghanistan is in this position.

[@Xcelcior6780]

I Think It Was Ashraf Ghani Who Fled Not Him,He Stayed Till The End.

[@dungnguyen-vx2sc]

Taliban is student trained by CIA of US governmnt

[@miamitrancemissions6425]

Karzai stayed until the end. Because the Taliban let him keep his millions.

[@salilbhatnagar]

No, the corruption in the afghan military and government was a disgrace.

[@joeb578]

and still is

[@okacet9412]

Was it problem with Afghans?.

[@corpsehunter3327]

@@okacet9412 No, its the leader of afghans that is the problem they had an advantage with everything technology, personel, money and yet they pay soilders half there salary nor none low supply,

[@ZhuyithNuristani]

Both were disgraceful

[@corpsehunter3327]

@@ZhuyithNuristani sadly only ana sf and local militants are grateful

[@hudhinton1880]

Karzai's leadership is what was disgraceful. The amount of crime and graft under his watch were off the charts.

[@kaladass7194]

No one is as corrupt as the US...

[@hudhinton1880]

@@kaladass7194 Did you have to pay a lot of bribes last time you were here? Or denied due process? Could you say what you wanted? Could you have legally protested with others over a common cause? Was your travel restricted? Have you identified any government officials demanding payoffs or taking money that isn't rightly theirs? What is your definition of corruption?

[@dotoroyuriha7411]

And what do you call the amount of crime and graft by the Americans?

[@hudhinton1880]

@@dotoroyuriha7411 I'd say there's a lot of crime and very little graft.

[@dotoroyuriha7411]

@@hudhinton1880 Do you now! You believe Americans engage in very little corruption?

[@denizb.4142]

He is one of the most corrupt politicians in the world. Actually he should be face justice in a court.

[@somebodyig624]

How was he corrupt, a lot of the corruption which he is blamed, he was not directly responsible for. Its either unreliable, or done by other people in his administration or were done by foreign intervention.

[@benng5754]

Talking about corruption... Who was known as the most corrupted in Europe before the war??

[@Jason-io9zg]

@@benng5754 Ukraine i think? We still dont know how many weapons wests supported were sold out.

[@benng5754]

@@Jason-io9zg there were many videos on tiktok and KZbin that got taken down. there's more to this than meets the eye. Why nobody is talking about questionable events before the war? Almost all the western media were reporting on it and many documentaries like Ukraine on fire, etc are just being ignored. If people research on their own without the help of mainstream media they will know. We are being censored heavily. Now, they don't even allow reporters on the frontline. The last reporter(female) who went to Ukraine to document the war got banned and her country's authorities seized her bank accounts...

[@Jason-io9zg]

@@benng5754 Well, they need zeleisky to still be a jesus to pursvade thier texpayer supporting the war. The US and UK's interests are still on bullying Russia and Europe to feed back US economy and we know how strong US is to control all English media as your response disappeared right moment.

[@duethe6929]

simply leave Afghanistan alone, no attacks also no help … let them do their own thing. Done

[@guydreamr]

Exactly. Not the West's problem (anymore).

[@aliancemd]

@@guydreamr If they grow terrorists, it is actually the West's problem, still.

[@guydreamr]

@@aliancemd Nothing that good intelligence can't handle. Much better than trying to turn a feudal society into a modern one.

[@alimo606]

Pakistan can't allow that to happen for its own interests.

[@jihadmahde]

you think West's invasions were for "help"? lol

[@ANIMALS_AND_MORE_moments]

Someone is kidding here. The population has to be aware that their acceptance determines the way of life in a country. After 20 years of enormous financial investments the US and others were practically kicked out. Who is complaining now about what exactly? Some people seem to expect others to do their job.

[@spacenodus7959]

Sure. It was because they were kicked out lol

[@egberthuizinga4408]

I think that the US stil wil help Afghanistan with some food and that is it.

[@RuleofFive]

I understand part of your argument. Afghanistan had a left leaning government in the 1970s. Women were 50% of university students and held professional jobs. The Reagan administration wanted to destabilize that government by working with and arming the mujahideen (the forerunners of the Taliban) to start a civil war. It worked and we got the Taliban in 1996. How did that workout for the US?

[@melindacadarette3447]

@@RuleofFive USSR invaded from 1979-1989. The Afghans were fighting against them. The US supported them because they didn't want the Soviets to take over the region. However extremists then infiltrated the group AND that created the Taliban. But yeah blame US for everything...

[@hamidhamidi3134]

Why the US don't develop its neighbours in South Americas ? Sure they closers to the US.

[@laurenjane6432]

The men of Afghanistan have happily allowed the Taliban back, have not fought them and let their women be brutalised once again. I fail to see how the US is to blame for this negligence from your own people?

[@nikhilniks1194]

US not only destroyed Afgan it destroyed many countries in history. self centered self goal used and destroyed many countreies

[@gauravdewan6126]

You are just looking at the short term picture and are very ignorant. US trained these insurgents to fight against Soviet Union, then left them when their interest was over, even turning against them. Secondly, US put in place a puppet (Ghani) who would listen to them when their military was there. US completely ruined afghanistan while fighting for twenty years against Taliban, who were not directly even against them. US owes much more to this country and it is disgraceful to see comments like yours suggesting otherwise.

[@eveleung8855]

Maybe long long time ago, when the Afghanistan government was democratically elected, the US didn't funded, armed and trained the Taliban try to over throw that government like they did to Syria, non of this Taliban thing will happen?

[@somebodyig624]

I don't think you know much about what the Americans did in Afghanistan and the warcrimes which they did and how much they interfered in afghan politics.

