Middle East
In Farewell Speech, Karzai Lashes Out at American Agenda
Afghanistan's departing president, Hamid Karzai, used his final speech to his cabinet and senior staff members to make a bitter swipe at the United States and some of its Western allies on Tuesday, blaming them for many of the country's ongoing problems. "America did not want peace for Afghanistan, because it had its own agendas and goals here," he said. "I have always said this: that if America and Pakistan want peace, it is possible to bring peace to Afghanistan."
Karzai says US should re-engage Taliban peace talks or leave country
Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unless it could restart peace talks with the Taliban. "In exchange for this agreement, we want peace for the people of Afghanistan. Otherwise, it's better for them to leave and our country will find its own way," Karzai told a news conference.
False Claims in Afghan Accusations on U.S. Raid Add to Doubts on Karzai
It was the kind of dossier that the Taliban often publish, purporting to show the carnage inflicted during a raid by American forces: photographs of shattered houses and bloodied, broken bodies, and video images of anguish at a village funeral, all with gut-churning impact and no proof of authenticity.
Hamid Karzai urges Afghans to let US forces stay another decade
US general decries Karzai ‘anti-US’ speech
Statements by Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, have put US forces in danger, the top US general in the Afghanistan has said. General Joseph Dunford's warning came on Thursday after Karzai said at a public appearance on March 11 that the Taliban and US continue to hold talks in Qatar, despite rhetoric to the contrary.
Karzai Orders Afghan Takeover of Prison at Bagram
Karzai’s team clash over relations with US
The increasing influence of a conservative circle within President Hamid Karzai's palace has impeded progress in signing a crucial strategic agreement with the US to chart the relationship beyond 2014, officials and analysts have said. Their outspoken anti-US views have frustrated Karzai's diplomats negotiating with US officials, often resulting in messy clashes.