Amid intense international pressure for reform, Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed to tackle corruption and drug-trafficking in a speech delivered at his inaugural ceremony Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she is pleased by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's pledge to have the country's security forces take the lead over the next few years.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports the ambassador warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday.
Before President Obama releases his strategy for Afghanistan, he should think twice about fully re-embracing Hamid Karzai.
President Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of another term in office as Afghanistan's leader Monday, after his opponent in a planned runoff election withdrew.
Making his first public appearance Tuesday since being declared the winner in a disputed election, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai vowed to stamp out corruption and work with the Taliban in his third term in office.
Afghan electoral officials Monday declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling this weekend's second round of voting.
Abdul Sabur jams a carrot into the machine that makes the frothy sweet juice his customers are waiting for on the crowded streets along the Kabul River. He is tired. He makes little and works 16 hours a day and it's almost time to go home. But ask him about the political situation in Afghanistan and he suddenly perks up.
Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah withdrew Sunday from the upcoming runoff election, saying he believes that the second round would be as fraudulent as the first.
The head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission vowed Saturday that he would not support a coalition government in Afghanistan.
Amid intense international pressure for reform, Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed to tackle corruption and drug-trafficking in a speech delivered at his inaugural ceremony Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she is pleased by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's pledge to have the country's security forces take the lead over the next few years.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports the ambassador warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday.
Before President Obama releases his strategy for Afghanistan, he should think twice about fully re-embracing Hamid Karzai.
President Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of another term in office as Afghanistan's leader Monday, after his opponent in a planned runoff election withdrew.
Making his first public appearance Tuesday since being declared the winner in a disputed election, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai vowed to stamp out corruption and work with the Taliban in his third term in office.
Afghan electoral officials Monday declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling this weekend's second round of voting.
Abdul Sabur jams a carrot into the machine that makes the frothy sweet juice his customers are waiting for on the crowded streets along the Kabul River. He is tired. He makes little and works 16 hours a day and it's almost time to go home. But ask him about the political situation in Afghanistan and he suddenly perks up.
Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah withdrew Sunday from the upcoming runoff election, saying he believes that the second round would be as fraudulent as the first.
The head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission vowed Saturday that he would not support a coalition government in Afghanistan.
The main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday demanded the removal of the country's election chief and 200 other staffers of the election commission to ensure a fair runoff election.
The candidate who will face Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a runoff election next month has said he will not join Karzai's government if the incumbent wins another term, but instead will remain in opposition.
Afghanistan's president is downplaying accusations of widespread fraud in his country's recent elections, but he's emphasizing the importance of a runoff for the sake of ensuring peace and stability in his nascent and war-torn democracy.
The candidate who will face Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a runoff election next month said Friday that he won't join Karzai's government if the incumbent wins another term, but instead will remain in opposition.
Afghanistan's president is downplaying accusations of widespread fraud in his country's recent elections, but he's emphasizing the importance of a runoff for the sake of ensuring peace and stability in his nascent and war-torn democracy.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai bowed to Western pressure Tuesday, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks.
In a blizzard of personal meetings in Kabul, Afghanistan, and in telephone conversations from Washington, U.S. officials lobbied Afghan President Hamid Karzai to abide by the nation's constitution and accept a runoff election.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's primary challenger said Monday he is prepared to participate in a runoff vote after a report concluded that Karzai did not win a majority, but he also is willing to consider alternatives.
The United States and France urged the Afghan president and his main rival to respect the results of an August election in order to ensure the country has a legitimate government.
With a runoff presidential election in Afghanistan appearing likely, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN on Friday that she expects the current president, Hamid Karzai, to win.
A runoff election between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his leading challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, appears likely, Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States said.
One of five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan has resigned amid the group's probe of allegations of voting fraud during the presidential election.
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan on Sunday defended himself against allegations that he has been wary to publicly address problems in the country's recent presidential election.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that he backs a recommendation from the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to boost American troop levels in the embattled Islamic nation.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday warned Western observers not to "delegitimize" the results of his country's presidential election, which has been marred by allegations of fraud.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai secured over 54 percent of the vote in last month's election, according to the final uncertified results announced Wednesday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai maintains a substantial lead in the country's August presidential polls, according to partial results issued by election officials on Saturday.