[@nikhilniks1194]

@@somebodyig624 what Americans did in afgan other then security to Kabul. What they did ? What they did in Japan ? What they did in Iraq? What they did in Europe world war 2 until first three years ? What they did in Middle East ? What they did in Asia? So stop calling America world war- look at own America- racism, gun violence- small children getting shot by psycho paths , women doesn’t have right for abortion, no free schooling, no free medical benefits- insurance based medical system, no women voting until from 1920, so before you lecture America and it’s history is dark

[@user-dv7hq2rh4g]

The reaction of the Afghan men in arms was disgraceful. They were well equipped and had been trained by the US for years. Additionally the US had announced years ago that they would leave and then acutely announced the exact date over a year prior. The Afghan forces were well prepared.

[@coke2679]

It was disgraceful that we left so many afghans who helped us behind.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

The problem is that potus45 and the taliban refused to allow the Afghan government to attend the "peace talks" making them factually tyranny talks instead. The Bunker Baby intentionally *gave* Afghanistan to the taliban.

[@ddniidn8426]

@@coke2679 enough is enough you cant help everyone

[@ABanRocks]

You are wrong. The Afghan military was losing the war for years. US saw they were losing and tried to get out quickly so it didn't look like they lost. However they didn't expect their puppet government to run away with them.

[@user-ib9ky2jo9h]

@@ddniidn8426 who have the US helped vs making situations exponentially worse, Ukraine being the exception

[@CedarHunt]

What is disgraceful is how the afghan government cut and run at the first sign of trouble and apparently squandered 20 years and trillions of US dollars while somehow making zero headway on forming a functional state. The afghan army outnumbered the Taliban by several orders of magnitude, had US weapons and training and all but lined up to surrender like cowards. That's what is disgraceful here

[@miamitrancemissions6425]

Thank you. You are absolutely right.

[@dianeallen6330]

Agree 100%

[@nickinsaf9091]

When the U.S made a deal with the Taliban they signed away the govement to the Taliban ,the agreement was that Taliban will take over the government and prevent any other terrorist group to operate there ,even in reality America didn't want the Afghan army to fight the Taliban ,that's why the army was backstabbed by higher ups ,Taliban. was going to take over anyway ,a few soliders fighting for a few months would have made no differnce and they all would have been killed ,and the outcome would have been the same .

[@lialaliala2968]

@@nickinsaf9091 I agree with you 💯 The soldiers did not like the corrupt government, they did not get paid for more than one year and they wanted the Taliban to win.

[@nickinsaf9091]

@@lialaliala2968 That's not what I said ,the coming back of Taliban was imposed by international community on pepole of Afghanistan if they like it or not ,they almost had no say in it ,it was like a big conspiracy ,most soliders hated the Taliban ,they would have fought if they had genuine support from the government and their allies .

[@worldpeace1822]

There are only 2 things ungrateful. How certain nato countries left their local helpers behind and how the Afghan government didn’t use its 20 years to its full potential to make sure their soldiers know what they fight for and what is on stake.

[@Rouge55]

They are puppetts do you really believe a puppet would fight without it's master they served American interest not their own, they weren't their own men so how do you expect them to stand up for themselves something they have never done

[@joeb578]

weren't going to stay there forever

[@iWasimAbbas]

The guy needs to fix his house as he rightly said, but the same time he needs to stop blaming the neighbouring countries.

[@readthrough978]

Pakistan has been the source of global terrorism for four decades. You can't speak of Pakistan without mentioning its role in sponsorship of global terrorism. Unfortunately for Afghanistan, its has the longest border with Pakistan and that's why its the biggest victim of terrorism.

[@iWasimAbbas]

You can sit on YT and blame other for your problems but its not going to help anyone! Those hide-outs in Tora Bora where Afghanistan groomed their 'problems' those mountains are not in Pakistan. Blaming Pakistan for not educating young kids sounds hypocrisy to anyone.

[@somebodyig624]

actually he has every right to blame Pakistan. You should learn about what Pakistan and the US did in Afghanistan during the Cold War and during this 20 year long war.

[@mrrangard]

@@somebodyig624 they created the mujahideen who was the talibans enemy.... Wasn't the Mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud a National Afghan Hero? you know the guy who got killed by the Taliban due to an IED? you people really need to stop blaming others ! the truth is the Afghan Army had 300,000 soldiers vs 50,000 Taliban and you expect me to believe a neighboring country bribed all 300,000 Afghan soldiers and Afghan officials to not fight and flee??? Why did the citizens not fight for the Afghan government? last i checked most civilians own weapons. All excuses and wasted time and effort from the US on a nation that will always find something to blame and never take accountability for their own failures.

[@sharjeelali1242]

HAHAHAHAHA. Pakistan has nothing to do with it. the lrovince of Khoresan belongs to us Malangs. your afhhanistan cme after the mongolians came. afghanistan = mongolians. real name is kHoresan

[@cyberfunk3793]

What was disgracefull is how the Afghanistan people folded like deck chairs and let Taliban take over. And now they blame US for not holding their hand, don't you think after 20 years they should have been able to defend themselves with all the training and arms US provided them? Stop blaming others and acknowledge it's not US responsibility to protect you for the rest of your lives.

[@eveleung8855]

The Taliban was funded, armed and trained by the American to fight the US proxy war, if the US do not want to being blame for the current Afghan situation = never invade Afghanistan! Problem solved, very soon the US will be blame for invading Iraq and Syria, FYI NO ONE, there is absolutely NO ONE invited the American to the middle East, if Israel invited the American, they should just stay within Israel, don't go into someone else's country period.

