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Hamid Karzai (/ ˈ h æ m ɪ d ˈ k ɑːr z aɪ /; Pashto/Persian: حامد کرزی, Pashto pronunciation: [ˈhɑmɪd karˈzai], Dari pronunciation: [ˈhɒːmɪd kaɾzeˈiː]; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected ...
Hamid Karzai appointed as President of the Afghan Transitional Administration at the July 2002 Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan. In October 2001, U.S.-led forces invaded Afghanistan. About two months later, the Taliban government was overthrown.
Jun 19, 2024 · Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician who was the first elected president of Afghanistan (2004–14). He was the son of the chief of the Popalzai Pashtuns, and his family played a prominent role in the government of Mohammad Zahir Shah.
Aug 23, 2021 · Forced to leave his home, former President Hamid Karzai remains in Kabul despite the risks. He and the Taliban have long been enemies, but he has stayed in Afghanistan, hoping to work with the...
Jul 10, 2014 · Hamid Karzai became leader of Afghanistan in the same year as the US-led invasion of his country in 2001, and is due to step down in 2014 - the year that all Nato combat troops are...
Aug 8, 2022 · When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul last August, the U.S.-backed government collapsed and hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled the country. Former president Hamid Karzai was not one of them.
As India was preparing to shut down its embassy in Kabul on August 15 last year in the wake of the Taliban takeover, Hamid Karzai urged Indian Ambassador Rudrendra Tandon not to leave, the former President of Afghanistan said in an interview to The Indian Express.
Nov 28, 2023 · The international community should not seek the forcible removal from power of Afghanistan's interim Taliban government but encourage inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue to bring about improvements to their policies, former president Hamid Karzai said.
Dec 27, 2022 · KABUL — A blue penholder, a dictionary and sheaves of papers, some bearing the seal of the ousted government, lie on the ornate desk of former Afghan president Hamid Karzai.
Forced to leave his home, former President Hamid Karzai remains in Kabul despite the risks. He and the Taliban have long been enemies, but he has stayed in Afghanistan, hoping to work with the...
