From AP:  NATO’s secretary-general has sharply rejected Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s view that the presence of international troops in his country caused much suffering but achieved few gains. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday in Brussels the progress achieved in Afghanistan “thanks to the immense efforts and the solemn sacrifices” by the U.S. and other troop … Continue reading NATO Chief Rebukes Karzai, Defends Afghan Progress