[@thuvu8605]

I feel for you. but at first that was USA mistaken understanding about Afghan. They wanted to bring democracy and sovereignty from the West applied for Afghan society without considering about the diversity of culture in this land for many decades. Democracy is good but it must take time to do that "at the right time in the right place". However, the US goverment wrongly chose the right president for Afghan people back then who was completely corrupted and greedy which resulted in the corruption of whole system and military of Afghan. US came to bring "hope" for people, and instantly they left and sent back the suffering and death.

[@ashk6762]

You just don’t know what it means to them being in conflicts for over 40 years. They sure don’t like the Taliban but they can atleast have no conflict to worry about

[@mrcracknuts7885]

Well US wanted was civil so private companies can sell more money while afghan die from war

[@phoenixrising8640]

Majority of Afghans support Taliban and IEA government.

[@ASkippingRock]

I always appreciate a variety of perspectives. Thank you for the interview.

[@nudawn110]

the perspective of karzai, a known cia footsoldier, is ceratinly unashamedly welcome. and the cia is unaware of their role in the famine they left behind after the withdrawl 2021. famine and winter freeze, with no electric power and infrastructure after a 20 year occupation. but instead of winter temps and empty stomachs we are chatting about girls edu. no shame in that, ofcourse on planet x ?

[@nobs997]

Does she really expect a hostage to speak freely and answer the questions truthfully?

[@somebodyig624]

Hamid Karzai answers these truthfully, Taliban really cant do anything to Hamid Karzai because he's such a major figure and Taliban know of the consequences of what would happen if they punished Hamid Karzai of something he says, there would be a huge outcry and Abdul Ghani Baradar who is the co founder of the Taliban is good friends with Hamid Karzai.

[@nobs997]

@@somebodyig624 Why then is his movement restricted and why would any western educated person allow their children especially daughters to go to school in Afghanistan under a Taliban run government?

[@bilalyousufzai2650]

@@nobs997 Like my man said, he is an important person that they woul like to be kept safe. The US still be drone striking the place.

[@nobs997]

@@bilalyousufzai2650 It is not about what is better for the Talibans but what is better for the man and his family?

[@bilalyousufzai2650]

@@nobs997 I would say that his safety would be very important to him and his family as well. He’s an important popular guy. If JFK got killed whilst driving around Dallas US by a “magical bullet” in 1963. Then imagine how easily he can be done in afg by anyone with a bit of power.

[@afrofaerie]

This is one of the saddest interviews I've ever seen. Clearly this man is a prisoner and his daughters have no future. Knowing all this, he still can't say anything negative about the taliban...smh

[@aliancemd]

"Are you a prisoner?" - "No, no. I just ask to go outside, like everybody".

[@lialaliala2968]

He likes the Taliban

[@samoli5493]

When he had conflicts with US, he lost his post of Presidents and sided with Taliban. That's why he is in Afghanistan

[@VisibilityFoggy]

@@aliancemd In fairness, "everybody" in Afghanistan does require permission to go outside.

[@DisHappah]

He allowed this to happen. You reap what you sow.

[@willylao5430]

Wow, blaming everyone else for your countries woes except yourself!! What a great leader you are! 🤮🤮

[@sharjeelali1242]

remember when you used to be a free nation and we teamed up against ussr?? the commies have taken over your country, operation infektion is what they call it. you need to mKe your own student movement (taliban)

[@providence889]

Disgraceful? You just dont have the ability to handle your own responsibilities, you just want your hand to always be held.

[@susan7250]

Are you from Pakistan?

[@jannah5921]

Are you alright? This wouldn't have happened at all the US didn't rob the country from making its autonomous decisions and had not interfered with its internal affairs. Why commit atrocities in a country that had nithing to do with Al-Qaeda- it was Pakistan that was putting Osama under its shelters not Afghanistan.

[@khixarshah8315]

Disgraceful yes fact is fact.. And ran in the middle of night 😂 total embrassment.

[@khixarshah8315]

@@susan7250 yes

[@willw8011]

The word of a corrupt thief and drug dealer has no meaning to me. His brother and him were some of the biggest drug dealers on Earth. Afghanis thought the USA would stay there forever and continue to give them hundreds of billion of dollars, while they did nothing to improve their own country. It's your country and you did absolutely nothing to fight for it and improve it. The USA should have left in 2002, after it was clear Afghanis did nothing and would continue to do nothing.

[@sharjeelali1242]

you know that i know that you know. that you need to make your own student movement (Taliban) in USA. so your politicians can be brought under control like we straightened this dude out

[@joeb578]

​@@sharjeelali1242 i think you should stay in Afghanistan, and we Americans should stay here, our grandkids can meet to see whose ideas worked out better,

[@JerryMetal]

If your goal is to get your army out of Afghanistan I don't see many options. If you first take 50% of the troops out of the country, you will leave a weak army behind and they will get attacked by the Taliban and many will die. If you take out 100% of troops, you will still get attacked by the Taliban, but the American casualties will be low. Or am I mistaken?

[@rhondapotter6989]

In my opinion, sadly, it was going to be a mess no matter how it was done.

[@dingoeatswolf3663]

Russia versus the minnow Ukraine…you don’t announce defeat before you even try to defend your country. Afghan soldiers were well trained by the occupying forces and had the equipment. Coalition soldiers were killed by those within that were being trained to defend their country. If you want an Afghanistan you have to start fighting for it..

[@KennyNGA]

Yes you're mistaken the nation which doesn't negotiate with terrorists had a deal with the taliban they even slowed the offense down to not encounter Nato troops

[@JerryMetal]

@@KennyNGA If the US said that they will leave US troops behind to fight the Taliban, the Taliban would not have made that deal.

