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5 Dec 2011

Karzai: The Efforts in Afghanistan Are a Shared Responsibility

NATO foreign ministers are gathered in Bonn on Monday to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. SPIEGEL spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who will be leading the conference, about how much international involvement will be required following the 2014 withdrawal and about his rocky partnership with the US.
NATO foreign ministers are gathered in Bonn on Monday to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. SPIEGEL spoke with...
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5 Dec 2011

Karzai Warns US over Night Raids

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai wants the US to cease carrying out night raids in his country. And he is willing to risk damaging relations with Washington to get his way. He told SPIEGEL that if the raids don't cease, talks about America's post-2014 presence in the country could break down.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai wants the US to cease carrying out night raids in his country. And he is willing to...
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16 Nov 2011

Afghan president backs US pact in tribal elders talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told a meeting of tribal elders that a security pact with the US is in the best interests of both nations. He was addressing the gathering, or loya jirga, in the capital, Kabul, amid tight security. The president said that any deal with the US could only work if Afghan sovereignty was respected.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told a meeting of tribal elders that a security pact with the US is in the best...
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5 Nov 2011

US removes Afghanistan commander Peter Fuller for criticising Karzai

Major General Peter Fuller, a top US commander in Afghanistan, has been relieved of his duties after criticising the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai. General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), relieved Fuller as deputy commander of the effort to train Afghan security forces after Fuller told Politico that Afghan leaders were "isolated from reality", a US defence official said.
Major General Peter Fuller, a top US commander in Afghanistan, has been relieved of his duties after criticising the...
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6 Oct 2011

Afghanistan is losing time for a peaceful solution and the Taliban know it

After the initial US invasion Taliban recognising defeat wanted to talk peace: a formal surrender, the transfer of vehicles and weapons, an end to fighting in Kandahar, all in return for assurances their leaders could be able to return to their villages. That night Obaidullah sent bread for Karzai, in a gesture of conciliation. In retrospect, it was a tantalising opportunity for a smooth post-Taliban transition and, perhaps, a novel political dispensation. But it wasn't to be. Furious after the 9/11 attacks, the US war machine pursued the Taliban hard. Karzai, the new leader, acquiesced. And the Taliban leadership slunk across the border into Pakistan to lick their wounds and plan the resurgence that is racking the country today.
After the initial US invasion Taliban recognising defeat wanted to talk peace: a formal surrender, the transfer of...
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bush legacy, karzai, taliban, us foreign policy, war anniversary, wikileaks
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24 Aug 2011

Karzai Denounces Use of Child Suicide Bombers

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday denounced the use of child suicide bombers, saying that militants who recruit them to wage terror are "oppressors of Islam" and "oppressors of children."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday denounced the use of child suicide bombers, saying that militants who recruit...
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4 Aug 2011

On the Departure of President Karzai’s Spokesperson, Waheed Omer

I'm sure Waheed will find better ways of contributing to improve the situation in the country than working for President Karzai's administration, which is as much to blame for the current chaos as the Taliban. My best wishes to him in that effort.
I'm sure Waheed will find better ways of contributing to improve the situation in the country than working for President...
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2 Aug 2011

Afghan president’s senior aide quits

The Afghanistan president's communications director and spokesman has resigned. Waheed Omer, who had been in the post for nearly two years, had the tough job of managing President Hamid Karzai's relations with Afghan and international media amid increasing violence in the country and tense ties between the president and his Western allies.
The Afghanistan president's communications director and spokesman has resigned. Waheed Omer, who had been in the post...
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20 Jul 2011

The murder of Hamid Karzai’s brother means the war is going worse than we thought

Gen. David Petraeus stepped down as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday, just as the Taliban's strength seems to be on the rise. The militants' growing power comes not from conventional military victories - on that score, Petraeus has racked up considerable advances in the past year - but, rather, from what may be a shift in the real war that's going on: the war for the favor (or at least complicity) of the Afghan people.
Gen. David Petraeus stepped down as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday, just as the Taliban's...
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19 Jul 2011

The Assassin, the CIA, and the Killing of Ahmad Wali Karzai

Ahmad Wali Karzai, the half-brother of the Afghan president, lived under constant fear of assassination. His death last week was the latest of 10 attempts to kill him. The seventh bomb to target me was so big that hundreds of cats fed on human flesh for days afterwards, he told me last July. The man who finally killed Karzai was someone he trusted with his life. Not only was Sardar Mohammed a close confidant, but he also worked as an informant for the CIA, according to relatives, Karzai s friends and the Afghan intelligence agency.
Ahmad Wali Karzai, the half-brother of the Afghan president, lived under constant fear of assassination. His death last...
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17 Jul 2011

Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home

A close adviser to President Hamid Karzai who had been a fierce foe of the Taliban in Afghanistan s south was killed Sunday night after a small team of gunmen stormed his walled home here in the capital.
A close adviser to President Hamid Karzai who had been a fierce foe of the Taliban in Afghanistan s south was killed...
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13 Jul 2011

The Afghan Enforcer I Knew

SENIOR American and NATO officers in Afghanistan have wanted Ahmed Wali Karzai gone - set aside, retired, out of the country or worse - for many years now. His killing by a close family associate yesterday may have granted their wishes. But what now follows the death of the most powerful political broker in southern Afghanistan may be much worse than Mr. Karzai ever was.
SENIOR American and NATO officers in Afghanistan have wanted Ahmed Wali Karzai gone - set aside, retired, out of...
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13 Jul 2011

