Tag: Karzai

Karzai mulls election body plan to solve poll dispute

Afghanistan’s election body has presented a 6-point plan to President Hamid Karzai in a bid to end a standoff between the incumbent and the...

Karzai raises concerns with Pakistan over attacks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he had expressed “deep concerns” to his Pakistani counterpart about deadly rocket attacks launched across the Taliban-troubled...

‘Terrorism’ on increase in Afghanistan, region: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a counterterrorism summit in Tehran on Saturday that despite his government's efforts, militancy was on the rise in his...

Zardari, Karzai in Iran for three-way summit with Ahmadinejad

President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai arrived in Tehran on Friday for a three-way summit with their Iranian counterpart Mahmoud...

Karzai welcomes US pullout schedule

US President Barrack Obama’s announcement regarding the troop pullout from Afghanistan led to wide ranging uncertainty amongst the Afghans, as a majority of them...

US ambassador warns Karzai over criticism of West

The US ambassador to Kabul has issued a thinly veiled warning to Afghan President Hamid Karzai that harsh criticisms of the West could jeopardise...

Afghan president confirms US talks with Taliban

The United States is holding talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, in the first official confirmation of such contacts...

Karzai gets assurance on Haqqanis

The Pakistani leadership assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his recent visit to Islamabad that it would try its best to persuade the Haqqani...

Karzai telephones Nawaz

Amid brewing controversy that the federal government thwarted a planned meeting between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in Raiwind, the...

Afghan soil won’t be used against Pakistan: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday vowed that he would not allow his country’s soil to be used against Pakistan, as he joined Prime...

Karzai arrives in Islamabad

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamabad on Friday on a two-day visit to Pakistan to discus reconciliation efforts in the war-ravaged country, officials...

Obama, Karzai discuss US withdrawal

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed plans for a US withdrawal from Afghanistan with Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a one-hour videoconference. "The...

Karzai to start 2-day visit to Pakistan from June 10

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will undertake a 2-day visit to Pakistan from June 10. Diplomatic sources said that final shape had been given to Afghan...

Karzai issues ‘last warning’ to US over civilian deaths

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Sunday on the US military to avoid operations that kill Afghan civilians, saying this was his "last warning" to...

Karzai wants Afghans to take control of night raids

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the Defence Ministry to take control of night raids, one of the most controversial tactics used by foreign...

No use fighting after Osama, Karzai tells Taliban

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban on Monday to cease fighting after the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, saying...

Karzai urges US to end civilian deaths

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged a visiting United States (US) delegation on Tuesday to scale back night raids and military operations causing civilian casualties. The call came as he met John Boehner, US House Speaker, who is leading a six-member delegation from the House of Representatives that also visited Pakistan this week.
"The Afghanistan president said the people of Afghanistan highly appreciate the assistance given by the US in past 10 years but they want the