New Delhi, Rajab 12, 1434, May 22, 2013, SPA - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday that he was "exhausted" and wanted to retire from politics at the end of his current term. Afghanistan is set to hold elections for a new president in April 2014. Karzai has been in office since 2001, according to a report of DPA. When asked whether he would run again in next year's election, the 55-year-old president said: "Why would I ruin my legacy by staying on?" "No circumstances should allow me to stay president (after 2014). And I will not allow it to happen," Karzai told journalists in the Indian capital New Delhi during his two-day visit. Next year will also see the withdrawal of all NATO combat forces from Afghanistan, which Karzai lauded as "good for Afghans." "We believe there will be more stability in Afghanistan when they leave. We believe there will be more peace." --SPA 13:08 LOCAL TIME 10:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1112949