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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 ...
Aug 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...
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 .
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.
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.
Dec 27, 2022 · Washington Post reporter Sudarsan Raghavan sat down for a long and candid interview with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Oct. 5 in Kabul. The interview has been edited for length and...
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.
Sep 25, 2003 · Hamid Karzai was born on December 24, 1957, in the village of Karz, near Kandahar, Afghanistan. His grandfather, Khair Mohammad Khan, had served in Afghanistan's war of independence and as Deputy Speaker of the Senate.
