Karzai Escapes Kabul Parade Attack

Kabul comes to halt as VIPs arrive for inauguration

By: petergill

The Afghan capital ground to a halt amid tight security on Wednesday as hundreds of VIPs began arriving for the swearing-in of President Hamid Karzai for another five-year term.He was declared re-elected on November 2, by his own officials after massive ballot-stuffing -- mostly in Karzai's favour -- marred the August 20 election and his ...

12 days ago

Presidential Day in Kabul

By: robertweller

      By Robert       Whatever you do, don’t leave your helmet or kevlar behind if you plan to attend today’s presidential hijinks in Afghanistan.       President Hamid Karzai will be sworn in (and sworn is the right word for many who oppose him).  It might remind Americ...

12 days ago

Leave Afghanistan alone

By: inamshah

Nobody, it seems, is prepared to leave Afghanistan alone or allow the Afghans to determine their own form of government, or who should lead them. They refuse, as Benazir Bhutto advised, "to let the dust settle in Afghanistan where it will." Instead, Afghanistan's neighbours, and many who are not, prefer to impose their own proxies and back them up ...

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Karzai to take oath, future of Afghan war at stake

By: azhar12

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to be sworn into office for a second full term on Thursday as he struggles to rebuild a tarnished reputation and convince the West he is still a credible partner after eight years of war. Karzai's inauguration comes against the backdrop of a rising Taliban insurgency, doubts over his legitimacy after an election ...

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