Internation Affairs:- Former Afghan's President Hamid karzai blast on US

Today, Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai  called the Islamic State terrorist  group a "tool" of the United States, and dismissed criticism of Russia for its ties with Taliban and efforts to bring the militant group into peace talks.

After it (U.S) dropped the huge bomb(Mother of all bombs) on Afghanistan, it did not eliminate Daesh, Karzai said, referring to last week's "mother of all bombs [MOAB] attack against Islamic State.

I consider Daesh their tool, Karzai told VOA's Afghan service in an exclusive interview in Kabul, using the Arabic acronym for IS. "I do not differentiate at all between Daesh and America."

The United States military, in partnership with Afghan forces, has promised to eliminate IS terrorists in Afghanistan this year and contain a resurgent Taliban, citing recent battlefield successes against the two groups.

IS-controlled territory

U.S. military spokesman Navy Captain Bill Salvin told VOA recently that counterterrorism operations, with Afghan forces in the lead, have reduced IS-controlled territory by "two-thirds" and the number of its fighters by "more than 50 percent."