[@joyhouse4625]

If our countrie is being invaded you don't run away . No leader in history has ever win a war by running away from a invaded forces in they own countrie. That's first problem that happened in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 😕. 2nd problem is how could the usa + nato back up Afghanistan 🇦🇫 without leadership being there. Afghanistan people needed they're leadership too fight 😤 that the answer too why Afghanistan fall apart.

[@brucewayne000]

Man, the quality of professionalism of this interview is something that the BBC or many American news outlets cannot match.

[@onionpie52]

This is typical DW news. Terrible as most of their broadcasts.

[@joeryanstrialbook2005]

This lady has conducted an outstanding interview. No American media platform is capable of coming close.

[@sharjeelali1242]

the west needs to see how we controlled our politicians and put them on leash and you guys need your own student movements

[@onionpie52]

@@sharjeelali1242 You have no idea what democracy is.

[@damascene8777]

Is this a joke? What’s a disgrace is the Afghan army surrendering to the taliban without a fight right after we get pulled out!

[@phoenixrising8640]

Majority of Afghans support Taliban and IEA government. Your terrorist US/NATO army should never have been in Afghanistan

[@damascene8777]

@@phoenixrising8640 True

[@LuisGGomezPhoto]

Excellent interview. Somehow the road ahead for the people in Afghanistan doesn’t look good at this moment. Thanks for sharing.

[@sharjeelali1242]

the chinese are jnvesting hundreds of billions and giving us a martial plan. you americans must invest also, or afghanistan will turn communist. please help, invest in Taliban

[@sugarly69]

A tale of 2 leaders. For years Zelensky has been pleaded for more aid but got none. When war broke out he chose to stay and fight and in so doing, won the adulation of the world and advanced weaponary and aid came. Afghanistan was given everything, boots on the ground, training, weapons, cash, reconstruction, modernisation. Yet the enemy could just walk over and Karzai found the quickest way out.

[@sakura613]

He's still in Afghanistan. How's that finding the quickest way out? You're mixing him up with the latter president.

[@nepalimana]

The people in power were corrupt. ISI was supporting Taliban. Pakistan is enemy of Afghanistan and it’s disintegration will make answer to Afghans.

[@RG-ld8wv]

Lol

[@ilaAlia007]

Zelensky is just a puppet. He stay & fought war in vouge magazine. Lol

[@zunayedrahman8273]

also similarity between this 2 leaders are both are agent or puppet of criminal usa and nato though karzai now dont speak against taliban may be he is regreting for a slave of usa

[@s.4818]

Thanks for the Interview

[@aliancemd]

I don't feel like he was truthful in this interview - would not rule out that it was because of fear. Claiming he is in not a prisoner, while he has to ask permission to get out. Claiming he is fine with the traditional flag of Afghanistan being replaced, etc...

[@alouisakech3443]

What’s your concern, you hypocrites? Y’all betrayed them and are criticizing him as he tries to keep safe.

[@trowawayacc]

He is alive. He can still do something.

[@shapursasan9019]

You can see the act and the deceptive nature of his character just by this interview alone. Wonderful job on this interview.

[@nevarran]

She was laughing at his claims about foreign interventions, and he was laughing too.

[@araz7857]

what a brave afghan army who were trained for 22 years but couldn't stand taliban for one day.

[@aqeel-3771]

But it happens some time.

[@marufkhelfaredkhan7670]

Taliban also afghan

[@mustafakhanjiwala5582]

A Leader with A Reason is A Leader With A Vision. Great Intellectual President Karzai. Well Said Afghanistan is The Oldest Civilization,and In A Blink It Will Not And Cannot Disappear. Everything Will Be Fine With Time Insha'Allah. All The Best For Afghanistan. Great People Great Nation.

[@stephenroldan5107]

He sounds more like a spokesman for the taliban.

[@olinbordig]

i totally agree with hamid karzai. indeed its a good talking. hope and pray for the better good of afghan people.

[@josemercado4702]

Pray won't fill their stomachs

[@olinbordig]

@@josemercado4702 the miracles of praying probably will do. unless otherwise you are the other way around.

[@Rizwankhan-zi5ec]

Blaming Pakistan for each & every misery of Afghans won't work. Karzai must accept his failures. You people ruled Afghanistan just like a Tribal state for two decades, wasting & looting the resources of poor Afghans, denying the fact that it will end one day in such a disastrous way. He must also be held accountable by international community.

[@stephenbailey9969]

Islands of urban modernity surrounded by masses of agrarian villagers living traditional lives. This is a common theme throughout the developing world.

[@wyganter]

Including the USA

[@stephenbailey9969]

@@wyganter There are indeed some areas of the US that have become economically advanced but that retain traditional culture in many things. It is freedom which allows people to make those choices, to mediate modernity in a way that they find meaningful.

[@mychannel694]

Story of India

[@samiramehr1406]

I think he has finally decided to be on the side of people of Afghanistan 😊🙏🕊🇦🇫

[@juliethash5199]

He is a political trash .. he is full of greed , he is an agent !

[@lw3646]

He's been on the scene a long time, I've seen in clips from the early 90s.

[@stanlee6829]

You left in the middle of the night & can’t decide if you wanna wear a suit our a blanket

[@Warmaster_7]

Did you even watch the video? The first 3 minutes talks about how he and his family are still in Afghanistan.

[@stanlee6829]

@@Warmaster_7 so he ditched his fam.. sure they are targets now

[@Warmaster_7]

@@stanlee6829 Did you read my comment? *"He and his family are Still in Afghanistan."* Reading comprehension matters.

[@ahmedhz2279]

The first 20 minutes was pointless but ngl the last 6 minutes he was mentioning really good point

[@kathrynanneperry4651]

The way his army folded was abysmal

[@Elephantsss]

Thank Joe Biden for that .

