Tolo News: Karzai recently said the Taliban (fighters) are also the citizens of Afghanistan and that they can have parts of the country under their control. Commenting on this, Abdullah said: “If we take this serious, then what it means? It means that his [Karzai’s] 13 years of presidency was not legitimate as he said the fight
Khaama Press: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai improperly listed cash in one of Germany’s banks and a list jewels, the US watchdog said as it slammed an Afghan anti-corruption body formed in 2008 for being ineffective and lacking independence. The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in its latest report said the asset declaration
Press TV September 15, 2016 Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai has censured new authorities for giving the US military greater freedom in the fight against Taliban, saying the attitude could dent Afghan sovereignty. Karzai made the remarks in an interview on Thursday, expressing objection to the policies of the administration of current President Ashraf Ghani
1TV: Former President Hamid Karzai blessed with a baby girl, his fourth child was born on Tuesday morning in private Gurgaon hospital in India. “The baby girl was born around 9.30 am on Tuesday. Both the mother and her baby daughter are doing quite well,” Afghan ambassador to India, Shaida Mohammad Abdali saidas quoted by Times of
1TV: Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Hamid Karzai has said that the current Afghan top officials including President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah all served in his government. “[Ghani] is also a legacy of mine. So is Abdullah,” Karzai said. “Rather than going into the past, they should begin to deliver — not talk
Khaama Press: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said Afghanistan has never accepted Durand Line as border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and will never accept it in the future. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Karzai termed the formation of Durand Line a ‘result of British imperialism’ in the region. “When Pakistan came into being in 1947, they
Khaama Press: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai left Kabul for United States on Wednesday to participate in the funeral ceremony of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. Karzai will participate in the funeral which has been scheduled for Thursday in Louisville city of Kentucky State. Ali visited Afghanistan in 2002 for three days as he was serving as
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty By Rabia Akram and Frud Bezhan June 2, 2016 KABUL — Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur in a U.S. drone strike has damaged the prospects of a negotiated peace settlement with the militant group. Karzai, in an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal in Kabul
Tolo News: Analysts said they think Karzai is to blame for the Taliban resurgence and that he wants to regain power. “Karzai goes on trips to Russia, China or other countries, and he has close relations with the Taliban. Why did he [Karzai] express remorse when Mullah Mansour was killed, and when Taliban [members were] executed? Because
Khaama Press: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged the Afghan government to halt further execution of the prisoners charged with the terror offences. In an online statement issued following the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, Karzai has said ‘brotherhood’ and ‘unity’ are the only way to achieve peace in the country. He