Despite Gains, Night Raids Split U.S. and Karzai- The New York Times

    The United States has recently tripled the amount of night raids it has been conducting with Special Forces to capture or kill members of the Taliban. The night raids have put pressure on Taliban leaders in
the safe havens of Pakistan. The raids have led to many civilian casualties, causing protest from the Afghan
people and are a political liability for Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai. President Karzai said that
 the raids should be handled by the Afghan government. Hillary Clinton and other United States officials
claim that the raids were conducted in partnership with the Afghan government.