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KABUL (AP) — Eager to overcome a bout of bickering, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a show of unusual unity between their two nations on Monday. The friendly display came as the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in [...]
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Kerry meets again with Afghan President Karzai
Posted by admin on March 26th, 2013
KABUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has talked further with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a day after they put on a show of unity as they tried to end recent bickering over anti-American comments made by the Afghan leader. Tweet This Post
Kerry in Afghanistan to prod Karzai on future ties
Posted by admin on March 25th, 2013
KABUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Monday to see President Hamid Karzai amid concerns the Afghan president may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. He arrived shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in [...]
Hagel, Karzai seek deal on detainees within 1 week
Posted by admin on March 16th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held new talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a nettlesome disagreement over the stalled transfer of a key detention center to Afghan control. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Karzai Inflames U.S. Tensions
Posted by admin on March 11th, 2013
“America’s fraught ties with Afghanistan suffered a jarring blow Sunday, when Afghan President Hamid Karzai said during a visit by the new U.S. defense secretary that the Taliban were killing Afghan civilians ‘in service to America,’” the Wall Street Journal reports. Tweet This Post
Hagel meets Karzai after security threat, friction
Posted by admin on March 11th, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel encountered political tension with the Afghan president and a series of security problems during his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, but he met privately with President Hamid Karzai and says they discussed the key issues. Tweet This Post
NATO air strikes for Afghan security forces must end: Karzai
Posted by admin on February 16th, 2013
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces will be banned from calling for NATO air strikes in residential areas to help in their operations, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, three days after 10 civilians died in such a strike in the country’s east. NATO air strikes and civilian casualties have become a significant stress point [...]
Decision on immunity for U.S. troops in Afghanistan by year-end: Karzai
Posted by admin on January 14th, 2013
KABUL (Reuters) – A decision on immunity for U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan after the 2014 planned withdrawal will be made by the end of the year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday. "The issue of immunity is under discussion (and) it is going to take eight to nine months before we reach agreement," [...]
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No Comments »Obama, Karzai accelerate end of U.S. combat role in Afghanistan
Posted by admin on January 12th, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, raising the prospect of an accelerated U.S. withdrawal from the country and underscoring Obama's determination to wind down a long, unpopular war. Signaling a narrowing of differences, Karzai [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: accelerate, Afghanistan, combat, Karzai, Obama, role, U.S. No Comments »Obama, Karzai agree: It’s time to wind down war
Posted by admin on January 11th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uneasy allies, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai demonstrated Friday they could agree on one big idea: After 11 years of war, the time is right for U.S. forces to let Afghans do their own fighting. U.S. and coalition forces will take a battlefield back seat by spring and, by [...]
