Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks at a session during Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 at Diggi Palace in Jaipur on Friday. Pic/ PTI

Western perspectives on Afghanistan that most of the world, including India, rely on may be biased or lack sufficient contextual understanding and due emphasis should be put on the flourishing Afghan literary tradition, says former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. "Afghan literature has a rich tradition... there is a lot of it...," Karzai, who was here for the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, told IANS in an interview, contending that western views may mostly stress on the negatives of Afghanistan and ignore its positives, its way of life and deep culture.