Tag: Karzai

Architects of the endgame

They’re all ‘coping with frogs’ The two-day trilateral summit of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, which concluded in Islamabad on Friday, 17 February 2012, has exposed...

Karzai speaks to Taliban every day: report

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government talks to the Taliban every day through intermediaries, according to an interview by Australia’s SBS television for...

Gilani assures Karzai of support

Afghan President Hamid Karzai telephoned Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday to thank him for the hospitality that Pakistan extended during Karzai's recent...

Obama, Karzai discuss Afghan reconciliation

President Barack Obama spoke on Monday with his Afghan counterpart to discuss regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the White House said. Obama also discussed the...

Karzai, political leadership agree to promote jirgas

The political leadership of Pakistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday agreed to enhancing people-to-people contacts at all levels to remove the mistrust...

On the trilateral summit

Three’s not a crowd The trilateral summit between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran has helped in bringing the three Islamic neighbours and stakeholders in the region...

Pakistan should resume NATO supply: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged Pakistan to resume Nato supplies and charge increased levy, as it would benefit both Pakistan and Afghanistan. He was...

Pakistan central to Afghan peace process: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday termed Pakistan’s support critical to the success of the Afghan-led peace process, as he and Iranian President Mahmud...

A new foreign policy?

Our old one doesn’t seem to be working… Despite multiple problems in the domestic context, the federal government is endeavouring to expand its foreign policy...

Police arrest two Afghan boys for suicide bomb plan

Police arrested two ten-year-old "would-be bombers" in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, months after President Hamid Karzai pardoned them over a similar incident. "The two...

NATO air strike killed eight children: Karzai

A NATO air strike killed eight children in Afghanistan’s Kapisa province, northeast of the capital Kabul, President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday. The president “strongly...

Killing of French troops ‘individual action’: Karzai

The killing of four French troops by an Afghan army soldier was “an isolated and individual action” and did not represent the anger of...

US envoy in Kabul for talks with Karzai on peace

US envoy Marc Grossman arrived in Kabul Saturday for talks with President Hamid Karzai on preliminary peace negotiations with Taliban insurgents. "The United States stands...

Karzai concerned over role in Afghan peace talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is concerned over being sidelined in US efforts to bring Taliban insurgents to the negotiating table, a government official said...

Karzai agrees to Taliban-US talks

The government of Afghanistan on Wednesday gave its blessing to talks between Taliban insurgents and the United States and to the opening of an...

Karzai welcomes US ‘Taliban not our enemy’ remarks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday welcomed US Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks that the Taliban “per se is not our enemy”. Biden’s comments to...

Karzai OK with Taliban Qatar office plan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said he will support the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar to try to help consolidate the...