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The pictures dealt a further blow to U.S.-Afghan relations at a time when Washington is trying to sign a strategic deal with Karzai on a presence in the country after the 2014 pullout of most foreign combat troops. "The Afghan president emphasized that the only way to prevent such bitter experiences in the future is a quick and complete security transition from foreign forces," said a statement from Karzai's office. "Afghanistan can take its destiny into its own hands very soon and in this country there will not be any bad actions by foreign troops." Karzai called the two-year-old photographs, taken by U.S. paratroopers in 2010, an "inhuman act" and said it was "disgusting" to pose in that way with dead bodies. Ties between Karzai and his Western backers have been strained over a series of blunders, including U.S. troops inadvertently burning copies of the Koran, as well as the killing of 17 villagers for which a U.S. soldier was charged. Those incidents have helped fuel anti-Western sentiment in the country ahead of a crucial May meeting in the U.S. city of Chicago to discuss the future size and funding for Afghan security forces beyond the 2014 NATO exit deadline. The Afghan Taliban, who claimed responsibility for brazen weekend attacks in Kabul and three other provinces, vowed revenge against U.S. forces fighting in the country after the pictures were published in the Los Angeles Times newspaper. "They will be punished for their actions and we will take revenge. When and how is up to our military officials, (but) it will be added to our plans," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by telephone. WASHINGTON DENOUNCES BEHAVIOUR IN PICTURES U.S. officials quickly condemned the behavior seen in the pictures published on Wednesday, which included a photo of American soldiers posing with a dead insurgent's hand with the middle finger raised. 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Insurgents this week launched a coordinated assault on four provinces, targeting diplomatic and government areas of Kabul with rockets and gunfire in what they said was retaliation for incidents involving U.S. soldiers. The attacks - the start of the traditional summer fighting months - showed the insurgency's continued strength nearly 11 years since the militant group was ousted from power. America's ambassador to Afghanistan said in a briefing to Afghan media that there was "no question" the Haqqani network, one of the most feared insurgent groups in the country, was behind the attacks. Ryan Crocker called on neighboring Pakistan to crack down on what he called Haqqani safe havens in Pakistani territory, reiterating longstanding U.S. demands that have strained ties between the strategic allies. "We know where their leadership lives and we know where these plans are made. They're not made in Afghanistan. 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