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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:04 AM

Hamid Karzai

Type: Person

Name: Hamid Karzai (Hamid ebn Abdul Ahad Karzai)

Title: President

Date of Birth: 24/12/1957

Place of Birth: Karz, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Nationality: Afghanistan

Fact Sheet: Biography for Hamid Karzai

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 207 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

New Term For Karzai Brings Same Old Problems

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, passes an honor guard as he arrives for his swearing in ceremony as the country's president for another five years at the Presidential Palace in KabulShah Marai/AFP/Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, passes an honor ... [NPR - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Corruption, Hamid Karzai, United States, Kabul, Afghanistan

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 19 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

In Afghanistan, twenty-three people have been killed in three separate bomb explosions.

In Afghanistan, twenty-three people were killed in three separate bomb explosions today.Fifteen people were killed and thirty-six others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Farah town.Five bodyguards of a controversial warlord Abdul Rab Sayyaf ... [Radio Pakistan - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Explosive, Afghanistan, Improvised Explosive Device, Farah (Afghanistan), bomb blast

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 47 Documents (in Politics)

NATO

Leading article: The Afghan strategy is finally beginning to shift

The West is looking to create the conditions that will allow withdrawalCloseWhatever you may think of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan – and most of the governments with Nato forces there can barely disguise their exasperation with him – you have ... [The Independent - 23 hours ago]

Entities: NATO, Taliban, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 17 Documents

Bomber kills dozen in Afghan

Herat, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck an Afghan town on Friday, killing 12 people in the deadliest attack since President Hamid Karzai got down to the business of a second term.The attack in the capital of southwestern province ... [IOL - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Bomber, Rohul Amin, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 11 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

United Nations

Steven Edwards: Despite pledges, Kabul to side with Iran on rights vote at UN

Canadian politics, Steven EdwardsJust a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged that respect for women's rights is among his top agenda items, Afghan diplomats at the United Nations will oppose a Canadian-led bid to highlight serious human rights ... [National Post - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Steven Edwards, United Nations, Iran

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 9 Documents

Abdullah Abdullah

Time for Karzai to make good on his promises

KABUL: In dwelling on the need to combat corruption, to talk to the Taliban and to transfer control of policing Afghanistan from foreign troops to the country's own security institutions, Hamid Karzai did enough to appease the US and its allies, who regarded ... [Sydney Morning Herald - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Rohul Amin, Abdullah Abdullah, Kabul

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Nancy Pelosi

Karzai an 'unworthy partner': top US Democrat

WASHINGTON (AFP) Calling Afghan President Hamid Karzai an 'unworthy partner,' a key Democratic leader warned Friday that Congress cannot fund an expanded military mission without a reliable ally in Kabul.Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Nancy Pelosi

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 45 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

More than 20 killed in separate Afghan blasts (Reuters)

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in southwestern Afghanistan killed 17 people Friday, and an Afghan lawmaker escaped a separate blast on the outskirts of Kabul but five of his bodyguards were killed, officials said.The provincial governor ... [West Australian - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Kabul, Rohul Amin, Afghanistan, Taliban, Farah (Afghanistan)

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws, says UK

LONDON, Nov 21 — The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said yesterday.“If international forces leave, you can choose a time — five minutes, 24 hours or ... [Malaysian Insider - 2 hours ago]

Entities: NATO, United Kingdom, David Miliband, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 5 Documents

Karzai sworn in as Afghan President for 2nd term

The incumbent Afghan president Hamid Karzai was sworn in for the second five-year term on Thursday amid tight security. He vowed to fight corruption and bring good governance. Full storyTOP STORIESLATEST NEWS14:12 GMT07:46 GMT02:14 GMT16:51 GMT11:44 ... [SINA - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Wang Yan, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

EU urges Afghan president to turn commitments into action

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponThe European Union on Thursday welcomed the commitments made by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in his inauguration speech and urged him to turn ... [People's Daily Online - 23 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Hamid Karzai, Drug Trafficking, LinkedIn Corp

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Vice President Meets Karzai

Rahimi, heading of a high-ranking political delegation, arrived in Kabul on Thursday morning to attend Karzai's inauguration ceremony.After the ceremony Rahimi met several Afghans ministers including the ministers of refugees, and commerce and economy ... [Fars News Agency - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Refugees, Afghanistan

Quotes

At the end of a visit to Kabul for the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai, Miliband said Afghans were "sad that they need anyone, but they are passionate that my goodness they do, because if we weren't here their country would be rolled over."

Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws - Miliband (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 2 hours ago]

Rahimi congratulated the re-election of President Karzai and said, "unity and convergence between iranian and afghan nations create regional stability."

Vice President Meets Karzai [Fars News Agency - 11 hours ago]

"i swear to obey and safeguard the provisions of the sacred religion of islam, to observe the constitution and other laws of afghanistan and supervise their implementation" Karzai said in front of foreign and Afghan dignitaries in his palace in Kabul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term [Financial Express Bangladesh - 15 hours ago]

More Content

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Karzai an 'unworthy partner': top US Democrat [AFP via Yahoo! - 1 hour ago]
Qureshi wants result-oriented dialogue with India [The News International - 1 hour ago]
16 Afghans killed in suicide attack [Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago]
Mushahid asks Karzai not to allow use of Afghan... [The News International - 1 hour ago]
'Bravest woman in Afghanistan' tours Canada [Canada.com - 1 hour ago]
In Afghanistan, twenty-three people have been k... [Radio Pakistan - 1 hour ago]
Afghanistan's bravest woman calls on US to leave [Global Research - 1 hour ago]
Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws,... [Malaysian Insider - 2 hours ago]
A decisive moment [The News International - 2 hours ago]
America's Afghan strategy [The News International - 2 hours ago]
Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws ... [Yahoo! News Australia - 2 hours ago]
Political: Abdullah Turns Down Karzai's Invitation [Forex TV - 2 hours ago]
Afghan govt would fall if NATO withdraws: UK mi... [West Australian - 3 hours ago]
Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws ... [InSing.com - 3 hours ago]
Suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills 16 in Afgh... [Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago]
U.S. suffers bloody day in Afghanistan as Obama... [Canada.com - 4 hours ago]
Voting for failure in Afghanistan [Guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago]
Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption [Tehran Times - 5 hours ago]
Afghan handover deadline 'too early' -U.S. [Maktoob Business - 5 hours ago]
Afghan aid must not fuel corruption: Gates [AFP via Yahoo! - 5 hours ago]
Afghan governor sent 3,000 men over to Taliban [Telegraph - 5 hours ago]
Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul [VOA News - 5 hours ago]
Afghanistan: Death toll rises to 13 in suicide ... [Muslim News - 5 hours ago]
Pelosi: Hamid Karzai Is An 'Unworthy Partner' [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 5 hours ago]
US Department of State: Interview With Indira L... [Individual.com - 6 hours ago]
Karzai 'would fall in weeks' if Nato pulls out [Guardian.co.uk - 6 hours ago]
Afghan governor turned 3000 men over to Taliban [Telegraph - 6 hours ago]
Karzai pledges NATO pullout timeline [SmartBrief - 6 hours ago]
Briefing Skipper: Kabul, IAEA, Bosworth, Cuba, ... [Foreign Policy Magazine - 6 hours ago]
Pak for result-oriented dialogue with Inida: FM [The News International - 6 hours ago]

Blogs

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Obama and Afghanistan: It’s Hard to Decide on a... [Firedoglake - 2 hours ago] (photo by Marco Vossen) White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told Reuters (via TPM) today that it will be at least another week — in other words, after Thanksgiving ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 4 hours ago] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
Voting for failure in Afghanistan \| Stephen Kinzer [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 5 hours ago] By forcing a flawed model of democracy on Afghans, the US has made Afghanistan less stable and less democraticThe fiasco of the elections in Afghanistan has been ...
malalai joya in toronto: report, part two [we move to canada - 6 hours ago] Initial thoughts here.Part one here.Joya speaks with great strength and forcefulness. And she talks fast. Allan said when she spoke in Pashto, you could practically ...
Tom Engelhardt: The Afghan Speech Obama Should ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10 hours ago] Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com. Sure, the quote in the over-title is only my fantasy. No one in Washington -- no less President Obama -- ever said, ...

Audio/Video

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Raw Video: Secretary of State Clinton Speaking ... [ISAF MEDIA - YouTube Channel - 18 hours ago]
Afghans blame violence on poverty, not Taliban [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Karzai pledges to fight corruption and kick out... [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Clinton welcomes Karzai's speech [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/19/2009]
Clinton Applauds Karzai's Agenda [ABC News Video: Politics - 11/19/2009]

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