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Hamid Karzai stories: 142 news summaries

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 Karzai Sworn In, 
 Vows  to Fight 
 Corruption  

Afghan prez promises to take over country's security in 5 years 

Nov 19, 09 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Hamid Karzai vowed to fight corruption today after he was sworn in to a second 5-year term as president of Afghanistan. Karzai, whose election victory was tainted by widespread allegations of vote-rigging, said his government would learn from "our mistakes and shortcomings of the last eight years." The... More »

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Afghanistan • Hillary Clinton • Hamid Karzai • disputed election • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

KARZAI INAUGURAL

 Clinton Makes 
 Surprise Afghan Visit 

Secretary arrives amid heightened security, meets with McChrystal

Nov 18, 09 7:40 AM CST
(AP) - Hillary Clinton made an unexpected appearance in Afghanistan today to attend the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai and meet with Gen. Stanley McChrystal. It's Clinton's first trip to Afghanistan since becoming secretary of state. Clinton called the visit "a specific opportunity for everyone to take stock of where we... More »

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Afghanistan • Hillary Clinton • Hamid Karzai • secretary of State • Kabul • Stanley McChrystal • Karl Eikenberry

Analysis

In Afghanistan Debate, Obama Focuses on Exit

White House wants
to make sure surge
will enable handover

Nov 17, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The Obama administration’s extended ruminations on an Afghan surge aren’t really over how many troops to send in—they’re about how they’ll get those troops out. Obama’s main problem with the initial military plan was that it seemed too open ended, administration sources tell Gerald... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • troop surge • Hamid Karzai • troop levels • Afghanistan war • President Obama • Afghanistan exit strategy

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat 

White House 'will expect more,' focused on defeating 'those who attacked us'

Nov 15, 09 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - It's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding that the original Afghan... More »

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Afghanistan • Hillary Clinton • Rudy Giuliani • Harry Reid • Hamid Karzai • Mitch McConnell • David Plouffe • George Stephanopoulos • David Axelrod • Sarah Palin • terror trial • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • President Obama • Sunday morning talk shows • Going Rogue

No Leverage dept.

US to Karzai: Clean Up Corruption or ... Nothing

Threatening troop withdrawal like threatening suicide: 'stupid'

Nov 12, 09 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is gravely serious about pressuring Hamid Karzai to reel in Afghan corruption—but has almost zero “or else” options. The most logical threat to entice Karzai to clean up his government, pulling out US troops, is “stupid,” a former ambassador tells the New York ... More »

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Pakistan • Hamid Karzai • US military • threats • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • public corruption • Afghan election

 Obama Rejects 
 Afghan War  Options 

President wants modified plans, timetables

Nov 12, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama refused to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented to him in yesterday's 2 1/2 hour strategy meeting, the AP reports, as concerns soar over the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the ability of a corrupt Afghan government to eventually secure its own country. Obama... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Hamid Karzai • Afghanistan war • Afghanistan exit strategy • Karl Eikenberry

US Ambassador Disagrees
on Afghan Troop Surge

Wants Karzai government to shape up first

Nov 11, 09 6:49 PM CST
(Newser) - The US ambassador to Afghanistan—a former general who served there as recently as 2007—is against increasing troop levels until the Afghan government gets its act together. In classified cables ahead of President Obama’s deliberations on a surge, Karl Eikenberry cites rampant corruption and mismanagement in Hamid Karzai’... More »

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Afghanistan • troop surge • Hamid Karzai • corruption • Afghanistan war • dissent • President Obama • Stanley McChrystal • Karl Eikenberry

BRET STEPHENS

Karzai's Not So Bad—
By Afghan Standards

Blame NATO missteps, not corruption

Nov 10, 09 1:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Hamid Karzai's no saint but he's much better than Mullah Omar, civil war, or the murderous Soviet stooges that ruled Afghanistan for many years, writes Bret Stephens. It has become fashionable among "neo-neo-cons" who have suddenly discovered the virtues of good governance to slam Karzai's tainted administration, but history... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • disputed election • Mullah Omar • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election • Bret Stephens

AFGHAN STRATEGY REVIEW

 Obama Eyes 30K+ Troop Surge 

Said to be close to decision as Asia trip looms

Nov 8, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is zeroing in on an Afghanistan strategy that likely includes sending in some 30,000 troops, reports Reuters —short of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's requested 40,000, but far greater than war-weary Democrats may support. An additional 4,000 trainers are likely to be sent, McClatchy reports, with... More »

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Afghanistan • troop surge • Hamid Karzai • US troops • Afghanistan war • President Obama • Stanley McChrystal

