Bush said Karzai had "rightly expressed his concerns about civilian casualties" stemming from US or NATO strikes in Afghanistan and that he had assured his guest "we do everything that we can to protect the innocent."
"He is as much concerned as I am, as the Afghan people are. I was very happy with that conversation," said Karzai, who in the past has been sharply critical of the civilian toll from operations against the Taliban Islamist militia.
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