World news about “Hamid Karzai” published by euronews.
Obama and Karzai talk US pull out and Afghan stability The visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks in Washington with President Obama marks the beginning of the end of negotiations between the two… 10/01/2013
Regional leaders celebrate Nowruz in Tajikistan – nocomment Tajik leader Imomali Rakhmon hosts Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai for regional talks and to celebrate the Persian new… 30/03/2012
Problems at home and abroad for US policy in Afghanistan Nial O’Reilly, euronews: As we’ve seen the killings in Afghanistan have unleashed a wave of anger against foreign troops in the country. Well, for more on… 12/03/2012
World reacts to bin Laden death World leaders have been reacting to the death of Osama bin Laden. In Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the al-Qaeda leader’s killing showed the… 02/05/2011
US announces an end to US combat missions in Afghanistan by springUS President Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai have held meetings in Washington to discuss the conditions of the American withdrawal from the… 11/01/2013
Karzai blames foreign countries for Afghan corruptionThe Afghan President Hamid Karzai has blamed foreign countries for the corruption in government departments. Speaking at a ceremony to mark International… 22/12/2012
Donors promise 13 billion euros aid to AfghanistanThe equivalent of about 13 billion euros in development aid has been pledged to secure the peace in Afghanistan. Representatives from around 80 countries… 08/07/2012
US declares Afghanistan major allyThe US has named Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the country a similar security status with Washington as Israel and Japan. The move will make it… 07/07/2012
Obama makes surprise visit to AfghanistanUS President Barack Obama has marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death by making a surprise trip to Bagram airbase near Kabul. As well as meeting… 02/05/2012
Official: Haqqani network behind deadly Afghanistan attacksAn Afghan government official has confirmed that Sunday’s deadly assault on the capital Kabul was carried out by the Haqqani network, a group with ties to Al… 16/04/2012
US officials name Afghan shootings suspectThe American soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers has been named by US officials as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales. The rift between the… 17/03/2012
Karzai wants early exit for ISAF troopsAfghanistan’s President, Hamid Karzai, has called on NATO to end its military mission in his country a year early, in 2013. It comes as the Taliban… 15/03/2012
Transfer of accused soldier fuels Afghan angerFury in Afghanistan over the killings of civilians by a US soldier has been fuelled by a decision to move him to a military detention centre in Kuwait… 15/03/2012
Frontline trauma key to Afghan massacre?The cold blooded killing of 16 Afghan civilians by a US serviceman has further damaged US Afghan relations and calls for troops to leave the country are being… 12/03/2012
Taliban poised to benefit from Aghan angerThe US and its allies have long struggled to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan. But cooperation with the leaders has also been hard won. The two sides had… 12/03/2012
Taliban vows revenge after civilian slayingThe Taliban has vowed to “take revenge from the invaders and savage murderers” after the massacre of 16 civilians by a “rogue” US soldier. The country’s… 12/03/2012
Merkel visits Afghanistan amid rage against NATOAngela Merkel has visited German troops in Afghanistan amid a new wave of hostility to foreign forces over a massacre of innocent civilians. The German… 12/03/2012
Anger grows over US soldier’s shooting spreeThere is growing anger among villagers near a US military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province after an American soldier went on a shooting spree killing… 12/03/2012
International Women’s Day marked across the globeA group of Ukrainian activists marked International Women’s Day by staging a topless demonstration in Istanbul against domestic violence. Wearing graphic… 08/03/2012
Karzai renews plea for calm as Koran burning protests spreadThe Afghan President has made a fresh appeal for calm as protests continue over the burning of the Koran at a NATO base in Bagram. In a televised address… 26/02/2012
Afghan anger rages on over Koran burningViolent protests have continued across Afghanistan, after copies of the Koran were burned at Bagram Air Field, the main American base in the country. At… 24/02/2012
Afghan Korans burnt ‘inadvertently’ says NATOAs protests spread across Afghanistan over foreign troops burning the Koran, the violence has left at least six people dead. There are reports that… 22/02/2012
