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. He went on to say that Pakistan has not…
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said Pakistan does not want good relations between India and Afghanistan and wants “no bilateral trade and no access to Central Asia for India” which is unacceptable…
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 his recent visit here, former Afghan president Hamid…
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 terror was waged against “the wrong country”. Speaking…
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 Hamid Karzai on Tuesday blamed the United…
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 soon to “salvage the country,” which appeared…
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 faced the prospect of a constitutional power…
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.
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 eastern Afghanistan. The remarks by Karzai come as…
A suicide bomber killed an influential cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday, officials said, raising tensions during a dispute over election results that will determine the country’s new leader as…
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 in Afghanistan for “contacting terrorists”. Faizullah Khan, a…
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 up the tally” after disputed elections. Despite back-to-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 dark over a deal to free five…
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 eastern Kunar province. During the conversation, Karzai told…
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 will be sought from Islamabad before Kabul…
ISLAMABAD Pakistan has dismissed as “unfortunate” Afghan allegations that Islamabad is behind recent spike in attacks aimed at disrupting the April 5 presidential polls and blocking Kabul’s efforts for a peace deal…
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 attacks and of blocking his government from…
