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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 president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from December 2004 to September 2014. He previously served as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration ...
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. As president, Karzai faced challenges of the country’s ongoing instability.
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 scheduled to ...
Aug 23, 2021 · Last week, former President Hamid Karzai stood outside his home in Kabul to record a video message, surrounded by his daughters, and said that he would stay in the Afghan capital with his family ...
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.
The Karzai administration was the government of Afghanistan under President Hamid Karzai, who became the head of state of Afghanistan in December 2001 after the Taliban government was overthrown.Karzai was appointed at the 2002 Loya Jirga as the Interim President of the Afghan Transitional Administration.After the 2004 Afghan presidential election, he became the President of Afghanistan.
Aug 8, 2022 · Hamid Karzai stays on in Afghanistan — hoping for the best, but unable to leave When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul last August, the U.S.-backed government collapsed and hundreds of thousands of ...
Dec 27, 2022 · Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai walks in the garden of his Kabul residence on his way to a meeting on Oct. 5. (Elise Blanchard for The Washington Post)
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 11, 2014 · As Afghan President Hamid Karzai nears the end of his presidency, the BBC's Lyse Doucet looks back at 13 turbulent years and assesses his time in power.