Afghan unease over French troop pulloutAfghans have warned that a hasty French withdrawal from their country could lead to more instability. President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that all of… 28/01/2012
France to end Afghanistan mission in 2013France is to pull its 3,600 troops out of Afghanistan at the end of next year. President Nicolas Sarkozy made the announcement during a visit to Paris by his… 27/01/2012
Karzai blames Pakistani militants for bombingsA deadly bomb attack in Helmand province is the latest incident in a wave of violence in Afghanistan that looks like stoking tensions with Pakistan. Nineteen… 07/12/2011
West will not abandon Afghanistan after 2014The West has signalled that Afghanistan can count on continued support after allied troops withdraw in 2014. International delegates met in the German city of… 05/12/2011
Afghanistan calls for international supportAfghan president Hamid Karzai says continued international support after foreign forces withdraw in 2014 will be crucial to the stability of his country. He… 05/12/2011
Karzai calls for US pact under Afghan sovereigntyA security pact with the US but with full Afghan sovereignty: that was Hamid Karzai’s call at a large meeting of tribal elders in the capital Kabul. The… 16/11/2011
Turkey brings Afghanistan and Pakistan togetherTalks have been held between Afghanistan and Pakistan for the first time since the assassination of an Afghan peace negotiator. The meeting was hosted by… 01/11/2011
Karzai abandons Taliban talksAfghan President Hamid Karzai has said his government will no longer hold peace talks with the Taliban but will instead focus on negotiations with… 01/10/2011
Taliban claim killing of key Karzai aideThe Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, overshadowing the start of the handover of… 18/07/2011
Karzai adviser killed in Kabul gunbattleA prominent adviser to the Afghan president has been killed in a gun battle in Kabul. Jan Mohammad Khan was a former governor of Uruzgan province in… 18/07/2011
Kandahar ‘destabilised’ after Karzai brother’s murderAfghanistan’s president Hamid Karzai wept openly at the graveside of his younger brother who was assassinated in the southern province of Kandahar. Ahmad… 13/07/2011
Controversial Karzai brother killed by bodyguardAfghan President Hamid Karzai’s younger brother has been assassinated at home by one of his bodyguards. The Afghan Taliban later claimed responsibility for… 12/07/2011
1,000 French troops to quit Afghanistan earlyOn a flying, unannounced visit to Afghanistan, French president Nicolas Sarkozy told troops near Kabul that a quarter of all French soldiers in the country… 12/07/2011
Brother of Afghan president killed by bodyguardThe Taliban is claiming responsibility for the killing of the younger brother of Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Ahmad Wali Karzai, was shot dead in his… 12/07/2011
Afghanistan: Karzai brother “killed by bodyguard”The younger brother of Afghan president Hamid Karzai has been killed in his own home. Ahmad Wali Karzai (pictured) was considered to be one of the most… 12/07/2011
Cameron grilled on thorny issues during Afghan visitWho will fill the gap left behind when Western forces leave Afghanistan, and could there be a future role for the Taliban? Those are some of the key questions… 05/07/2011
Afghan reactions to Obama’s combat cutsAfghan head of state Hamid Karzai has welcomed his American counterpart Barack Obama’s plans to start bringing troops home to the USA. On the other hand, the… 23/06/2011
Obama to start bringing troops home in JulyBarack Obama has outlined his plans to start bringing US combat troops home from Afghanistan after a decade of war. In a televised address the president… 23/06/2011
War goes on as Afghan president confirm US talks with TalibanAn attack on a police station in central Kabul has killed at least nine people and wounded 12 more. Two or more suicide bombers were involved in the assault… 18/06/2011
Gates reassures Afghans on last visit to countryUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has begun his final visit to Afghanistan in the job, has assured the Afghan government that just because the country is… 04/06/2011
Karzai warns NATO over civilian deathsHamid Karzai says NATO risks being seen as an “occupying force” in Afghanistan if it continues attacking homes with air strikes. The Afghan leader’s warning… 31/05/2011
Karzai names first phase of security transitionAfghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, has named seven areas which will be handed to Afghan forces from NATO troops. The announcement was the first step in… 22/03/2011