[@fiction6996]

The way he ran his corrupt government and flee with the money was disgraceful

[@Mirwankhilji]

He is karzai not ashraf ghani

[@roblovestar9159]

Not a prisoner, but can't leave the country and maybe not the city. Sounds a lot like a bigger prison.

[@sharjeelali1242]

neither can the president of USA

[@karlhungusjr1]

20 years to make a stable government and it falls in days. that is what is disgraceful. Karzai and others had no interest in helping their own country.

[@ADHD55]

If their own soldiers run away and wouldn't die for their country, why US should bother? Fix your own country

[@eveleung8855]

If the US never went into Afghanistan and mess around, there wouldn't be a disgraceful retreat of Kabul. Just when we thought Vietnam retreat was bad.

[@ADHD55]

@@chasseausanglier3390 nobody is going to win against an army blending into civilians, unless you want to nuke the whole country

[@user-zr3ib6px3o]

No the unwillingness to fight by the Afghan National Army after millions invested in training and weapons was disgraceful

[@sakura613]

...After being invaded by a another foreign power. Why would they have the incentive? They had no choice but to comply. It wasn't in their heart, and it wasn't their will. And I'm sure they were tired of fighting.

[@lw3646]

No willingness to fight? They'd been fighting for about a decade and lost tens of thousands of soliders and police. The country has been at war since 1979, most people in the West living our relatively east lives have no idea what real war is like.

[@susan7250]

This breaks my heart that the one who stayed in Afghanistan is now a prisoner in his own house and that timid one who fled with millions of dollars is living happily in an Arab country. Karzai has always been my favorite.. I was really uncomfortable watching this.. His life is not safe 😔 God damn Pakistan and Taliban.

[@musfazahosein7463]

He was a crook and is complicit in the corruption of his government. The US used him and he contributed in the destruction of Afganistan. He has proven to be a liar. He deserve to be a prisoner in his own house. The people of Afghanistan has to rise up and free themselves from the Taliban.

[@susan7250]

@@musfazahosein7463 @musfaza hosein yeah Afghans are never grateful for anything or anyone. Karzai is a crook, US used afghans then who is right and who has done something good for that country ? That timid Ghani or taliban? Stop nonsense OK

[@juliethash5199]

He is taliban headquarter .

[@susan7250]

@@juliethash5199 oh really? Is that why his life is not safe now that taliban is back in power? Maybe you meant Ghani who fled with millions of dollars. God damn him.

[@metrotmobile6368]

Thanks Mr karzai for beautiful outspoken answer .

[@syedkaifiazam690]

Great interview

[@elnoviodetumamaytufuturopa7150]

The Man in the interview was President from 2001 to 2014. don't confuse him with the last one. Don't be ignorant.

[@willylao5430]

Like who cares anyway!!

[@Christian___]

The ignorance and arrogance displayed in DW's comment sections is astounding.

[@farazkhan7035]

may allah bless Afghanistan with peace and prosperity.

[@muhammadmohsin2110]

And many afghanis still think that Pakistan is responsible for their destruction

[@lw3646]

10:47 Afghanistan hasn't be in a state of war since 2001, its been in a state of war since 1979 to 2021. It was 20 years for us and that's all we remember.

[@noryidos5902]

godbless people of Afghanistan 🙏

[@zoybean]

To all who say Karzai's leadership was shameful, remember the USA was the leader. So this is a double disgrace by the USA

[@zoybean]

@David Alvarez Wrong. Who put the horse there, when the people did not want that horse in the first place? Think about it.

[@chaosXP3RT]

Mr. Karzai can tell you everything about the Americans or NATO, but he can't tell you where his Afghan Army went or the billions of American dollars!

[@sharjeelali1242]

the west needs to see how we controlled our politicians and put them on leash and you guys need your own student movements p.s. thanks for financing our war against b52 terrorism.

[@sp2ip]

He seems like he is really trying to compromise and to be optimistic, but I think it’s over for him. Even if some of the Taliban leadership are slightly sympathetic to the idea of reform, I really don’t see these ideas being universally accepted. Authoritarian regimes don’t need to compromise with anyone if they’re willing to crack down hard enough.

[@thedirty530]

The agreement that excluded the current government from negotiations was a disaster.... How could a "leader" even consider that?

[@jadeandmax]

Surprise Afghan Has a Great President like him.. Good Interview DW 👌🏻

[@kabispomade1608]

Hi Rinda . I m kabi nice to know you :)

[@patrickcleary1246]

What is equally disgraceful is Karzai’s corruption and his perpetuation of corruption in Afghanistan.

[@sharjeelali1242]

the west needs to see how we controlled our politicians and put them on leash and you guys need your own student movements

[@sharjeelali1242]

remember when you used to be a free nation and we teamed up against ussr?? the commies have taken over your country, operation infektion is what they call it. you need to mKe your own student movement (taliban). it was Quran, thats our secret weopon. you guys need to get back to your bible

[@barbarawarren9443]

Wow!

[@mohamedhashi1643]

He never run away impressive me alot

[@gab363]

Apparently he can’t speak against the Taliban, so if not for truth, what is the point of this interview?

[@trowawayacc]

To show the world he is "well" and alive. As long as he plays ball.

[@sharjeelali1242]

you know that i know that you know. that you need to make your own student movement (Taliban) in USA. so your politicians can be brought under control like we straightened this dude out

[@relaxingsounds6168]

"“Let's remember here... the people we are fighting today we funded them twenty years ago..." Hillary Clinton, 2009, talking about the Taliban.

