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Karzai, who had made similar remarks last weekend before meeting with visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, also blasted secret talks between Taliban leaders and Western governments. The U.S. addressed Karzai's statements last weekend with U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham saying "the thought that we would collude with the Taliban flies in the face of everything we have done here." The latest round of tension between Karzai and the U.S. government comes as American forces in the country suffered their deadliest day so far this year. On Tuesday, officials confirmed that five American soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash [2] in Southern Afghanistan on Monday. 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