Hamid Karzai

11 May 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has irked Washington with his frequent criticism of American military operations in his country, says that his government is now ready to let the US have nine...

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6 May 2013

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, on the tens of millions of dollars in cash the C.I.A. has given his...

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Millions in CIA ‘ghost money’ paid to Afghan president’s office

29 Apr 2013

Tens of millions of US dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade,...

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Afghan leader Hamid Karzai says US, Taliban are colluding

10 Mar 2013

He accused the Taliban and the US of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops leave as planned by the end of next year.

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Briefs, March 4, 2013

4 Mar 2013

Passwords reset after Evernote cyber attack

5:13AM

Afghan president to ban requests for foreign air strikes

17 Feb 2013

If he issues the decree as promised, the move would pose a significant new challenge to government troops who have relied heavily on foreign air power to give them an advantage against insurgents...

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Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

7:12AM

Dunford takes charge of Nato in Afghanistan

US General Joseph Dunford assumed command of Nato forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, taking over from General John Allen as the coalition prepares to withdraw the bulk of its combat troops by next...

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Briefs, January 15, 2013

The former Kate Middleton is due to give birth to her first baby in July, and her health is improving after a bout of severe morning sickness, palace officials said.

4:55AM

Barack Obama vows to let Afghans take over from spring

The US president, Barack Obama, has promised to speed up a transfer of lead security responsibility from Nato to Afghan forces in spring, in a sign that US troops may withdraw faster.

Nato...

5:47AM

AFGHANISTAN

Obama to meet Afghan President Karzai on Friday

President Barack Obama is slated to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday, the White House said in a statement, a meeting that comes as the United States tries to determine how quickly to...

9:02AM

AFGHANISTAN

Newborn baby among six killed in Afghan blast

A mother and her newborn baby were among six family members killed in a roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan overnight, police and witnesses said on Sunday.

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AFGHANISTAN

Afghan presidential election set for next April

Afghanistan’s presidential election will be held on April 5, 2014, months ahead of the final withdrawal of Nato combat troops from the insurgency-plagued nation, a poll official said on Tuesday....

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