News Source: Times Online
| about 1 month ago
General Atta Mohammad, a powerful Tajik warlord and Governor of Balkh province, has successfully kept the peace — and the Taleban at bay — across a swath of the north of the country since 2004. However, critics say that he has carved out a mini-...
News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 month ago
President Barack Obama is urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to open a new chapter in his country's history by taking action against corruption and implementing reforms. Mr. Obama called the Afghan leader just hours after he was declared the...
News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
00 Updated November 3, 2009 09:17:00 United States President Barack Obama has signalled a tough new approach to Afghan leader Hamid Karzai. Mr Karzai has been declared the elected president of Afghanistan after the final round of voting was called...
News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 month ago
Pressure was growing on Hamid Karzai today to form a unity government after the Afghan president was declared the winner of the country's election following the cancellation of a runoff vote. The decision by the Independent Election Commission (IEC)...
News Source: Times Online
| about 1 month ago
Or, come to that, the President’s pledge that he would fight a clean election. One mystery in America’s struggles in Afghanistan is the failure to put real pressure on Hamid Karzai to act in a way that might command popular respect and give the...
News Source: Novinite
| about 1 month ago
Hamid Karzai has been officially declared the elected President of Afghanistan, following the cancellation of the planned election run-off. “We declare Hamid Karzai, [who] got the majority of votes in the first round and [since] he is the only...