Takes two to tango, maybe he was just waiting for and/or thankful to grab an opportunity that gave him an 'out.'He's burnt his bridges now. That Yank bitch has turned him against his own family. I do feel a slight bit sorry for him with her pulling his strings. He's made himself a bit of a target with the Taliban now too - I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes. For someone who whinges on about his privacy, he certainly doesn't seem to give a damn about anyone else’s!
And if she is pulling the proverbial strings, it's only what happens in relationships day in day out i.e. a more dominant partner calling the shots.
Having said all that, I do think they would have garnered a lot more support if they had moved to the states, kept private things private, and gone about building their charitable organisations. However that doesn't make the ££$$ does it ...