Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a harsh rebuke of Western and United Nations involvement in Afghanistan. On Thursday, Karzai criticized what he called “massive interference from foreigners” who he says want a “puppet” and “servant” government. Karzai singled out Peter Galbraith, who was fired last year as the second-top UN official in Afghanistan. Galbraith said he was let go for speaking out against widespread electoral fraud in Karzai’s re-election, but Galbraith’s former superior said he was fired for conspiring to replace Karzai with a different leader. Karzai said Galbraith was responsible for interfering with the elections.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai: “This is the reality, my bothers. That is why today I have come here for the service of the election commission members, for the service of the election commission. There was fraud in the presidential and provincial election. With no doubt, there was massive fraud. This wasn’t fraud by Afghans, but the fraud of foreigners, the fraud of Galbraith, of Morillon. And the votes of the Afghan nation were in the control of an embassy.”

Although he did not cite the United States by name, Karzai’s comments come days after President Obama visited Afghanistan to pressure Karzai in part on tackling corruption.