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Afghan President Hamid Karzai talked with TIME's Tim McGirk and Michael Ware in Kabul...
...KARZAI: The demands of the Afghans are very straightforward. They want disarmament and the removal of warlords, they want corruption to end, and they want the emergence of an efficient, streamlined, coherent government. And for that, we need reforms...
...KARZAI: It wouldn't be wise or right. Afghanistan is not yet capable of standing on its own feet, of defending or sustaining itself. We have to continue to fight terrorism...
...KARZAI: Terrorism is a threat but not to the government, only to individuals. Factional fighting or warlordism is a bigger threat. It eats into the fabric of society. So it has to be strongly addressed and removed...
...KARZAI: For us, there were ordinary Taliban who have gone back to their homes. And there were others, supported by al-Qaeda, who committed many crimes. If they come back, we'll try them. But they're not more than...