Former president Hamid Karzai on Thursday left Kabul for Dushanbe, the capital of neighbouring Tajikistan, for a two-day formal visit, a statement from the ex-president’s office said. Karzai, heading a delegation, flew to Tajikistan on Thursday morning for…
KABUL. Addressing the fourth death anniversary of Rabbani in Kabul, Karzai said the former High Peace Council (HPC) chief was killed by those who were against peace and stability in Afghanistan. “When we decided to hold a Loy Jirga (Grant…
KABUL. The former president was addressing a day-long seminar in Kabul titled “Gandamak – Durand, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” organised by the Afghan Research and Advisory Centre. Karzai said discussions about the Gandamak and Durand treaties were vital, calling the…
KABUL. Speaking at an event marking International Youth Day in Kabul, Karzai said the Afghan people considered the Pakistani people their brothers, sisters and friends. There were no differences among the two peoples, he added. “The Pakistani nation has been…
Former president Hamid Karzai on Monday praised the unity government’s efforts at bringing peace and stability to the country and asked the Taliban to renounce violence and join the peace process. On his median visit to southern…
Former president Hamid Karzai has granted $50,000 in the form of scholarships to Afghan students. Last week, Karzai visited Australia to address the Young Presidents Organisation, said a statement from his office. Karzai spoke about Afghanistan’s achievements over…
The administration of former president Hamid Karzai paid $5 million, including $1 million provided by the CIA, in ransom to the Al Qaeda network for an Afghan diplomat’s release, a US newspaper reported on Saturday. In an effort…
KABUL, saying the western troops had been fighting in the wrong place and in a wrong manner. The US and NATO yesterday ended their longest war in Afghanistan, but a small residual force would start training and advising Afghan forces…
KABUL’s northeastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The raid left 141 dead, including 132 children. The onslaught involving seven gunmen wearing suicide vests lasted eight hours on the busy Warsak Road, with the attackers killing children as young as 12 years old.…
KABUL airstrike in Parwan province, former president Hamid Karzai on Thursday said killings of innocent Afghans by American forces fueled terrorism and anarchy. Five schoolchildren were killed in a NATO airstrike in the Siagard district of the central province on…
Former president Hamid Karzai has left for China on a private visit, his office said on Sunday, but gave no details. In a statement issued to Pajhwok Afghan News, the office of Hamid Karzai in Kabul said the…
A hand grenade blast took place in the 10th police district in the upscale Wazir Akbar Khan locality of capital Kabul on Tuesday but caused no casualties, deputy spokesman Ministry of Interior said. Najib Danish confirmed the explosion,…
KABUL after the imminent departure of US-led troops. Speaking in New Delhi, Karzai angrily rejected warnings by his one-time counterpart in Islamabad Pervez Musharraf that India and Pakistan could coopt allies among Afghanistan's main ethnic groups to effectively wage war…
KABUL, blaming foreigners for the current wave of violence in the country. Speaking at a farewell reception, Karzai claimed his administration had been to attract a lot of international and domestic over the past 13 years besides balancing the foreign…
President Hamid Karzai on Thursday suggested the lavish building, where he was supposed to live after leaving office, be used as a government guesthouse for foreign visitors and officials. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the luxurious…
President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday renewed his call for both presidential runners to conclude a deal on forming a government of national unity as soon as possible. Speaking at an event marking the beginning of the Martyrs Week…
Two pro-government fighters and six militants have been killed in northern provinces of the country, officials said on Monday. The government supporters were killed during an overnight Taliban attack in the Muradyan district of Jawzjan province, police…
KABUL on their country’s 95th Independence Day, the Presidential Palace said on Sunday. In a letter to President Karzai, Modi wrote: “On behalf of the government and people of India, I have great pleasure in extending to you and the…
KABUL witnessed over the last two months was unparalleled during the past 14 years, as he prayed to Allah, the Almighty, to bring peace and stability to the nation after offering Eidul Fitr prayers. The outgoing president, who offered Eid…
A high-level meeting, chaired by President Hamid Karzai, on Thursday discussed the country's current economic situation. Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah, the presidential candidates, were also invited to the session held at the Presidential Palace in…
Visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday held talks with President Hamid Karzai on the ongoing deadlock over the result of the runoff election. A UN proposal, whose details are not yet known, to arrive at…
President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned a bomb blast that ripped through a busy marketplace in the capital of northern Balkh province, leaving three shoppers dead and 10 others wounded a day earlier. The blast near the Hazrat…
KABUL should never have happened as he saw it a conspiracy in which the Afghan blood was shed and his effort had been to repel it. Karzai told The Atlantic in an interview that the Western powers were looking for…
Differences during the election process are a natural phenomenon, but addressing candidates’ demands in accordance with the relevant law is the job of the two commissions, President Hamid Karzai said on Friday. Calling the presidential runners Afghanistan’s leading…