[@prakorngirodkunkid7877]

The cause of Problems is that USA invaded Afghanistan so Afghanistanis had to protect their country from Invader.

[@fawaziaali6814]

Relaxing, it's true that Hillary Clinton created the Talisman to oust the Russians , the US also created IRISH!

[@Robert-mw5tp]

Afghanistan is a very respected country that defeated NATO and Russia we respect Afghan people and wish them the best.

[@cheri238]

This world is in a mess. We are all walking seas of madness of societies that are sick. Humanity for all.❤️

[@Kiki-en9vm]

Issues of Afghanistan played out before everyone's face, so some of the things you are saying here is nonsense.

[@Icantkeepout]

The thing is it is much easier to criticize and point out what was wrong than to effectively chart a proper course. Afghanistan can't be transplanted into 21st century, it will take a long time, generations I believe.

[@jannah5921]

What makes you say that?

[@Icantkeepout]

@@jannah5921 I think it is pretty self explanatory.

[@jannah5921]

@@Icantkeepout Afghanistan's security right now has been improving day by day after the Taliban have been in power. There has also been many negotiations with neighbouring countries with advancements into transporting goods and services. Afghanistan's succeess would only be possible if the sanction placed by America is lifted and the 10 trillion dollars get returned. After that Afghanistan would be autonomous and be able to make its own decisions and be a strong link through the Asian world without much assistance or interference from foreign powers.

[@morphkogan8627]

He is very well spoken

[@MichaelPetersFenwicks]

Insightful.

[@rchatte100]

If Karzai had wanted the US to stay perhaps he shouldnt constantly have criticised them! Afghanistan is a lost cause, we wasted vast amounts of blood and treasure on them and they still chose the taliban terrorists. Zero sympathy for them.

[@yamasaffi8844]

WHO needs your sympathy

[@iqbalsohel9166]

just give their money back that's what a civilized country supposed to do. how pathetic is this so called west and their values

[@petermellors6456]

cannot blame themselves, blame those that tried to free them

[@sharjeelali1242]

you know that i know that you know. that you need to make your own student movement (Taliban) in USA. so your politicians can be brought under control like we straightened this dude out

[@hola7hola108]

@@sharjeelali1242 Abe chotiye har jagah comments hen tere

[@sharjeelali1242]

@@hola7hola108 Bacha apne samraath ki izzat karna seekho.

[@sharjeelali1242]

@@hola7hola108 pele pata laggao agar Ashoka Budhist tha ke Hindu. pir pata laggao 4 shair hamaray, namely, Shudra Vaishya Kshastriya Brahmin .. in me koi farq hai, ajao taxishla aaj bhi, dikha deta hu tumme, agar koi farq talash kar do toh man jaon ga. ham bacha DELHI SULTANAT hein, char minar banan walay. mongol nahi jin ke sath tum rajpootu ne ham bistri kar ke apna iqtedar bahal kiya tha. Ham Ghauri Mamlook hotay hein, dekhte nahi hamar naye desh bakhtio ko, jo nangay paon ghoomat hein, nagri nagri, des pardes, ghoomat hein. mangay paon. Student matlab Taliban. bacha jamhoora ghoom ja.

[@hola7hola108]

@@sharjeelali1242 Abe itni lanmbi bakwas mat likh..aur likhna sikh le...Pele Nahi pehle

[@adama5146]

I think this is the kind of leadership Afghanistan needs now !

[@heithblack4828]

I think they froze the money because they knew that they were gonna pull out and somebody's got to help pay for those billions of dollars worth of vehicles and equipment left behind.

[@zegfeldmobata4160]

Afghanistan is a tragedy where so many empires dug their graves. Mr Karzai help your people as much as you can even advocating for their welfare is worth everything. Don't run away and never leave Afghanistan. Keep your promise sir someone with your experience and expertise is valuable for reconstructing the nation.

[@rahmath3305]

Who is in the grave? The empires or the Afghans? The empires are flourishing. They didn’t fail but they decided to leave . It’s like so many famous scientists give up on free energy because they found that it’s impossible.

[@methylmike]

This dude ran with all the us dollars he could grab! Unreal

[@elnoviodetumamaytufuturopa7150]

The Man in the interview was President from 2001 to 2014. Don't de a damn ignorant person.

[@mcturtle130575]

@@elnoviodetumamaytufuturopa7150 yeah and he was as corrupt as they come! How's that ignorant?

[@methylmike]

@@elnoviodetumamaytufuturopa7150 huh? His escape was widely publicized. Go read, dude

[@GOWRISHANKAR19900718]

@@methylmike That was Ghani. This is Karzai. He and Abdullah Abdullah, stayed back in Kabul with their family.

[@angelatakano6072]

One honourable who didn’t run away

[@marksmith9176]

American soldiers bleed and died trying to push out the Taliban how dare they say America abandon Afghanistans. We trained their military, police and security forces and left them with military hardware. But when we pulled out, as screwed up as it was, the Afghanistan people fell in a few months. They don’t have a spine.

[@somebodyig624]

"America abandon Afghanistans" that was never said, Afghans are fine with the withdrawal but the manner it was done was disgraceful, not the actual idea of withdrawing itself. Even many Americans and American politicians even Donald Trump who was the one who started this withdrawal spoke on how disgraceful it was. "They don’t have a spine." This is extremely rude and completely ignores how much suffering Afghans had to go through ever since the Cold War. We just wanted peace after 40 years of suffering and yet you as an American have the audacity to say we dont have a spine and start talking about how American soldiers died? What about the civillian afghans and afghan soldiers that died, american soldiers havent died for YEARS in Afghanistan until your sleepy joe handled the withdrawal so terribly that american soldiers died during the withdrawal and then proceed to blame it on Afghanistan. Go through 40 years of war and bombardment and foreign intervention from 2 separate superpowers as well as neighbouring countries and see what would you want. At that point, you would just want peace.

