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Hamid Karzai stories: 143 news summaries

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 US Maneuvers to 
 Name Afghan 
 Prime Minister 

Part of America's 'exit strategy'

Mar 23, 09 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US is planning to place a prime minister in the Afghanistan government to bypass corruption-tainted President Hamid Karzai, reports the Guardian. American authorities, backed by European allies, also plan to divert money to the provinces away from Karzai control. US officials have grown increasingly disillusioned with the current government... More »

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War on Terror • Pakistan • troop surge • Hamid Karzai • Afghanistan war • President Obama • Afghanistan exit strategy

(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accepted the recommendation of an independent election commission and will delay the country’s national elections until August out of concern for security and fairness, the Washington Post reports. Karzai's term expires in May, and what will happen in the interim between then and... More »

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Afghanistan • security • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • election • opposition

Afghan Elections Delayed; Opponents Call Move Illegal

Karzai opponents call delay illegal, vow to stop recognizing his authority

Jan 29, 09 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Afghanistan’s May presidential election will be delayed until August, officials said today, in a decision that appears to contradict the country's constitution. The Afghan election commission said it needed more time to register candidates, set up voting machinery, and ensure security, the New York Times reports, but that didn’... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Hamid Karzai • election

War, Not Nation-Building, Will Be Obama's Top Afghan Goal

Objectives could strain, even break, US ties with President Karzai

Jan 28, 09 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In a departure from Bush policies, the Obama administration intends to ramp up military operations in Afghanistan at the expense of reconstruction, the New York Times reports, shifting the burden of civil work to NATO allies. “If we set ourselves the objective of creating some sort of Central Asian... More »

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Afghanistan • Joe Biden • NATO • Hamid Karzai • US military • reconstruction • al-Qaeda • Obama administration • President Obama

(AP) - President Hamid Karzai condemned a US operation he said killed 16 Afghan civilians today, even as his Ministry of Defense sent Washington a draft agreement that seeks to give Afghanistan more oversight over US military operations. The increased rhetoric comes as hundreds of villagers denounced the American military during an... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • Afghanistan war • President Obama

For Afghanistan, Obama Looks Beyond Karzai

Washington loses patience, courts rivals as election looms

Jan 23, 09 7:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Four key rivals of Hamid Karzai have arrived in Washington for meetings with the Obama administration, as speculation grows that the Afghan president may lose the backing of the United States. Once seen as America's best hope in Afghanistan, Karzai has seen his standing deteriorate as widespread corruption and worsening... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hamid Karzai • Obama administration

Afghans Infuriated by
Gaping Wealth Divide

Corruption fuels scattered elite class

Jan 12, 09 9:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world—but while many are forced to beg for change, scattered neighbors are living in mansions, having mysteriously accumulated vast wealth, the Washington Post reports. Stories of drug trafficking, smuggling, and abuse of international aid abound. “All the jobs and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • wealth • Hamid Karzai • corruption • poverty

Outrageous Corruption, Bribery Rule Afghanistan

Obama may have to save government from itself

Jan 2, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Before he can defend Afghanistan’s government from the Taliban, Barack Obama may need to save it from itself. Bribery and corruption are astonishingly pervasive in Afghanistan, Dexter Filkins reports in the New York Times. Everything from settling a lawsuit to getting electricity to entering an airport requires a... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • bribery • corruption

 US Will Finance Afghan Militias 

Local security strategy echoes Iraq counterinsurgency strategy

Dec 23, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The US will begin funding local militias throughout Afghanistan, an effort to re-create the successful counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Afghanistan historically has been known as a country where local communities took care of themselves,” explained the US ambassador. “The way to counter... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • militia • counter insurgency • Afghanistan war • Afghan militias

 Bush Stops in 
 Afghanistan; 
 Vows Support 

Pledges continued US support

Dec 15, 08 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Five hours after his final visit to the country that defined his presidency, President Bush landed in Afghanistan this morning for an unsurprising surprise visit on his farewell tour. After a pre-dawn rally with US troops, the president renewed his support of the fledgling democracy in a meeting with President... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Bagram Air Force Base • Hamid Karzai • Kabul • al-Qaeda • troop levels • George W. Bush

