Tag: Karzai
Karzai out to prove he is no US puppet
As he contemplates retirement next year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appears to have one over-riding ambition – to ensure that his people do not...
Karzai insists Bagram handover will happen this week
President Hamid Karzai has said the full transfer of Bagram prison from the US to Afghan authority would be completed this week after the...
Target ‘real’ terrorist hideouts: Karzai tells NATO
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday denounced last week’s NATO airstrike that killed two children in the Charchino district of central Uruzgan province.
The deaths...
NATO ‘will comply with Afghan air strike ban’
The commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan said Sunday he would comply with President Hamid Karzai’s order banning Afghan security forces from seeking NATO...
Karzai asks Afghan forces not to summon NATO air strikes
Afghan security forces will be banned from calling for NATO air strikes in residential areas to help in their operations, President Hamid Karzai said...
Norway, Afghanistan sign post 2014 cooperation agreement
Norway and Afghanistan signed a long-term partnership agreement on further cooperation after the Norwegian troops pull out from the war-torn country completely in 2014.
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Karzai biggest cause for lack of progress on Taliban talks: report
The United States’ desire for political settlement as way forward in Afghanistan is making no headway due to lingering mistrust among parties, with the...
Let’s talk peace!
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Britain on Monday urged the Afghan Taliban to join the peace talks to resolve the situation in the war-ravaged country.
Addressing a...
Obama recognises Pakistan’s ‘key’ role on Afghan peace
Recognising the importance of Pakistan’s support for peace and stability in Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama on Friday saw greater awareness in Islamabad on...
Karzai meets with Mujahideen leaders ahead of US visit
Afghan president Hamid Karzai met with a number of the Mujahideen leaders in presidential palace, ahead of his official visit to United States of...
Foreign troops’ withdrawal ‘good for security’: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan is good for the country’s security. Speaking at the opening day...
Karzai to meet Panetta in US
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay an official visit to the US in January, the visiting US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.
Afghan President accepted...
Karzai claims spy chief bomber came from Pakistan, Islamabad demands proof
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s contention that the suicide attack which injured Afghanistan’s intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid had been planned in Pakistan was quickly contested...
US, NATO behind ‘insecurity’ in Afghanistan: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai severely criticised the United States (US) in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, blaming US and NATO forces...
Karzai asks US to transfer Bagram prison to Afghan authorities
President Hamid Karzai has asked the United States President Barak Obama to completely transfer the Bagram prison to Afghan government.
During an interview ,...
Stop executions, HRW tells Karzai
A US-bed international human rights organisation on Wednesday asked the Afghan government to end its sudden surge of executions and institute a moratorium on...
Nawaz responds to Karzai letter; stresses joint efforts to overcome terrorism
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has responded to a letter Afghan President Karzai recently sent him as well as other Pakistani political...
