President Hamid Karzai

President Hamid Karzai

President Hamid Karzai is the head of state for Afghanistan. Research and learn about Afghanistan at this community portal.

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US President Barack Obama will announce a history-shaping decision "within days" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan with tens of thousands more troops, the White House said Tuesday. Aides declined to comment on news reports that Obama would use a prime-time speech Tuesday to unveil plans to try to turn the worsening conflict around by ordering some 34,000 more US soldiers to the strife-torn country. Obama faces a US public sharply divided on the war and calls from some Democratic allies to set a flexible timetable for withdrawal eight years after US-led forces invaded Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks. After ... Read Full Story
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US President Barack Obama will announce a history-shaping decision "within days" on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan with tens of thousands more troops, the White House said Tuesday. Aides declined to comment on news reports that Obama would use a prime-time speech Tuesday to unveil plans to try to turn the worsening conflict around by ordering some 34,000 more US soldiers to the strife-torn country. Obama faces a US public sharply divided on the war and calls from some Democratic allies to set a flexible timetable for withdrawal eight years after US-led forces invaded Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks. After ... Read Full Story
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The Afghan attorney general's office says 15 current and former Afghan ministers are under investigation for allegations of corruption that have plagued the government of President Hamid Karzai. Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar, the first deputy attorney general, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his office is probing allegations against three current members of Karzai's cabinet and 12 former ministers. In his inaugural address last week, Karzai pledged to arrest those who spread corruption. International leaders, who have threatened to hold back troops and development aid unless Karzai cleans up corruption in his government, is watching closely to see if he keeps his promise. Read Full Story
KABUL (Reuters) - Two Afghan cabinet ministers are being investigated under suspicion of embezzlement, a deputy attorney general said on Monday, at a time when President Hamid Karzai faces tough Western pressure to clean up his government. Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar declined to name the two ministers, but told Reuters that other officials were also being targeted by the inquiry. "If the ministers insist and don't show up for the interrogation, we have other legal means with which to proceed," said Faqiryar. Karzai, sworn in last week for a second five-year term after an election marred by fraud, has been under pressure by his Western ... Read Full Story
KABUL (Reuters) - Two Afghan cabinet ministers are being investigated for suspicion of embezzlement, a deputy attorney general said on Monday, at a time when President Hamid Karzai is under pressure to clean up his government. Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar declined to name the two ministers, but told Reuters other officials were also being targeted by the inquiry. "If the ministers insist and don't show up for the interrogation, we have other legal means with which to proceed," said Faqiryar. Karzai, sworn in last week for a second full-term after an election marred by fraud, has been under pressure from his Western backers to tackle ... Read Full Story
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KABUL (AP) – Fifteen current and former Afghan ministers are under investigation over allegations of corruption that have plagued the government of President Hamid Karzai, the attorney general's...  
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was officially sworn in last Thursday for another term of office, said in his inaugural address: "We are determined that by the next five years, the Afghan forces are capable of taking the lead in ensuring security and stability across the country."  
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Kabul, Nov 24 (DPA) The new cabinet for President Hamid Karzai, who was re-elected in a poll marred by massive fraud, is expected to be announced “in a near future”, his spokesman said Tuesday. Karzai, who was sworn in for a second five-year term Thursday, has been under international pressure to cleanse his administration by excluding [...]  
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By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press Writer KABUL (AP) - Fifteen current and former Afghan ministers are under investigation over allegations of corruption that have plagued the government of President Hamid Karzai, the attorney generals office said Tuesday. In his inaugural address last week for his second term as president, Karzai pledged to arrest those who spread corruption.  
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KABUL – Afghanistan’s attorney general said Monday that his office is investigating five current and former Cabinet ministers on allegations including embezzlement and fraud, a sign of growing momentum within the Afghan government to address the widespread corruption that has hobbled President Hamid Karzai’s administration. Combating corruption has emerged as a top priority here for the Obama administration as Karzai deliberates over...  
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