Afghanistan 'does not want role in US-Iran hostilities'

Kabul (AFP) Dec 14, 2011 Afghan territory should not be used in a proxy war between the United States and Iran, President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday after the Islamic republic captured a US drone. Karzai was speaking in Kabul after an hour-long meeting with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who nevertheless said the US would continue to pursue "important intelligence operations". The bat