KARZAI DOUBTS U.S. CAN WIN AGAINST TALIBAN
Is negotiating with Taliban

"... Karzai had lost faith in the Americans and NATO to prevail in Afghanistan... Karzai has been pressing to strike his own deal with the Taliban and the country’s archrival, Pakistan, the Taliban’s longtime supporter... Karzai’s maneuverings involve secret negotiations with the Taliban outside the purview of American and NATO officials..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/12/world/asia/12karzai.html?hp