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Loya Jirga

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Name: Loya Jirga

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 25 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Karzai - foreign troops out in five years

President Hamid Karzai today signalled the beginning of the end of foreign military intervention in his country, when he pledged that Afghan security forces would take the lead in combating the Taleban over the next three to five years.In a much-anticipated ... [Times Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Corruption, Loya Jirga, Taliban

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 12 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 - 11/20/2009]

Entities: NATO, Taliban, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Karzai says he will tackle graft, take over local security

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said yesterday he would tackle corruption, adding that his country’s security forces should be ready to take over responsibility of unstable areas in three years.Karzai also called for a “loya jirga,” a traditional grand ... [Taipei Times Online - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Corruption, Kabul, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hamid Karzai

Finding decent cabinet is Karzai's big challenge

The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is sworn in for a second term as the world watches to see if he can deliver on his pledges to clean up his government.Karzai won plaudits for his inauguration speech on Thursday from Western officials including ... [Telegraph - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hillary Clinton

Karzai vows to fight graft

Karzai was sworn in yesterday as Washington decides whether to send tens of thousands more troops to fight an increasingly unpopular war. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was among foreign officials at the ceremony.Karzai, 51, also called for a ''loya ... [Times Live South Africa - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Loya Jirga, Taliban Insurgency, Legitimacy, Hillary Clinton

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Davood Moradian (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Loya Jirga may please be only partial solution

In his speech, President Karzai gave the British Government what it has been asking for when he promised a Loya Jirga grand council, designed to begin a wider process of engagement with the Taleban.Such a peace process is something the British Government ... [Times Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Loya Jirga, Taliban, Her Majesty's Government, Davood Moradian (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Hamid Karzai

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

18 killed in Afghan suicide blast

A day after President Hamid Karzai promised a more inclusive government, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 18 people, including several children, in a marketplace in western Afghanistan on Friday, close to a provincial governor’s compound, the governor ... [Deccan Herald - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Suicide, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Suicide Bomb

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

The latest news on Health Care, Housing, Nuclear Weapons, Rights of the Child, Pakistan, Iran, and Select Op-Eds.

FAITH IN THE NEWSUS Christian leaders urge Obama, "build, don’t destroy" in Afghanistan “Over a dozen church leaders in the United States are urging a new strategy for Afghanistan on President Barack Obama, based on a "a humanitarian and development surge" ... [Sojourners - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Hamid Karzai, Health Care, Pakistan

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Karzai vows to take control of Afghan security by 2015

said Afghan forces will assume responsibility for security within five years in an inauguration speech seeking to placate his impatient Western allies.As he was sworn in for a second five-year presidential term, foreign dignitaries heard Mr Karzai promise ... [Irish Independent - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Mary Riddell, Competent, Corruption, Loya Jirga, Uruzgan (Afghanistan)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Karzai says seeks Afghan "loya jirga" council

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on Thursday for a 'loya jirga', a national assembly meeting, saying this was necessary for peace and reconciliation.Karzai made the announcement during his inauguration speech after taking the oath ... [Reuters India - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Loya Jirga, Hamid Karzai, Kabul

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Another way out of the mire

The case for continuing the war effort in Afghanistan is buttressed by negatives: the west can not afford to cede al-Qaida the space to regroup; there will be a civil war if foreign troops leave; Pakistan's fight against the Taliban would be undermined; ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Taliban, Quetta, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

There Is No Need for Extra Troops to Afghanistan

By John V KalulangaLondon, UK THE TROOPS SURGE There is no need to send extra troops or escalate the surge of troops into Afghanistan by the coalition forces composed mainly by the USA and UK. There is probably more than the required number of troops ... [Pravda - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, Iraq, Al Qaeda, Loya Jirga, Taliban

Quotes

...grand assembly, which under Afghanistan's constitution can take precedence over all government institutions, including the presidency itself. "We welcome those who are not affiliated with any terrorist organizations and whose hands are not red with Afghans' blood" he said. He described corruption as a menace to the state, and promised measures to fight it

Karzai vows to fight graft [Arab News - 11/20/2009]

"We will call Afghanistan's traditional loya jirga and make every possible effort to ensure peace in our country," he said, calling on Taliban "not directly linked to international terrorism to return to their homeland"

Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will take charge (AFP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/19/2009]

Karzai, 51, also called for a "loya jirga', a traditional grand assembly, which under Afghanistan's constitution can take precedence over all government institutions, including the presidency itself."

Karzai vows to fight graft [Times Live South Africa - 11/19/2009]

More Content

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Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption [Tehran Times - 6 hours ago]
18 killed in Afghan suicide blast [Deccan Herald - 8 hours ago]
Karzai vows to take control of Afghan security ... [Irish Independent - 8 hours ago]
The latest news on Health Care, Housing, Nuclea... [Sojourners - 8 hours ago]
News Wrap: House Rejects Cuts to Medicare Payments [PBS - 9 hours ago]
Finding decent cabinet is Karzai's big challenge [Telegraph - 11 hours ago]
Karzai says he will tackle graft, take over loc... [Taipei Times Online - 17 hours ago]
Karzai promises: real, or more of the same? [Gulf Times - 18 hours ago]
Karzai under pressure [iafrica.com - 20 hours ago]
Karzai says Afghan forces will take over securi... [Topnews.in - 20 hours ago]
Karzai begins his new presidential term in the ... [Daily Maverick - 20 hours ago]
Karzai gives west a glimmer of hope [Business Day - 22 hours ago]
Karzai under pressure to deliver on promises [Khaleej Times - 22 hours ago]
Leading article: The Afghan strategy is finally... [The Independent - 11/20/2009]
Karzai makes fresh start pledge [Times Online - 11/20/2009]
Karzai vows to fight graft [Arab News - 11/20/2009]
Karzai sworn in for second term [The News International - 11/20/2009]
Karzai pledges fresh start in Afghanistan [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
Canada joins demands to fight corruption as Kar... [Canada.com - 11/19/2009]
Video: Karzai sworn in [Canada.com - 11/19/2009]
Video: Clinton in Kabul for inauguration [Canada.com - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/19/2009]
Loya Jirga may please be only partial solution [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
Karzai vows to fight graft [Times Live South Africa - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [Bangkok Post - 11/19/2009]
Calling Karzai to Account [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/19/2009]
President Karzai vows to tackle corruption [EuroNews - 11/19/2009]
Afghanistan's Karzai starts his 2nd five-year term [Turkish Press - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Afstan: I guess it all depends on what the mean... [The Torch - Canada - 11/19/2009] But at least "glide path" is bit better than "off ramps". The Afghan president at his second inauguration (the headline of the Times story is misleading):President ...
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Another way out of... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/18/2009] The case for continuing the war effort in Afghanistan is buttressed by negatives: the west can not afford to cede al-Qaida the space to regroup; there will be a ...
Lisa Schirch: Missing Elements of a Comprehensi... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/17/2009] U.S. policymakers should articulate a comprehensive military, diplomatic and development approach to Afghanistan. Too much public discussion in the U.S. ...
Face down the militarists and get out of Afghan... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/17/2009] Obama must call time on the Afghan war. Retreat can be spun as victory. But it can't be conditional on impossible objectivesGo to Washington any time in the past ...
The Third Way: Ending the Illusions in Afghanis... [The Torch - Canada - 11/02/2009] I have recently had the honour and pleasure of corresponding with Shane Schreiber, a decorated Army officer currently serving in the CF. He has written an article ...

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