Taliban Mullahs Reject Karzai's Offer of Talks

Militants say they won't deal until foreign troops withdraw

Nov 17, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Taliban leaders have rejected Hamid Karzai's guarantee of safe passage in exchange for beginning peace talks, reports Reuters. The militants instead reiterated demands for all foreign troops to leave Afghanistan before any negotiating begins—a condition the Afghan president rejected as unacceptable. Some analysts don't see Mullah Mohammad Omar's rejection... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • negotiations • peace talks • al-Qaeda • Mullah Omar • Afghanistan war

Karzai Vows to Protect Taliban Chief in Talks

Will not cave to huge bounty, or US pressure to turn Omar over

Nov 16, 08 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will ensure the safety of Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar if he agrees to peace talks, the Washington Post reports. "If I say I want protection for Mullah Omar, the international community has two choices: remove me or leave," Karzai said, referring to US... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • negotiations • Mullah Omar • Afghanistan war

Obama to Focus on bin Laden, Revamp Afghan Approach

Eyes regional strategy, talks with Taliban, Iran

Nov 11, 08 8:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is drastically rethinking the war effort in Afghanistan, his security advisers tell the Washington Post, including making the capture of Osama bin Laden a top priority. The administration’s fledgling plan calls for a more aggressive regional approach, possibly involving help from Iran. Obama also favors... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • NATO • Taliban • military strategy • Hamid Karzai • President Obama

 US Strike Kills 40 
 at Wedding: Afghans 

President Karzai angry; military investigating incident

Nov 5, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A US air strike killed 40 civilians at a wedding party Monday, the Afghan government said today. The US said it was investigating the incident, but would not verify any attack or death toll, the New York Times reports. A Kandahar province official said US forces were fighting with the... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • US military • wedding • Kandahar • airstrike

 Afghanistan 
 Sinking 
 Into Chaos 

Violence, corruption destroying nation, US report reveals

Oct 9, 08 2:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A soon-to-be released classified report on Afghanistan paints a grim picture of a nation sliding into chaos, the New York Times reports. The report—the most detailed from American intelligence services in years—reveals that rampant corruption and the booming heroin trade has seriously destabilized the country as militants based... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • Afghanistan war • insurgency

US Airstrike Killed 30 Afghan Civilians: Inquiry

Outraged Afghans still maintain 90 died in controversial Aug. raid

Oct 8, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US military inquiry puts the number of Afghan civilians killed in an August 22 raid at more than 30, the New York Times reports, down from the 90 the Afghan government had claimed. The airstrike on Azizabad, a suspected Taliban stronghold, was condemned by the Afghan government. The... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties • US military • airstrike • inquiry • David McKiernan • Special Forces • Michael W. Callan

Germany Ups Afghan Force, Debates Talking to Taliban

Negotiation with radicals seems necessary, but Karzai's not the man for the job

Oct 7, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Germany’s government decided today to send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan and to keep its forces there for 14 more months, Der Spiegel reports. But as Angela Merkel’s government recommits to the fight, the German press argues over whether a radical change in strategy—including diplomatic engagement... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Taliban • Angela Merkel • Germany • Hamid Karzai • coalition forces

Afghan Leader's Brother Tied to Drug Trade: US

Karzai denies claims, but Washington believes 'he's dirty'

Oct 4, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The White House believes that the brother of Afghanistan’s US-backed president has ties to the country’s heroin trade, the New York Times reports. Hamid Karzai insists there is no firm proof against his brother, who calls himself a “victim of vicious politics.” But numerous reports from... More »

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Afghanistan • Bush administration • Taliban • drugs • White House • heroin • Hamid Karzai • counternarcotics

 Palin Meets World Leaders 


Sep 23, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin sought to ease concerns about her foreign policy experience by holding her first-ever meetings today with heads of state, the New York Times reports. Palin sat down for private conversations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, and also with Henry Kissinger and national security... More »

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Hamid Karzai • Henry Kissinger • Alvaro Uribe • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

Palin Reconsiders, Lets Press Tag Along at UN Meetings

VP originally allowed only photographers, TV crew at sessions with world leaders

Sep 23, 08 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin gave in to protests from reporters today and allowed them to observe meetings with world leaders at the United Nations, the AP reports; her staff had earlier said only photographers and a TV crew would be invited to sessions with Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai and Columbia's Alvaro Uribe. A... More »

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Hamid Karzai • American media • Alvaro Uribe • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • campaign press corps • McCain-Palin

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