Tag: hamid karzai
‘Pakistan-linked’ attack on Kabul foiled: Afghanistan
Afghan and NATO forces foiled a series of suicide attacks on Kabul planned for Sunday when they captured five insurgents allegedly linked to militants...
Taking tea with Afghanistan’s most fearsome warlord
General Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghanistan’s powerful northern warlord, who was a key US ally against the Taliban and threw his support behind President Hamid...
Next stop: Tajikistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday agreed to extend the scope of their transit trade agreement to include Tajikistan as part of the overall effort...
Karzai ‘talking with Pakistan more openly’
Reiterating that terrorist safe havens continue to exit across the border, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said his government is talking to Pakistan on...
As US-Taliban talks stall, hope for political solution dims: WP
After more than a year of sporadic contacts, US-Taliban talks have been stalled for months, deflating Obama administration hopes that progress toward a political...
It’s a baby girl for Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai became father of a girl on Sunday. Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh sent a congratulatory message to Karzai on...
Kabul downplays call on US to leave Afghan villages
Kabul appeared to step back Saturday from a call on US troops to leave villages and withdraw to bases, saying the demand was “nothing...
Death toll rises to 23 from Afghan anti-US protest
Anti-US protesters tried to storm a US consulate and march on NATO headquarters in Kabul on Friday as violent demonstrations over the burning of...
Obama expresses ‘deep regret’ over Quran burning
US President Barack Obama sent Afghan President Hamid Karzai a letter of apology over the burning of copies of the Quran overseen by a...
On the trilateral summit
Three’s not a crowd
The trilateral summit between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran has helped in bringing the three Islamic neighbours and stakeholders in the region...
President Zardari underlines boost to Afghan ties
President Asif Ali Zardari underscored the need to boost the bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan.
He was talking to his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, who called...
Afghan teens were armed when bombed: NATO
The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on Wednesday conceded that eight young men were killed during a recent air strike but insisted they were...
Do the Taliban really want to negotiate with Karzai?
The United States is engaging in intense exploratory talks with the Taliban in a bid to launch Afghan-led negotiations aimed at ending a decade-long...
‘No decision on Taliban transfer’
The United States has not decided whether or not to satisfy a request from the Taliban to release five prisoners being held at Guantanamo...
Afghans negotiating long-term US presence: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said his government was negotiating the terms of a long-term US presence in his country that could involve...
Taliban ready to open political office in Islamic country
In a step towards holding face-to-face peace talks with Afghanistan, the Taliban are willing to open an office in an Islamic country, a member...
Failed suicide attack targets Afghan airport
A suicide attacker blew himself up in western Afghanistan on Tuesday after police stopped him from gaining access to an airport, a provincial governor...
