Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Afghanistan began registering voters on Monday for elections due next year that will test support for President Hamid Karzai and democracy itself which is threatened by a virulent Taliban insurgency in which thousands have died.
Weazl's Revenge (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Reports Link Karzai’s Brother to Afghanistan Heroin Trade Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Ahmed Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai’s brother, in 2001. Both say accusations of drug trafficking are politically motivated. By JAMES RISEN WASHINGTON — When Afghan security forces found an enormous cache of heroin hidden beneath concrete blocks in a tractor-trailer outside Kandahar in 2004, the local Afghan...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
President Hamid Karzai's brother denied Monday that he has ever been involved in Afghanistan's heroin trade, and accused U.S. officials of fabricating allegations to harm the president.
Pakistan Times! (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
NEW YORK: Assertions that Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother is involved in the country’s booming heroin trade have U.S. officials worried, according to The New York Times Sunday. Ahmed Wali Karzai, chief of the Kandahar Provincial Council and the president’s brother, denies any ties to Afghan drug traffickers, despite claims to the contrary from some [...]
The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Pakistan's Daily Times - KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has made a call for peace to Taliban leader Mullah Omar and has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help in talks with the group responsible for a surge...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | yesterday
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Assertions that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother is involved in the country's booming heroin trade have U.S. officials worried, observers say. Ahmed Wali Karzai, chief of the Kandahar Provincial Council and the president's brother, denies any ties to Afghan drug traffickers, despite claims to the contrary from some U.S. and Afghan investigators. Whether or...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's request that Saudi Arabia act as intermediary with Taliban head Mullah Omar - who was forced to flee Afghanistan in the fall of 2001 - is a confession of impotence. Under the protection of the international coalition's forces, the Afghan authorities have not succeeded in establishing their power much beyond the Kabul region. Construction of a real state, in the modern...
Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Evidently they think they can press on to final victory. "Taliban rejects peace talks," from Reuters, October 3 (thanks to JE): A SENIOR Taliban commander today rejected reconciliation with what he called the "puppet" Afghan Government, the latest in a...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
A senior Taliban officer is spurning calls for negotiation from Afghanistan's government, calling President Hamid Karzai a U.S. "puppet" amid rumblings that peace talks could be in the offing.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday he would guarantee the safety of Mullah Omar if the Afghan Taliban leader returned home. Through Pakistan television channel Geo, I propose (Mullah Omar) to get back to Afghanistan as I will be wholly solely responsible for his security and I shall be answerable to the whole of the world on his behalf, Karzai was quoted...
Afgha.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
September 25, 2008 Washington, D.C. This week Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, attended the 63rd United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his speech he stressed the importance of read more
Blogging for a free world (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Al Jazeera reports that Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is going (again) to make the same mistake. This time he is seeking help from Saudi Arabia “to facilitate talks with the Taliban in order to end the conflict in the country“, while denying any talks had already taken place. He added he “was trying to encourage [...]
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that he is open to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's idea to have talks with Taliban. David McKiernan, the U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan, gave the signals at a Pentagon press conference. Karzai has asked Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to arrange talks with the Taliban. "The idea that the government of Afghanistan will take...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Afghan President Hamid Karzai From CBS News: Afghan President Has Requested Help Of Saudi King In Thus-Far Fruitless Talks (CBS/AP) Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order to bring an end to the Afghan conflict. Karzai said there had not yet been any negotiations, only requests for help. But he said that...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said yesterday he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order to bring an end to the Afghan conflict.