Karzai backs down and opens Afghan parliamentHe wanted a further postponement, but President Hamid Karzai has given into pressure and inaugurated Afghanistan’s parliament, ending weeks of political… 26/01/2011
Karzai opens delayed Afghan parliament Hamid Karzai has presided over the opening of parliament in Afghanistan. The country has been without a government now for five months. The President wanted… 26/01/2011
Angela Merkel visits AfghanistanGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. She met Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Mazar el-Sharif. He described their… 18/12/2010
NATO agrees on Afghan exit plan by end of 2014NATO has agreed to hand control of security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by the end of 2014. But Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed a long-term… 21/11/2010
NATO signs new Afghan dealNATO has announced a new phase of its operation in Afghanistan – a transition period in which combat troops will withdraw by 2015, handing over control of… 20/11/2010
Karzai’s government in secret Taliban talksThe government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban representatives are in secret talks to bring an end to the war in the country. That is what… 06/10/2010
“Come to your senses,” Karzai tells Taliban“I don’t want to see my son living as a foreigner,” said Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday, in an emotional speech. Himself having had a bitter… 29/09/2010
Afghan poll under scrutiny as votes are countedAs Afghanistan awaits the results of its parliamentary election, opinions differ over whether it was a success. Officials have hailed the poll despite low… 19/09/2010
Disappointing turnout in Afghan pollThe polls have closed in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections, with official turnout put at 40 per cent, lower than hoped for. President Hamid Karzai was… 18/09/2010
Polls close in Afghan electionsThe polls have closed in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections, with unofficial eyewitness reports suggesting a lower than hoped for turnout. President… 18/09/2010
Karzai urges Afghans to vote despite violenceLeading by example, President Hamid Karzai has cast his ballot in Afghanistan’s parliamentary election. After voting, he urged fellow Afghans to do the… 18/09/2010
Campaign nears end as Afghans prepare to voteThere is a flurry of last minute electioneering in Kabul as the campaigning for Saturday’s election in Afghanistan came to a close. The parliamentary poll… 16/09/2010
Afghan president slams WikileaksThe Afghan president has joined the US in condemning the website Wikileaks over what appears to have been the release of names of informants. “Names of… 29/07/2010
Kabul conference backs optimistic security handoverAfghan forces could be taking over from foreign troops in some areas as early as the end of this year. Although the target for a nationwide handover has been… 21/07/2010
Karzai meets key NATO alliesAfghan President Hamid Karzai has become the first foreign leader to meet the new UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Karzai stopped off in London on his way… 15/05/2010
Karzai launches stinging attack on WestIn Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has delivered a stinging attack on the west over allegations of fraud during the Presidential polls last August. A … 01/04/2010
Karzai vows to help Marjah residentsMaking an unannounced-but-nonetheless noisy visit to Southern Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai promised to rebuild the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah… 07/03/2010
Karzai calls for end to civilian casualtiesPresident Hamid Karzai has appealed for an end to all civilian casualties caused by military raids on Afghan villages. He was speaking on the last day of… 07/02/2010
Taliban denies talks with UNThe Taliban denies it has had a meeting with the outgoing UN envoy to Afghanistan. This after reports this week that Kai Eide met militants in Dubai on… 30/01/2010
Afghanistan reacts to Karzai cabinet rebuffThe Afghan parliament’s rejection of more than two thirds of President Hamid Karzai’s new cabinet is a setback for him, but what do the people of Afghanistan… 03/01/2010
Parliament vote ruins Karzai’s holidayThe Afghan parliament is about to start a month’s recess but it will be no holiday for President Hamid Karzai. He needs to find a raft of new cabinet… 03/01/2010
Afghan MPs reject Karzai backed cabinet nomineesThe Afghan parliament has rejected 17 of the 24 cabinet nominees selected by President Hamid Kazai, handing the western-backed leader another political… 02/01/2010
Kabul blast kills at least eightA suicide car bomb attack outside a hotel in Kabul has killed at least eight people. The hotel is used by foreigners in the main diplomatic area, and is… 15/12/2009