[@phoenixrising8640]

Your terrorist US soldiers should never have been in Afghanistan. Thanks to Taliban they were sent running!

[@marksmith9176]

@@somebodyig624 Thank you for making my point. Have you ever said thank you to an American soldier? I totally agree that we screwed up our departure and we should have followed the withdrawal plan that the British military did and leave nearly nothing behind. And we did a terrible and horrific injustice to the Afghanistan people who helped us. I fear we will never ever be able to help those you cared so much for Afghanistan they trusted us with their welfare. I pray for them and we should have gotten them and their families out first because we owed them for their sacrifice.And I suspect you are trying to intimate that you are Afghan and live in Afghanistan but I think you live somewhere else maybe even in America. But no matter. Yes, “…the graveyard of empires.” But your economy is in the tank, your females will be uneducated leaving you without the skills we recognized woman can bring to the workforce. Your impoverished and likely never turn your economy around even with all the natural resources you have under your feet but cannot get it out of the ground. It’s true that the former President did not say what I said but I have listened to several interviews from your government who had said terrible things about America and blame us for the conditions of your country after we poured so much blood and treasure into your country. Peace, yes peace your countrymen started the fight and all you had to do is give us one man but your country sheltered him so we punched back. Don’t cry foul when your countrymen get in over their heads. But we didn’t concur you like the USSR would have. We tried to repair and rebuild your country. But let’s you and I say, May the peace of our Lord be with you. And you run your country the way you want and we will run our country the way we want. And let us pray we never feel the need to hurt one’s another in the future.

[@thuvu8605]

i pray for his wish, because I used to see " A beautiful Afghan in the past". Prosperity and Happiness for citizens.

[@shinecousins2553]

That part 💯

[@dollydollydolly7277]

good man stay strong brother blessed 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@polyglot8]

The one thing he and Imran Khan agree upon: "It's all the Americans fault." LOL

[@jannah5921]

Yes and I also agree

[@jwhard2385]

Wow, strong words from a guy who abandoned his country and fled to the west with unspeakable amount of fortunes.

[@galeriadesol948]

He is not the one who fled. He stayed, try to understand. He was not the president at that time...

[@abhaypratapsingh9277]

You are talking about ashraf ghani... Different person

[@RG-ld8wv]

How? He is in Afghanistan and still living in Afghanistan

[@babobaktash]

This will go away, and we will be back on our feet. You're Damn Right. We Will.

[@Khushal.Khattak]

Around 68000 Afghan armed forces died fighting against terrorism in the same army posts as US/NATO soldiers but that was not good enough at the end & the partnership ended in disgrace. Thanks to Afghan leaders to call it quit & decrease the Afghans body count from 100 a day to few. Continuation of civil war would have only increased Afghan people trauma.

[@corydor4218]

Americans never should have entered Afghanistan in the first place. There were many other ways to fight terrorism that wouldn't have cost so many lives of innocent Afghanis and of young Americans, and the billions of dollars that could have been used to fight poverty in the states, create housing, improve infrastructure, and provide better access to healthcare. America is the perfect example of a country that doesn't learn from history and is condemned to repeat its mistakes.

[@eveleung8855]

They created the terrorist!!! Just go search Hillary Clinton's congress hearing, she admitted the US created all those terrorists!!!

[@corydor4218]

@@eveleung8855 Get an education instead of polluting the net.

[@eveleung8855]

​ @Coryador ohhh now a days stating facts is consider non educated and polluting the net, should I pick up common core education system? LMAO!! 😂It is not so hard for anyone to google Hillary Clinton and A-l Q-ae-da relationship right 🤔

[@dirkhan74]

I think Mr. Karzai wants to have some power in the Taliban-led govt as a sign of his past actions deleted from public memory. He and his brother, everyone knows, made millions of dollars at the cost of Afghans suffering at the hands of the US and the Taliban. One can replay some of his speeches and interviews showing uncompromising attitude towards Taliban. Now that when he lost the game, he blames others. Please sit at home now, enjoy your wealth, and let the Taliban make decisions in the interests of poor Afghans. One certainly wants the Taliban to be cognizant of a different world we live in. No country can afford to neglect education in today's knowledge economy. Peace can't be maintained through the barrel of gun for long. Hopelessness and helplessness ultimately pave the way for civil wars and disintegration of states.

[@user-ke6ee5bl5n]

He is relative of Taliban leader and Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar

[@hola7hola108]

@@user-ke6ee5bl5n who told you? How come you have this secret information

[@user-ke6ee5bl5n]

@@hola7hola108 Hameed Karzai himself told it in front of BBC and Aljazeera

[@g4m3r222]

he looks very calm

[@Kiki-en9vm]

People criticising America for failure of Afghanistan is being political or haters of America cos they did all they can but as usual,Afghanistan doomed themselves.

[@CHMichael]

Follow the money. Where did the money go. Pallets of money - Pallets

[@nymgrace1227]

Th USA built schools , hospitals and an economy in that country that had been ravaged by years of war prior to 2000. The women got used to getting an education and the citizens got used to general stability ( not total as there were always skirmishes goin on - islam and peace are not bedfellows). Now the Taliban is back and the country prior to 2001 is back. This is what Afghanistan wants. This is what they were used to 20 years ago. Most of all, this is what they were willing to fight for. So why must they complain. Also if they refuse to educate their women their downward spiral will continue. They want this. Let the, have it. Peace!

