Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is slated to step down next April.

In Afghanistan, a lame duck president is complaining and perhaps conspiring

Global Politics

President Hamid Karzai may be intent on holding power, even after he leaves office. As the April presidential election approaches, some Afghanistan watchers suspect that Karzai may be manipulating the 22-strong field of early contenders.

Afghanistan Government Guards Take Over Jobs of Private Security Firms

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Afghanistan responds to the WikiLeaks documents

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Militants fire at peace conference in Afghanistan

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Report shows weak support for Afghan government

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Building up the Afghan forces

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President Obama says he would announce the long-awaited decision on sending more US troops to Afghanistan �shortly�. The World’s Katy Clark reports on how capable the Afghan forces are.

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Recruiting militias in Afghanistan

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The World’s Matthew Bell looks into the US military’s plan to start arming Afghan militias… similar to its strategy in Iraq.

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Deploying more troops to Afghanistan

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President Bush today announced today he’s calling for the deployment of additional combat forces to Afghanistan. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the significance of the announcement with The World’s Quil Lawrence who’s in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

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Afghanistan’s next leader

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Afghanistan’s presidential election is a year away, and many in Afghanistan have been voicing their dissatisfaction with the incumbent, Hamid Karzai

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A NATO perspective on Afghan security

The new American commander of NATO forces says the Taliban aren’t all that “resurgent,� and The World’s Quil Lawrence gets an assessment of the fight against the Afghan group from General David McKiernan.