Violence surrounds Wali Karzai’s funeral

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has led mourners at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai, his influential younger half-brother, who was assassinated on Tuesday in Kandahar by a member of his own security team. Thousands of people gathered on Wednesday morning amid tight security outside the provincial governor's compound from where Ahmed Wali's body was transferred to the family's home village of Karz, some 20km away. Many more piled on to buses to join the funeral procession.
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has led mourners at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai, his influential younger...
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12 Jul 2011

Afghan president’s brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, killed

The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been assassinated in Kandahar. Ahmad Wali Karzai, a leading power broker in the country's south, was shot dead at his home in a blow to Nato's battle against the Taliban in the area.
The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been assassinated in Kandahar. Ahmad Wali Karzai, a leading power...
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23 Jun 2011

Karzai Welcomes Withdrawal, but Many Afghans Are Wary

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan welcomed the decision to withdraw more than 30,000 American troops over the next year, calling it the 'right decision for the interest of both countries.'
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan welcomed the decision to withdraw more than 30,000 American troops over the next...
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31 May 2011

Karzai demands NATO stop bombing homes

In demanding that the U.S.-led coalition stop all airstrikes on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday drew his government closer than ever to direct opposition to the United States presence in Afghanistan, a position that could complicate President Obama s looming decision on how quickly to withdraw American troops.
In demanding that the U.S.-led coalition stop all airstrikes on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday drew his...
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19 Jan 2011

Karzai Postpones Seating Parliament, Deepening Crisis

President Hamid Karzai ordered a month s delay in seating a new Parliament on Wednesday, heightening a constitutional crisis that threatens to fuel bitter infighting and potentially even violence among the country s rival factions.
President Hamid Karzai ordered a month s delay in seating a new Parliament on Wednesday, heightening a constitutional...
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16 Nov 2010

Despite Gains, Night Raids Split U.S. and Karzai

For the United States, a recent tripling in the number of night raids by Special Operations forces to capture or kill Afghan insurgents has begun to put heavy pressure on the Taliban and change the momentum in the war in Afghanistan. For President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, the raids cause civilian casualties and are a rising political liability, so much so that he is now loudly insisting that the Americans stop the practice.
For the United States, a recent tripling in the number of night raids by Special Operations forces to capture or kill...
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15 Nov 2010

Karzai official dismisses talk of U.S., Afghan rift

President Hamid Karzai's critique of U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan over the weekend was not intended as a vote of no-confidence in Gen. David H. Petraeus, but rather was a sign of a "maturing partnership" in which both sides are willing to speak frankly, Karzai's spokesman said Monday.
President Hamid Karzai's critique of U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan over the weekend was not intended as a vote...
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14 Nov 2010

Karzai wants U.S. to reduce military operations in Afghanistan

President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the United States must reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan and end the increased U.S. Special Operations forces night raids that aggravate Afghans and could exacerbate the Taliban insurgency. In an interview with The Washington Post, Karzai said that he wanted American troops off the roads and out of Afghan homes and that the long-term presence of so many foreign soldiers would only worsen the war. His comments placed him at odds with U.S. commander Gen. David H. Petraeus, who has made capture-and-kill missions a central component of his counterinsurgency strategy, and who claims the 30,000 new troops have made substantial progress in beating back the insurgency.
President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the United States must reduce the visibility and intensity of its military...
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25 Oct 2010

Karzai Rails Against America in Diatribe

President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Monday of exporting killing to Afghanistan by giving contracts to private security companies. It was the latest chapter of a bitter battle between the president and his allies in the war against the Taliban that has taken on an increasingly anti-Western tone.
President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Monday of exporting killing to Afghanistan by giving contracts to...
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26 Aug 2010

Key Karzai Aide in Corruption Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.

KABUL, Afghanistan - The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive corruption investigation is being paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Afghan and American officials.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive...
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16 Aug 2010

Karzai bans private security firms

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has given private security firms working in Afghanistan four months to end their operations. Karzai has repeatedly called for banning private security companies, saying they undermine government security forces. "Today the president is going to issue a four-month deadline for the dissolution of private security companies," Waheed Omer, Karzai's spokesman, said on Monday.
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, has given private security firms working in Afghanistan four months to end their...
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20 Jul 2010

Karzai calls for Afghan security control by 2014

Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has opened an international conference in Kabul, renewing a call for his country to control its own security by 2014. Afghanistan had not yet achieved good governance, he admitted, adding its allies faced 'a vicious common enemy'.
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has opened an international conference in Kabul, renewing a call for his country to control...
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29 Apr 2010

US cautious on Afghan progress

The Afghan president enjoys little support in "strategically important" areas of the country, a US defence department report has concluded just weeks before Hamid Karzai is due to visit Washington. In what the Pentagon called a "sober" assessment of its progress in Afghanistan, it concluded on Wednesday that violence was up nearly 90 per cent on levels the previous year.
The Afghan president enjoys little support in "strategically important" areas of the country, a US defence department...
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5 Apr 2010

Karzai’s China-Iran dalliance riles Obama

Concern that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is steadily disengaging Afghanistan from the grip of the United States and seeking friendships with China and Iran prompted President Barack Obama's flying visit to Kabul on Sunday. What alarms Washington most is that China's position on Afghan national reconciliation fits Karzai's political agenda and also accords with Iran's interests.
Concern that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is steadily disengaging Afghanistan from the grip of the United States and...
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5 Apr 2010

The alienation of Hamid Karzai

Now US President Barack Obama has plunged into the cesspool of AfPak diplomacy, he should make it a point to understand why Hamid Karzai feels so alienated. Since the US tried to oust him, the Afghan president has become deeply disillusioned, frustrated that the Americans are either too naive to comprehend that he has little choice but to seek reconciliation with the Taliban or are pursuing a hidden geopolitical agenda.
Now US President Barack Obama has plunged into the cesspool of AfPak diplomacy, he should make it a point to understand...
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