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Brown warns Karzai on corruption

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:17:50 +0000

Andrew North BBC correspondent in Kabul After a particularly bad week for British troops here, Gordon Brown is keen to switch the pressure on to President Hamid Karzai. It's part of a concerted international effort to force him to change his ways in his next five-year term. But by saying he's ...

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Go Figure, Ahmadinejad is the Reasonable One, the New Hamid Highway

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:46:00 +0000

Eugene Robinson Mikhail Gorbachev "Most of my frustration is really with the process of getting anything done in Washington, which is not something Obama can unilaterally change, nimbly circumvent or blithely ignore" - Eugene Robinson “It seems this is politics, but politics can still ...

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Meeting us in the middle on Afghanistan

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:44:29 +0000

Guest post by Jared Stancombe Jared Stancombe is a 2009 graduate of Indiana University, where his studies focused on peace and conflict studies in Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. His other academic interests include counterinsurgency and complex military operations. He is ...

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Afghanistan: West hails Hamid Karzai as 'legitimate' president

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:21:54 +0000

British and American officials congratulate Karzai after second round of Afghan election is cancelled.

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Obama warns Afghan president: Time for new chapter (AP)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:29:07 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama greeted Hamid Karzai's election victory with as much admonishment as praise on Monday, pointedly advising America's partner in war he must make more serious efforts to end corruption in Afghanistan's government and prepare his nation to ultimately defend itself.

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Abdullah Out

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:37:00 +0000

I'm not sure how to assess Abdullah Abdullah's exit from the Afghan runoff election, which renders Hamid Karzai the unchallenged Afghan president. A runoff election certainly did promise to be tainted by the same fraud we saw last time around--quite likely more, in fact, given how fast they ...

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Decision Followed Five Days of Difficult Talks With U.S.

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:12:27 +0000

[Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) arrives with Sen. John Kerry at a joint press conference in Kabul on Tuesday.] Getty Images Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) arrives with Sen. John Kerry at a joint press conference in Kabul on Tuesday.

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Hamid Karzai

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:12:27 +0000

Hamid Karzai's government has already begun arrangements to fix the second round of voting in the country's presidential poll, an election monitor has said.

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Afghanistan’s Election Runoff: Disaster in the Making?

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:12:27 +0000

This week’s deadly insurgent attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul — along with the attack on the Serena Hotel — seemed to have one very specific goal: To disrupt Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential runoff election, which is scheduled for Nov. 7. After Afghan President Hamid ...

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Abdullah to Boycott Runoff as Talks Break Down

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:12:27 +0000

Amid reports that the ongoing election talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and runoff opponent Abdullah Abdullah have broken down , it is widely expected that Abdullah will announce a boycott of the election, perhaps as soon as this weekend. Following massive fraud in the first round, ...

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Karzai declared victor in Afghanistan

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:48:04 +0000

The lesson from the election in Afghanistan is that massive fraud pays off. Karzai was officially declared the winner today : Afghan election officials canceled a presidential runoff and proclaimed the reelection of President Hamid Karzai on Monday, a day after Karzai's top challenger declared ...

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Karzai Vows Corruption Fight, but Avoids Details

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:30:41 +0000

KABUL, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai , in his first speech since he was declared the winner of the much disputed presidential election, said Tuesday that he wanted to tackle corruption but made no specific commitments to reorganizing his administration.“Afghanistan has been tarnished by ...

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NYT: Afghan President

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who faces a runoff election next week, is on the payroll of the CIA, the New York Times reports, citing unnamed current and former American officials. The Times reports that Ahmed Wali Karzai has provided a variety of services for the CIA for the ...

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Karzai’s Brother Reported on US Payroll: So, Uh, How Much CIA Money Inadvertently Funds the Taliban?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:47:22 +0000

How many of these are now US property? (photo by ChuckHolton) Time for some serious Congressional hearings. The New York Times reports that Hamid Karzai’s brother, who has long been suspected of running a drug ring in southern Afghanistan — I mean, I asked Said Jawad, the ...

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President must delay Afghan decision until after runoff

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:25:46 +0000

It is imperative that President Obama delay any decision on Afghanistan until after an upcoming runoff between current President Hamid Karzai and his oppponent Abdullah 2 because A2 has very diffferent views about US presence in his country and will likely call for a withdrawal of our ...

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Ahmed Wali Karzai News - The New York Times

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:41:00 +0000

Updated Oct. 27, 2009 Ahmed Wali Karzai is the younger bother of Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan. He is a prominent political figure in the southern region of the country and leads the provincial council of Kandahar Province, the governing body for the region that includes ...

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Obama calls for 'new chapter' in Afghanistan

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:18:01 +0000

Obama calls for 'new chapter' in Afghanistan. WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Barack Obama called Monday for a "new chapter" of improved governance in Afghanistan now that Hamid Karzai's re-election as president is complete. At a brief media appearance with visiting Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Obama said he spoke to Karzai earlier Monday and congratulated him on winning a second term. "Although the process was messy, I'm pleased to say that the final ...

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News Analysis: With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:31:54 +0000

President Obama faces a new complication in Afghanistan: Enabling President Hamid Karzai to regain enough legitimacy to help the United States find a way out of the war.

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U.N. Can’t Account for Millions Sent to Afghan Election Board

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:34:48 +0000

The United Nations cannot account for tens of millions of dollars provided to the troubled Afghan election commission, according to two confidential U.N. audits and interviews with current and former senior diplomats.

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UN chief condemns Kabul killings

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:47:27 +0000

These attacks on two high-profile targets have spread a lot of fear. Every building where UN staff work or live has to conform to minimum security rules, and one question that will be asked is 'How did these gunmen get into this building?' President Hamid Karzai has said he wants more security ...

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