President Hamid Karzai

Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai reshuffled his cabinet on Saturday, moving the education minister to take over the Interior Ministry which administers the police force.  

A late August US air strike in Herat Province which killed at least 90 civilians, most of them children, according to both the United Nations and the Afghan government has been a matter of continuing embarrassment for international forces and a source of tension between the troops and the Afghan...  

The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has returned from a visit to Saudi Arabia in which he met with Taliban leaders in a gathering brokered by King Abdullah. Qayum Karzai has been vague about details of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia as a ...  

The best prospect is that Afghan President Hamid Karzai will build up his army so the Taliban can't prevail and agree to "talk about a political settlement ...  

Signaling a major shift in strategy for the trans-Atlantic alliance, NATO defense ministers agreed Friday to allow direct attacks on Afghanistan`s drug networks. more... | PDA  

With U.S. and NATO forces suffering their deadliest year so far in Afghanistan, some officials have endorsed efforts to reach out to members of the Taliban considered willing to seek an accommodation with President Hamid Karzai's government.  

Kabul , Oct 10 (ANI): The elder brother of President Hamid Karzai has said that his visit to Saudi Arabia last month was part of an Afghan push for the kingdom to convene peace talks with Taliban insurgents. Qayoum Karzai, the elder brother of the ...  

Afghanistan's intelligence service said Saturday it broke up a Taliban plot to attack the country's most notorious prison with a wave of suicide bombers.  

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has proven that while he is no puppet whose strings are pulled in Washington, he is a staunch, fearless opponent of Islamic ...  

America's intelligence agencies believe that Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral" and President Hamid Karzai's government may be incapable of containing the Taliban's challenge, according to an assessment now ...  

NATO defence ministers yesterday authorized their troops in Afghanistan to attack drug barons blamed for pumping up to $100 million US a year into the coffers of resurgent Taliban fighters.  

US Army General David Petraeus, the former commander of US forces in Iraq, believes the United States should talk directly with its enemies. He noted that the Afghan government was preparing to negotiate with the Taliban and that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked Saudi Arabia to bring the...  

NATO defense ministers agreed Friday to allow troops operating in Afghanistan to attack drug lords and their networks supporting the escalating insurgency in the country.  

KANDAHAR, Oct 9: A brother of President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday his visit to Saudi Arabia last month was part of an Afghan push for the kingdom to convene peace talks with the Taliban.  

Taliban fighters are stepping up their offensive in Afghanistan to topple the government of President Hamid Karzai. Clashes in the past six months have ...