Tag: Karzai

Karzai says Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process critical

KABUL: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said Pakistan’s role in the peace process is critical and without this, peace will be impossible in both Afghanistan and Pakistan....

Pakistan can’t tolerate increasing India-Afghan friendly ties: Karzai

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said Pakistan does not want good relations between India and Afghanistan and wants "no bilateral trade and no access...

India should be party to talks with Taliban: MoU between NDS...

The memorandum of understanding between the Afghan intelligence service (NDS) and Pakistan's ISI no longer stands. Speaking to a small group of journalists during...

Finding OBL in Pakistan proved war on terror was waged against...

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Friday said al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s presence and subsequent recovery from Pakistan proved the war on...

Karzai criticises US, Pakistan as he bids farewell

Blames both countries of continuing war with Taliban-led insurgency, warns new Afghan government to be ‘extra cautious in relations with the West’ Outgoing Afghan President...

Karzai urges Abdullah, Ghani to put aside differences

Outgoing Afghan president says Afghanistan in dire and urgent need of a new govt Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday his successor must be chosen...

Karzai warns he will quit despite Afghanistan deadlock

Power vacuum looms for Afghanistan as UN delays date for result of presidential elections to mid-September despite Karzai's plans to leave office next week Afghanistan...

Karzai sees Afghan presidential handover on Sept 2

The new president was due to be inaugurated on August 2, in Afghanistan's first democratic transfer of power, but the government has been paralysed for months after the first round of voting failed to produce a clear winner and the second round in June triggered allegations of fraud.

Karzai tells Pakistan to ‘stop playing destructive role in Afghanistan’

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has remarked that Pakistan should “stop playing a destructive role in Afghanistan”, referring to the alleged continued cross-border shelling in...

Afghan ‘turban bomb’ attack kills Karzai’s cousin

A suicide bomber killed an influential cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday, officials said, raising tensions during a dispute over election results...

Rashid asks Karzai to pardon jailed journalist

Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid on Thursday appealed to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to issue a pardon to a journalist facing a four-year jail term...

Kerry pushes plan to ‘clean up’ disputed Afghan vote

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday held a second day of talks with Afghanistan's feuding presidential hopefuls, seeking a deal to "clean...

Karzai fumes at prisoner deal made behind his back

Source says Afghan president has grown even more distrustful of US intentions in the country The Afghan president is angry at being kept in the...

Karzai discuses cross-border shelling with Sharif

  In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai raised serious concerns over Pakistan’s alleged cross-border shelling on...

US top cops in Afghanistan, Karzai takes out complaint scroll

As Karzai discusses alleged shelling by Pakistan and US troops’ pullout plan, Gen Dunford says he is unaware of gunfire by Pakistan Karzai says clarification...

Pakistan not behind Kabul attacks: Aziz

ISLAMABAD Pakistan has dismissed as “unfortunate” Afghan allegations that Islamabad is behind recent spike in attacks aimed at disrupting the April 5 presidential polls...

Karzai accuses Pakistan of recent attacks

KABUL In a phone call with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused Pakistan of being behind a recent series of...