The Presidential Palace on Monday released a detailed order preventing government officials from interference in the presidential runoff election slated for June 14. The presidential directives titled “No government officials’ involvement in run-off election” warned government officials they…
President Hamid Karzai on Sunday declined meeting his American counterpart Barack Obama at the Bagram Airbase in central Parwan province, indicating Kabul-Washington differences. On a secret trip to Afghanistan, Obama landed at the Bagram base in the evening…
President Hamid Karzai on Friday telephoned Indian Prime Minister-Designate Narendra Modi and strongly condemned a terrorist attack on the Indian consulate in the western province of Herat. Calling the incident "an attack on Afghanistan, India and our shared…
KABUL-based Bacha Khan University on Friday presented a letter of appreciation to President Hamid Karzai. University Vice-Chancellor Fazal Rahim Marwat gave Karzai the appreciation letter at his office in Kabul, a statement from the Presidential Palace said. On behalf of…
President Hamid Karzai on Friday congratulated the Baharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on winning a landslide in India’s parliamentary elections Preliminary results and media projections at the climax of the six-week election showed the Narendra Modi-led party on track…
President Hamid Karzai on Friday welcomed the final results of the April 5 presidential elections, which were announced a day earlier. The first round threw up no outright winner, because both top vote-winners Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr.…
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday toured the landslide-hit village in northeastern Badakhshan province and promised to build a residential township for those rendered homeless by the May 2 disaster. The massive landside in the Aab-i-Barik village of Argon…
The Foreign Ministry on Monday said it was concerned about the periodic executions of Afghan nationals in neighbouring Iran, calling on Tehran to address Kabul’s reservations in this regard. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Shakib Mustaghni said Afghanistan objected…
KABUL Ali Rahmanov on Wednesday witnessed the signing of four cooperation agreements between the two countries. In a joint statement, the two sides said the pacts aimed to encourage cooperation in the areas of investment, customs, arts, culture and media.…
President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday condemned a suicide attack that killed 16 people and injured 42 others in northern Faryab province. The early morning auto-rickshaw blast ripped through a crowd of people in front of the Energy and…
KABUL would never bow to the whims of outsiders. In his last address to the joint session of parliament that entered the fourth year of its constitutional five-year term, he reaffirmed his resolve to conduct transparent and free presidential and…
KABUL and Turkey, his office said During the three-day visit, is scheduled to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss ways of enhancing bilateral relations. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani,…
President Hamid Karzai on Monday reiterated his administration’s neutrality on the issue of the April presidential elections. At a Cabinet meeting in Kabul, Karzai said supporters of no presidential runner should give the impression that he backed any…
President Hamid Karzai, during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at his office on Sunday, once again refused to budge from his position on the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington. A statement from the Presidential…
President Hamid Karzai returned home from Russia after attending the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in the coastal city of Sochi. More than 40 heads of state, including United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, attended the event,…
President Hamid Karzai on Friday flew to Russia to attend the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, his office said. For the first time, Russia is hosting the Winter Olympic Games, which are scheduled to…
President Hamid Karzai on Friday flew to Russia to attend the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, his office said. For the first time, Russia is hosting the Winter Olympic Games, which are scheduled to…
President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday inaugurated a much-awaited 3G mobile technology project and switch to GSM standards in Kabul. Speaking at a ceremony here, the president praised the nation for each step it took toward progress in the…
More than 80 development projects have been completed this solar year in northern Baghlan province, but new schemes could not be initiated due to security problems, officials said on Sunday. Rural Rehabilitation Director Abdul Rab Hakimi said the…
KABUL and take stringent preventive measures in this regard. The president also called for activities of ‘so-called’ oil refineries to be investigated, his office said on Thursday. Karzai issued the directives at a meeting with oil and gas importers at…
President Hamid Karzai will visit Russia in the near future to attend the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, his office said on Thursday. For the first time, Russia will be hosting the Winter Olympic…
KABUL were essential for peace. A traditional Loya Jirga, attended by 2,500 delegates from across the country, endorsed the BSA in November and urged President Karzai to sign the deal before the end of 2013 -- a call shared by…
Lauding media role in promoting national unity, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday the next government should leave no stone unturned to ensure the right to freedom of speech and media independence were preserved. “Freedom of print and…
KABUL): President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said that the issue of Kabul-Islamabad mistrust could be addressed by an effective joint struggle against the menace of terrorism and extremism. The president underlined the need for combined efforts against the common threat…