Afghan presidential election results from five polling stations were declared invalid by the Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday because of fraud.
Increasingly credible allegations of vote fraud were the topic of conversation Monday night for a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, senior State Department officials said.
President Hamid Karzai continues to maintain a strong lead in last month's presidential election but needs more votes to avoid a runoff, according to partial results issued by Afghan election officials on Wednesday.
Incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai was still in the lead over his top two rivals Monday, a day after election officials said voter complaints had surged in the last three days.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai had "sharp exchanges" about the nation's recent election with Richard Holbrooke, America's top diplomat to the region, a senior administration official told CNN.
The number of voter fraud complaints in the Afghan vote more than doubled Sunday, with election officials saying they have now deemed 567 of them serious enough to affect the outcome of last week's race.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has taken a wider lead in the race for the country's top office, according to vote tallies released Saturday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai leads his rivals as votes are counted in the country's presidential election, election officials announced Wednesday.
Afghan election officials announced Tuesday that partial election results put incumbent President Hamid Karzai ahead of his main rival by a slim margin.
Incumbent President Hamid Karzai's chief rival, Abdullah Abdullah, repeated his charges of widespread ballot fraud Monday and declared that Karzai "single-handedly put Afghanistan at risk by trying to rig the elections."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign team claimed Friday he was on track for victory in the country's presidential election, while his close rival Abdullah Abdullah also said he was leading the vote.
Election workers labored in tents by the light of battery-powered lanterns, counting ballots after a day of brisk voting Thursday.
Welcome to democracy, Afghan-style.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, heavily criticized last month for skipping a candidates' debate, met two of his political rivals in a nationally televised debate Sunday night, just four days ahead of the war-torn country's presidential elections.
In less than three weeks, Afghan voters -- still reeling from one of the most violent months since the war on terror started -- head to the polls for what some call the country's first-ever truly contested election.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed his sometimes-turbulent relationship with the United States on Friday as more details emerged about U.S. airstrikes in his country that killed dozens of people this week.
Afghanistan's president Tuesday praised U.S. plans to provide more civilian help to his country, and expressed hope that the country become less dependent on international partners in coming years.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai travels to Washington this week to meet with President Obama and with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Zardari.
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan announced Monday he will run for re-election. The country's electoral commission confirmed he had filed his candidacy.
The Afghan government will change a law that critics say legalizes rape within marriage for Shia Muslims, President Hamid Karzai told CNN Thursday.
Amid mounting pressure from the West, Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government will review a recently approved version of a law that critics say legalizes marital rape and the U.S. president has called "abhorrent."
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai issued a decree on Saturday that sets an earlier date for the country's presidential election, a move that could spark a constitutional crisis.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Afghan President Hamid Karzai America's "new strategy" in Afghanistan will focus on reconstructing the war-battered country and maintaining strong counter-terrorism measures, his office said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that his country would join the strategic review of the U.S.-led war on terrorism.
President Hamid Karzai said that with a resurgent Taliban, a still-flourishing drug trade and a border with Pakistan believed to be home base for al Qaeda, Afghanistan can't afford for U.S. troops to leave any time soon.
Shivering in pain and calling for her mother, Shamsia's hands shake uncontrollably, her eyes swollen shut and her skin peeling from terrible acid burns.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai took his first tour of a U.S. aircraft carrier Thursday in the Gulf of Oman to understand U.S. Navy overseas operations, the Navy said Friday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said President-elect Barack Obama assured him Saturday that the United States would send more aid and pay more attention to his war-torn country, according to Karzai's office, but Obama aides declined to confirm the call had included specific promises.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order to bring an end to the Afghan conflict
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has fired two military commanders in the wake of a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that killed 89 civilians, according to a statement from Karzai's office.
Fourteen Afghan civilians were killed Saturday in Taliban roadside attacks and 17 Taliban militants were killed in clashes with Afghan and NATO-led troops in southern Helmand province, officials said.
