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    Afghan president claims U.S. working with Taliban

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Good evening I'm Brett -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Americans and the talent mom had struck a deal.

To keep the violence level high in his country.

The accusation comes amid the first Afghan trip for new Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

The man who will oversee the planned withdrawal of 34000.

US troops of the next year and a half.

Chief White House correspondent Ed Henry has tonight's top story.

And already awful weekend in Afghanistan got even more horrific today.

Two American soldiers.

Killed by a person and Afghan military uniform.

Who turned his weapon on US troops.

Just as a new state of anti American comments by Afghan President Hamid Karzai who accuse US of colluding with the -- -- Drew an angry White House review by.

And categorically false and nobody believes it.

And our men and women.

For going on twelve years have sacrifice.

Enormously.

On behalf of Afghanistan's new Defense Secretary -- eagles' first trip to Afghanistan on the job was overshadowed by Karzai's comments and the violence.

Which started with -- Hours of -- -- arrival Saturday cobble.

With a suicide bomber.

Detonating his best outside the Afghan ministry of defense killing at least ten people shortly after that another bombing in the eastern province of post.

Killing eight children.

What Karzai somehow turn all of this around on America.

Wildly charging that column -- is killing Afghan citizens in service of.

America welcome to call -- -- -- -- America saying that the Taliban are not their enemy and that they are fighting the Taliban.

Then on the other hand in the name of the Taliban -- they are abusing our people.

-- eagle abruptly canceled a planned joint news conference with Karzai.

It says he made it clear in private talks the allegations were ridiculous.

Though the US can only push so hard knowing they need Karzai to help end the war.

The fact is.

-- prospect.

For peace -- political settlements that has to be led by the afternoon.

That has to come from.

The Afghan side.

The big question now is how big of the US forces will stay behind past 4014.

With general James Mattis telling congress last week.

That recommendation is for thirteen 1600 US -- -- -- A Fox News poll last month found 46% of Americans want us to pull out all US troops while 48% want some troops to stay behind.

And with the US already giving Karzai's government nearly ten billion dollars from US taxpayers.

This year alone the same fox poll found 66%.

Of Americans -- -- -- more American -- only 30% support more.

Which is why the White House is decidedly noncommittal future security agreements are subject to negotiation.

And the president will work on that.

Now work with the president in Karzai is clearly not grateful that more than 2000 Americans have lost their lives in the war.

Meanwhile.

Secretary -- were told by officials heard one of those bombings over the weekend but was in a safe location press.

More on this -- -- panel Ed Henry loved north lawn had tax.

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