Karzai says civilian deaths hurt Afghan operations

Karzai wrote an opinion piece published Saturday in the Washington Post. He said international forces in Afghanistan have yet to secure large parts of the country and civilian casualties undermine that task.
Karzai was at Bagram Air Field on Saturday with several of his ministers. A top US commander will be giving him a briefing on special operations.
He travels to Washington on Monday after months of rocky relations with the Obama administration.