Former head of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) at a gathering on Monday accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of not trusting Afghan security forces.

if the demands of the opposition are not addressed, whatever deals the US or Mr. Karzai's government make will not bring peace and eventually Afghanistan will turn into a region of deeper crisis than before. According to the Tolo news,
Mr Amrullah Saleh was speaking at a gathering with religious scholars and made the comments in reaction to the recent call of President Hamid Karzai asking for an end to night raids. "If the President has problem with the night raids, what is the solution. He does not trust the Afghan soldiers who are sacrificing themselves under the Afghan flag," Mr. Saleh said. He said if the President trusts the security forces, why can't he travel between the Presidential Palace and the Parliament? "You [Karzai] have problems with Afghanistan's allies, and your political allies are also leaving you day by day. You at the same time you have called the Taliban your brothers for years, but they have only responded with beheading, suicide attacks and revenge," Mr. Saleh said.
Afghan and Nato military officials have said in the past that night raids have been effective in tracking insurgent leaders. But the Afghan President wants the raids to be stopped. Mr. Saleh warned that if the Afghan government does not bring necessary reforms, the year 2014 will be a year of challenges rather than opportunities. Meanwhile, Mr. Saleh also stresses on fundamental reforms in Afghanistan Independent Electoral Commission. "2014 is a year of opportunities, some coalitions will form and whoever wins transparently or in an almost transparent situation, the Afghan people will support the new order," Mr Saleh further said. "If there are no reforms, I can foresee a popular uprising, a just uprising different from the Taliban's."