Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai spoke about security and development in Afghanistan, as well as a meeting planned the followig day with Pakistani officials. He said that Afghans overwhelmingly opposed Taliban extremists, but that the militants enjoyed bases across the porous border with Pakistan. He also said that while Afghans remained deeply grateful to Pakistan for helping fight the Soviet Union and hosting Afghan refugees, Afghanistan had “differences of opinion” with “certain elements of the Pakistani policy,” such as the use of religious radicalism.