News Source: Al Jazeera
| about 1 month ago
Hamid Karzai, the president, ordered the probe on Thursday into the overnight attack. He did not suggest who might have fired the rocket, but the Nato-led force in Afghanistan said separately that it had fired a rocket at people suspected to have...
News Source: Dubuque Telgraph Herald
| about 1 month ago
The challenger in Afghanistan's recent election called President Hamid Karzai's victory illegal and his government a failure, saying Wednesday that the tainted administration would not be able to check corruption or fend off the Taliban. Former...
News Source: Reuters
| about 1 month ago
The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country. Spokesman Aleem Siddique said the United...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
Dr Abdullah says the result of the presidential election is illegal because it violates the constitution. In rejecting Mr Karzai's victory, Dr Abdullah has refused to play any part in the new government. The former foreign minister pulled out of the...
News Source: The Frontier Post
| about 1 month ago
Afghanistan’s election body, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) had announced incumbent president Hamid Karzai as the winner of presidential election after it decided to scrap a planned run-off ballot. The announcement made by IEC’s chief...
News Source: Press TV
| about 1 month ago
Karzai has pledged to form a national-unity government, which is expected to be announced within the next three weeks. Abdullah has been reported to be under heavy pressure by the US and its western allies to participate in the new cabinet. The...