Karzai Calls For Troops To Leave Afghan Villages

by Larry Abramson, NPR

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta met Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday in Afghanistan. The meeting came at a moment of high tension following the killings of 16 Afghan civilians. An American soldier is in custody and the incident has raised new questions about the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, March 15, 2012