  Afghan Governor 
 Rejects Karzai Election 


Dispute could spark fresh fighting in northern province

Nov 6, 09 5:37 AM CST
(Newser) - A powerful warlord-turned-governor's rejection of Hamid Karzai's election victory is raising fears that one of Afghanistan's most stable provinces could collapse into fighting. Atta Mohammed Noor—the only one of Afghanistan's 34 governors to have openly supported Karzai's rival, Abdullah Abdullah—has denounced Karzai as an "unlawful president."... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • Northern Alliance • Afghanistan war • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election • Atta Mohammed Noor

Karzai Promises Change; Taliban Disses 'Puppet'

Insurgent 'brothers' reject the Afghan president's call for unity

Nov 3, 09 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Hamid Karzai made some sweeping but non-specific promises to banish corruption and reach out to opponents today in his first press conference since being re-elected by default. The Afghan president also reached out to "Taliban brothers," urging them to "embrace their land," but his overtures were... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • corruption • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

 Obama Calls for 
 New Afghan Chapter

Karzai congratulated, told to clean up his government

Nov 3, 09 2:50 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama congratulated Hamid Karzai on his "messy" election victory yesterday while warning him that it was time to clean up corruption in his government. "I emphasized that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter," said Obama,... More »

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UPDATED

 Runoff Canceled; 
 Karzai Named Victor 

Second term a done deal after opponent dropped out

Nov 2, 09 7:48 AM CST
(AP) - Afghanistan's Karzai-appointed Independent Election Commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot today, canceling a planned runoff two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round. The news came a day after his challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of the runoff, and hours after... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghan election

ANALYSIS

 Karzai, US Stuck 
 With Each Other 

Afghan prez must act quickly to restore legitimacy

Nov 2, 09 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Hamid Karzai is suddenly the only game in town after Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from a runoff election, and the Obama administration must figure out how to restore legitimacy to the Afghan president’s government and extend his influence outside of Kabul. It's critical that Karzai wins back the support... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

AFGHANISTAN ELECTION

 Abdullah 
 Pulls Out 
 of Runoff 


Cites Karzai's refusal to reform election system

Nov 1, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The only contender to unseat Afghan President Hamid Karzai today followed through on his threat to boycott the runoff election slated for Nov. 7. Citing Karzai's refusal to overhaul the election system as impetus for his decision, Abdullah Abdullah declared a “transparent election is not possible” at a news... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

Karzai Challenger Plans
to Call for Boycott

But spokesman leaves room for late maneuvering

Oct 31, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah plans to boycott next week's runoff against Hamid Karzai and instead call for postponement of the vote until the spring, his campaign manager said today. "As of now," Abdullah plans to call for a boycott during a press conference tomorrow, he said. Abdullah... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

 Karzai Foe Set to Pull Out 
 of Afghan Runoff 

Talks have broken down between Abdullah, president

Oct 30, 09 8:42 PM CDT
(AP) - Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah have broken down, and Abdullah is likely to pull out of next week's presidential runoff, a person with knowledge of the talks said today. An announcement could come as early as Saturday but more likely Sunday, the person said. More »

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Hamid Karzai • negotiations • runoff election • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

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 Karzai's Brother 
 a Bad Investment for CIA 

Alleged drug runner undermines US effort

Oct 28, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one in Afghanistan will be shocked by the allegations that Ahmed Wali Karzai is a drug runner on the CIA payroll, writes Aryn Baker. The accusations are old news, and Aghans have always figured brother Hamid for a US stooge anyway. But it’s probably fairly shocking to Americans,... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Hamid Karzai • corruption • Afghanistan war • Ahmed Wali Karzai

 Karzai's Brother 
 on CIA Payroll: Insiders 

Ahmed Wali Karzai has been linked to Afghanistan drug trade

Oct 27, 09 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been on the CIA’s payroll for much of the past 8 years, a time during which he’s boosted his personal power in a large area of southern Afghanistan—and been linked to the opium trade. Ahmed Wali Karzai denies the... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Hamid Karzai • intelligence spending • opium • drug trade • Afghanistan war • Ahmed Wali Karzai

Karzai's Rival
May Boycott
Runoff Vote

Abdullah demands
overhaul of Afghan
election commission

Oct 26, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s strongest political challenger may boycott next month's planned runoff election if the country’s election commission is not completely purged of Karzai supporters. Abdullah Abdullah has consistently charged that without a commission overhaul the vote-rigging which marred the original election is bound to be repeated.... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Hamid Karzai • disputed election • election • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

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