Cooperation in Kandahar – Karzai and Brown meetBritain’s Prime Minister and the Afghan President have met at Kandahar airbase, in part at least, to patch up relations that have become increasingly bitter… 13/12/2009
Brown in Kandahar for talks with KarzaiUK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is on a surprise visit to Afghanistan where he is holding talks with President Hamid Karzai in Kandahar. Brown – who has… 13/12/2009
Gates tells Afghanistan US won’t turn its backAmerica will not turn away from Afghanistan; that was the message from Defence Secretary Robert Gates on a surprise visit to Kabul. His trip comes a week… 08/12/2009
President Karzai vows to tackle corruptionPledging to fight corruption and take control of Afghanistan’s security apparatus – Hamid Karzai has been sworn-in as president for a second five-year term… 19/11/2009
Karzai inaugurated for second presidential termAfghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has been sworn-in for a second five year term in Kabul. A tight security clampdown to prevent possible Taliban attacks… 19/11/2009
NATO demands Karzai proves his worthThe US ambassador to Afghanistan has warned President Obama not to send more troops to prop up what he called the corrupt leadership in Kabul. Karl… 12/11/2009
Karzai vows to fight corruption and forge unityRe-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pledged to root out corruption and form an inclusive government. Declared the winner of a poll marred by… 03/11/2009
Karzai in pledge to stamp out corruptionThe re-elected Afghan president Hamid Karzai has vowed to eradicate corruption and form an inclusive government, in a nationally televised victory speech. He… 03/11/2009
The West rushes to back legitimacy of Karzai winThe United Nations and western governments have rushed to congratulate President Hamid Karzai’s return to power in a bid to shore up the Afghan leaders… 03/11/2009
Karzai confirmed as Afghan election winnerHamid Karzai has been officially declared the winner of the Afghan presidential election. The country’s election commission said there would be no second… 02/11/2009
Afghan presidential run-off poll cancelledThere will be no second round of voting in Afghanistan’s disputed presidential election, which had been scheduled for next Saturday. Hamid Karzai has been… 02/11/2009
Afghanistan: Second round presidential run-off poll called offUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Afghanistan as news broke that the second-round presidential run-off vote had been cancelled. Ban Ki-Moon is… 02/11/2009
Abdullah doesn’t rule out Afghan power-sharing dealAbdullah Abdullah has not ruled out a power-sharing deal with rival Hamid Karzai, following his withdrawal from next weekend’s presidential election run-off… 01/11/2009
Abdullah pulls out of Afghan run-off pollAfghanistan’s presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah has confirmed he is pulling out of the country’s run-off election next Saturday. He made the… 01/11/2009
Karzai vows to go ahead with Afghan voteAfter Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal, some say the Afghan run-off poll should be cancelled, to spare the country further political pain and insurgent… 01/11/2009
Abdullah boycott threat puts Afghan poll in balanceAfghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah looks poised to withdraw from next Saturday’s second-round ballot. He is reportedly on the verge of… 31/10/2009
Taliban orders Afghan run-off boycottThe Taliban is calling on the people of Afghanistan to boycott next month’s presidential election run-off. Election officials are busy trying to prepare… 24/10/2009
Afghansitan goes to the polls againHamid Karzai and his main rival Abdullah Abdullah are once again the focus of the international community’s hopes for Afghanistan. The Afghan people will go… 21/10/2009
Karzai and Abdullah prepare for run-offA day after Afghanistan’s president said he would accept a run-off presidential ballot, his main challenger has confirmed he also accepts a second vote… 21/10/2009
Afghan challenger says yes to run-offA day after Afghanistan’s president said he would accept a run-off presidential ballot, his main challenger has confirmed he will be taking part. Former… 21/10/2009
Afghans less than enthusiastic for second voteNovember 7 is the date set for Afghans to go to the polls again to elect a president. While Hamid Karzai’s agreement to a run-off may have eased tensions with… 21/10/2009
Karzai accepts run-off presidential ballotAfghan President Hamid Karzai says he is willing to accept a second round run-off presidential ballot. The country’s Independent Election Commission says… 20/10/2009
