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Presidency of Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai attending the 2002 State of the Union address

Why there’s a lot for Afghans to worry about

Global Politics

President’s Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening is likely to touch on the Afghan war, one of the longest in US history. Afghanistan faces two key transitions this year — a presidential election and a possible pull-out of US troops.

Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of an attack in Kabul.

Many Afghans are keen to strike a deal to keep US troops in their country

Global Politics

Ahmed Wali Karzai assassinated in Kandahar

Suicidicide attack at Ahmed Wali Karzai’s funeral

Debate over Afghan election

Afghanistan election a test of Obama policy

Much is stake for the US as Afghanistan’s election is a test of the Obama administration’s policy and counter-insurgency campaign there.

Afghan President Karzai Calls for U.S. Troops Pullback

Just days after a U.S. soldier allegedly went on a shooting rampage that killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan, this morning  Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for a U.S. troop pullback.  President Karzai called for NATO-led forces to move out of Afghan villages and rural areas and told visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that Afghan troops should […]

Top of the Hour: Karzai Returns to Kabul After Attack, Morning Headlines

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cut a trip to Europe short following three sectarian attacks in his country on Tuesday. At least 60 people were killed in bombings on a holy day for Shiite Muslims.

Top of the Hour: Clinton to Meet With Karzai in Kabul, Headlines

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton landed in Kabul last night for meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today. Clinton is expected to talk about future relations between Afghanistan and the U.S., after the planned American withdrawal in 2014.

Suicide Attack at Ahmed Wali Karzai’s Funeral

A suicide bomb attack killed at least four people this morning at one of Kandahar’s largest mosques during the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The deceased Karzai was the powerful provincial council chairman of Kandahar, before he was assassinated by a police commander and family friend earlier this […]