[@joyhouse4625]

USA people did help Afghanistan 🇦🇫? Not USA. I believe Afghanistan 🇦🇫 hardest place in the world too have a independent free democracy they are surrounded by powerful countries . Afghanistan 🇦🇫 leadership should of fight with they're people + army. No- outsided forces could of helped Afghanistan more than the USA 🇺🇸 people . It breaks my heart that leadership of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 run away because Afghanistan people had to stay .

[@Jason-io9zg]

Not only schools, it also forced Afghanistan to farm opium poppy on their land to make some military money back.

[@Jason-io9zg]

@Jon Little What you expect when the great US soidlers were recoreded to escort the opium farm land in Afgh?

[@costcorotisseriechicken2520]

@Pierre InKabul was progressive and modern back then, just as it was under US control. But the majority of Afghans out in the rural areas have had the same religious nutjob culture since before US or USSR even existed.

[@bluemoon7315]

Good interview.

[@alexhales3742]

Good interview

[@billyblackmon4796]

Karzai's corruption and ineptitude was part of the problem. the real problem is that the Taliban has been deeply woven into Afghan society unlike al-Qaida. they are who they are and we can't change that. terrible culture but their culture

[@martianprince3299]

it's true

[@phoenixrising8640]

@Pierre In stop talking nonesence! Your culture is terrible that's why u couldn't spread it in Afghanistan even after trying for 20yrs. Majority of Afghans support Taliban and IEA government, they are sons of the soil.

[@guydreamr]

The Afghan people had a choice between sharia and secularism - they chose the former, and that is their decision. After 20 years of training and reconstruction efforts and over a trillion dollars, the moment the West withdrew the Taliban swept into Kabul literally without firing a shot. Now let them live with their Taliban, and may they be happy with the life they've chosen.

[@thingsall1347]

I follow the story of Afghanistan since 90's, I love the Afghan, we are brother, I saw the old video my president visit Afghan met King Muhammad Zahir Shah,. Hope Mr. Hamid Karzai can role the important things to build the future Afghan to become negotiator to unfreeze the Afghan Asset in Abroad, Taliban is in the fact unified the country. May Allah SWT protect Afghan people. I love you all brother n sister.

[@rashidamiri258]

The way you didn’t give people arms and we’re going on about “peace talks” and suddenly fled is the real disgrace.

[@chris24j48]

The way Afghans defended their country against Taliban was far worse than disgraceful .You fight for your home .it’s the difference between Ukraine and Afghanistan.

[@abhi565b]

US and Europe are pumping billions of dollars and advance military equipment in Ukraine to fight Russia..

[@RIXRADvidz]

I literally burst out laughing at the tag line. The US pulled out of a losing battle, the Afghan Government ran like children. After 20 years of ''fighting the terrorists'' nothing ever came of it except a large enough presence of Taliban to take over Afghanistan. Karzai sits on a mountain of American Dollars and says, ''Shame on America'' LOL

[@eveleung8855]

The winner is...... The weapon dealers, military contractors, corrupted politicians, very much like the current Ukraine situation 😂

[@mrcracknuts7885]

Coz US wanted a civil war that would create much more bigger disaster for Afghanistan they avoided war

[@kenzovich9225]

Isn't it kind of a lame explanation to you that after 20 year's of "fighting terrorism" the afghan army just ran like cowards, while U.S. army planes start taking off with desperate people clinging onto wheels. Let's be honest, you can't be taken serious if you claim on the one hand these guy's were cowards, but on the other overlook ridiculous cowardice behavior from the guys you know they should've know better. Or do you not mind having double standards?

[@Aaronlcyrus]

@@kenzovich9225 If Afghanistan was fighting insurgents in the US for 20 years and left, we would still be fighting.

[@kenzovich9225]

@@Aaronlcyrus nah, history tells us a different story. Americans united under fighting british rule. The equivalant of that would be afghans unite to fight the U.S. Obviously that didn't play out the same way, because of a much greater power difference. At the end of the day, extremists won because the U.S. ran from responsibility.

[@godsaintarinze6680]

A bright and intelligent man

[@kundantiwari6086]

I am surprised how was she allowed to interview him in Kabul without Hijab or Burkha!!

[@homayuns2165]

I don't live in Afghanistan for decades but i feel blaming Pakistan and using Pakistan as a escape goat has become the habit. Perhaps India doesn't want to see Pakistan and Afghanistan have good relationship too . There are too many players . Karzai and Ghani is also partly to blame. They did not want US to withdraw its forces and did not want to be serious about talking with Taliban.

[@aadilansari5997]

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[@homayuns2165]

@@aadilansari5997 Karzai and Ghani did not want American troops to leave Afghanistan ever. They wanted USA to have a permanent military base there. They and their accomplices had too much fun with free American dollar and security. They were against negotiations with Taliban. India was supporting anti-Taliban and anti-Pakistan forces too. Iran always had hand with Shia minorities. Russia was helping Taliban lately. So, too many foreign players and puppet governments with no majority support caused USA to just abandon the whole country. Finally USA realized that they were being cheated and fooled by these afghan puppets. No foreign country can help unless people of that country are united and find ways to get a long with each other and don't let others divide them.

[@roberteisenhart3212]

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. We did all we could to help afganistan. 20 years of trying. Don't blame the USA. Biden did what was necessary.

[@willylao5430]

👍👍👍

[@phoenixrising8640]

Majority of Afghans support Taliban and IEA government.

[@sabahresearch]

@@phoenixrising8640 I'm from Afghanistan, what you are saying is complete nonsense. Almost more than 80 % hate them. Only the Pashton tribe loves them

[@phoenixrising8640]

@@sabahresearch stop lying man! Taliban are multi ethnic made up of all ethnicities.