Tag: Karzai
Karzai sacks key ally of the West
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sacked five provincial governors, including a key Western ally in one of the most turbulent battlegrounds of the south,...
Karzai sacks key ally of the West
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sacked five provincial governors, including a key Western ally in one of the most turbulent battlegrounds of the south,...
Karzai calls for 9/11 re-think in ‘war on terror’
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called for a re-think in the “war on terror” as the Taliban taunted the United States with the...
Karzai dismisses Afghan spy chief
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday announced the dismissal of his intelligence chief ahead of an imminent cabinet reshuffle involving the top security ministries.
The...
Karzai extends Eid greetings to Ashraf
Afghan President Hamid Karzai telephoned Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday and extended Eid greetings. Both leaders reiterated their resolve to work for...
Britain, Pakistan back bid for Afghan peace
Afghan efforts to negotiate with the Taliban need Islamabad's help to be successful, the leaders of Afghanistan, Britain and Pakistan emphasised on Thursday, following...
British PM warns Taliban: ‘You cannot wait this out’
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned the Taliban Thursday that the international community would continue to support the Afghan government after NATO troops pull...
Ashraf in Kabul to meet Afghan, British leaders
Prime Minister Rajaz Pervez Ashraf was due to hold talks in Kabul on Thursday with President Hamid Karzai and British Prime Minister David Cameron,...
We can’t deliver justice: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday admitted his Western-backed administration was unable to deliver justice to the people, despite decade-long international efforts to rebuild...
Mullah Omar can run for president: Karzai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday on Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to give up fighting his US-backed government in return for the chance...
Afghan brain drain fears as Karzai urges education reforms
A call by Afghan President Hamid Karzai for more foreign involvement in the country’s higher education system risks exacerbating an already dangerous brain drain,...
Pakistan urges unity in terror fight
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday accused governments of doing a “terrible job” at working together to tackle militancy in Afghanistan as she...
Karzai casts doubt on NATO air strike rules
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said NATO had agreed not to carry out air strikes on residential areas even in self-defence, apparently contradicting...
Zardari meets Karzai, reaffirms support for Afghan stability
President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday held a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, reaffirming Pakistan’s unabated support towards the stability, peace and...
Zardari, Krishna in ‘holding room’ at Beijing
Whether India-Pakistan ties will be discussed is not known, but Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is sharing what is being called the "holding...
Talking with Pak on issues more openly: Karzai
Reiterating that terrorist safe havens continue to exit across the border, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said his government is talking to Pakistan on a...
Formal Obama-Zardari meeting unlikely
According to a White House spokesperson, a formal meeting between US President Barack Obama and President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of annual...
