Posts Tagged ‘afghan-president’

Karzai condemns ‘urination’ video

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Afghan President Hamid Karzai “strongly condemns” a video apparently showing US Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters.

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Karzai backs Taliban Qatar plan

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai say he would back the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar if it would help towards peace.

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Karzai flies home after bombings

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday’s deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and Mazar-i-Sharif.

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Afghans probe Nato raid killings

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into reports that a Nato-led raid killed a number of civilians earlier this week.

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Gates: Killing of Afghan Boys a "Setback"

Monday, March 7th, 2011

In addition to his scheduled meeting with General Stanley McChrystal and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Monday to discuss a new American-led offensive in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ unannounced trip also included a press…

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VIDEO: On patrol with the Afghan police

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Britain will continue to support Afghanistan after the withdrawal of troops scheduled for 2015, David Cameron has told the Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But once the transition has taken place, the Afghan police will play an important role.

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Huckabee Reveals Doubts About Karzai

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee became the latest Republican to speak out against the Afghan War, saying Wednesday that he believes there is no “endgame.” Huckabee said he doesn’t trust Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and that his doubts go as far…

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Overruled Karzai opens parliament

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai opens parliament, after failing to win a delay to allow September’s disputed elections to be investigated.

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Deal reached on Afghan parliament

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to convene the lower house of parliament, ending a political stand-off over the event, lawmakers say.

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Deal reached on Afghan parliament

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to convene the lower house of parliament, ending a political stand-off over the event, lawmakers say.

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Karzai delays Afghan parliament

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai postpones the opening of parliament by a month as allegations of electoral fraud are investigated.

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Envoy branded Karzai ‘paranoid’

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

The US envoy to Kabul viewed Afghan President Karzai as “paranoid” and “weak”, fresh disclosures of US diplomatic cables by Wikileaks show.

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Nato summit news conference

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Nato news conference with Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

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Karzai to meet Nato over pullout

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

Afghan President Karzai is to meet Nato leaders in Lisbon for talks on withdrawing alliance combat troops from his country by the end of 2014.

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Karzai: U.S. Must Scale Back

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Speaking for his frustrated people, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the U.S. should be scaling back its operations in his country. He also asked that U.S. Special Operations forces end their night raids, which he says only encourage…

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