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Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai unveils new anti-corruption unit

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:30 +0000

Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai unveils new anti-corruption unit

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Obama’s Third Afghan Way (Guest Voice)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:24:23 +0000

WASHINGTON — When there is no good solution to a problem, a president has three options. One is to avoid the problem. The second is to pick the least bad of the available options. The third is to mix and match among the proposed solutions and minimize the long-term damage any decision ...

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Clinton: Afghanistan's Karzai 'Must Do Better' for U.S. Backing

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:51:11 +0000

Hillary Clinton said Afghan President Hamid Karzai "must do better" if he wants U.S. support and including the creation of a major crimes tribunal. Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai - President of Afghanistan - Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States

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Hamid Karzai 'would fall in weeks' if Nato pulls out

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:13:11 +0000

David Miliband says UK needs more time to shore up Afghan government The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today as he urged British opponents of the war to give the fight to rebuild the country more time. In an interview ...

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Hamid Karzai: foreign troops out of Afghanistan in five years

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:54 +0000

President Hamid Karzai today signalled the beginning of the end of foreign military intervention in his country, when he pledged that Afghan security forces would take the lead in combating the Taleban over the next three to five years. In a much-anticipated inauguration speech, the Afghan ...

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Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner" (Reuters)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:30 +0000

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

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U.S. troops battle both Taliban and their own rules

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:26:04 +0000

KASHK-E-NOKHOWD, Afghanistan | Army Capt. Casey Thoreen wiped the last bit of sleep from his eyes before the sun rose over his isolated combat outpost. His soldiers did the same as they checked and double-checked their weapons and communications equipment. Ahead was a dangerous foot patrol into ...

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Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:51:11 +0000

It's the Secretary of States turn on the Sunday talk shows. Here's the message: Clinton: Karzai 'Must Do Better' for U.S. Backing . Very nice. But thus far the Obama administration has failed on multiple fronts: Doing something to keep Karzai on the straight and narrow - or at least ...

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Clinton Signals a ‘Critical Moment’ for Afghanistan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:55:57 +0000

Sounding a cautionary, and cautiously optimistic, note on the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s second inauguration, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed to the crucial “window of opportunity” for Afghanistan as she called for Karzai and his administration ...

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Diplomatic Memo

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:02 +0000

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Richard C. Holbrooke after the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, was inaugurated Thursday.

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Obama weighs hybrid Afghan war plan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:50:28 +0000

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A hybrid option for additional resources in Afghanistan is under consideration Wednesday by U.S. President Barack Obama and his top military strategists. Obama is said to be considering as many as four separate options to revamp the war strategy for Afghanistan. ...

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Pelosi calls Karzai 'unworthy partner'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:22 +0000

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

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Karzai, Under Pressure, Adopts Antigraft Measures

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:06 +0000

Associated Press Afghan police officers search cars entering Kabul on Monday. In response to calls from the international community to do more to fight graft, drugs and cronyism, officials in the government of President Hamid Karzai unveiled a special task force that will investigate graft by ...

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Germany warns Afghanistan to battle corruption

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:56:06 +0000

By Sabine Siebold KABUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The Afghan government must step up efforts to root out crime and corruption if it wants to retain the confidence of the German government, Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Thursday. On his first trip to Afghanistan since taking on ...

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USAID/Afghanistan: President Karzai Launches Kabul Power Plant

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:32:15 +0000

Announcement President Karzai Launches Kabul Power Plant Tarakhil Power Plant now provides power to approximately 200,000 Kabul residents. Kabul, Afghanistan | Saturday, August 15, 2009 On August 5, 2009, President Hamid Karzai opened the first 35 megawatt (MW) block of a 100 MW diesel power ...

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White House Seeks Results From Karzai

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:31:21 +0000

Hillary Clinton said the Obama administration was seeking greater accountability from Afghan President Hamid Karzai, suggesting future civilian aid to the country could be tied to more aggressive action to combat corruption.

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