'NATO risks becoming occupying force'

The NATO-led foreign military in Afghanistan risks becoming an "occupying force" if aerial bombings which cause civilian casualties continue, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday.

The NATO-led foreign military in Afghanistan risks becoming an "occupying force" if aerial bombings which cause civilian casualties continue, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday.

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"If after the Afghan government said the aerial bombing of Afghan houses is banned and if it continues, then their presence will change from a war against terrorism to an occupying force," Karzai told a press conference in Kabul.

"And in that case, Afghan history is witness to how the Afghans deal with occupying forces."