In an interview with TIME, Afghanistan's President says the way to help his country is by fixing Pakistan
The young Afghan girl sits in the center of the room, weeping. Using her hand and her blue scarf to hide her face, she recounts how she was brutally raped by five gunmen.
Nobody's saying so, but many will quietly point the finger at Pakistan over a deadly attack on India's Kabul embassy
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an inquiry into allegations that 15 civilians were killed in a U.S. military strike targeting militants.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Sunday his troops would take their battle against Taliban extremists across the border into Pakistan to prevent them launching attacks in his country.
Afghanistan hopes leaders from more than 60 countries meeting in Paris on Thursday will pledge some $15 billion to help rebuild a nation wracked by poverty and the Taliban insurgency
A soldier from NATO's International Security Assistance force was killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, ISAF has said, as Afghan security forces continued their hunt for those behind the recent assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai.
Taliban militants opened fire at a military ceremony in the capital Sunday morning. A lawmaker, tribal leader and 10-year-old child were killed, but President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt, according to an official and a statement from Karzai's office.
Unless more is done to tackle growing extremism in countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan could once again fall into terrorist hands with dire consequence for the region and the world, the country's president warned Friday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf met Wednesday to try to mend rifts over how to tackle terrorism across their countries' borders amid accusations that neither side was doing enough.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said the death toll from Tuesday's fatal suicide bomb blast in the country's northeast increased to 41 and a forensic investigation was already underway.
A bomb ripped through an Afghan national army bus in the capital city of Kabul, killing at least 27 people and injuring 29 others Saturday morning, Interior Ministry spokesman Zmarai Bashary told CNN.
The U.S. touted the Pakistani-Afghan summit as the region's best hope for fighting terrorism. If so, the outlook is grim
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that the Taliban still endanger innocent people, but they pose no significant threat either to his government or to its institutions.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will meet with one of his prominent critics, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, this week to discuss efforts to battle militants who have established a haven in Pakistan.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, upset over the deaths of civilians caught in the middle of fighting between coalition troops and militant fighters, had harsh words for NATO forces Saturday.
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. James Jones promised Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a news conference Saturday that a full investigation of an incident involving the unintended death of around 70 Afghan civilians would be launched.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has assembled a team to investigate reports of civilian casualties caused by NATO air operations in southern Afghanistan.
With books about George Washington arrayed on a shelf behind him in his office in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai talked to Fortune recently about the nation-building challenges that still con...
It has been half a decade since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, and the place finally appears to be getting down to business. On Jalalabad Road outside Kabul, where bandits...
Saying that allies must "strategize together," U.S. President George W. Bush appealed to two South Asian leaders Wednesday to put aside their increasingly public differences in the war against terror.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed skepticism Sunday that a pact signed between his Pakistani counterpart and tribal elders across the border will reduce the incidents of terrorism in his country.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has strongly suggested he will serve just one term as Afghan leader and not contest his country's next presidential election scheduled for 2009. In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the 49-year-old Karzai said, "I don't think it is good to be running all the time. Let other people get a chance to run."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that the Taliban, the militant group ousted from power more than four years ago, is incapable of making a comeback.
U.S. soldiers who fired into a crowd in northern Kabul on Monday did so in self-defense, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ripped the president of neighboring Afghanistan on Sunday, telling CNN that Hamid Karzai is "totally oblivious of what is happening in his own country."
The president of Afghanistan has demanded justice from the United States over the alleged abuse of two Afghan detainees who reportedly died in American custody.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his country wants longer, stronger ties with the United States, including a long-term "strategic security relationship."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai predicted Sunday that luck would play a role in catching terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but he promised "we will get him sooner or later."
New Afghan President Hamid Karzai is preparing to meet tribal leaders in a bid to step up the fight against the country's drug trade.
Hamid Karzai has been sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president, as 150 foreign dignitaries -- including U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld -- looked on.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has defended a Cabinet decision to release about 200 prisoners from Afghan jails, despite the possibility some may be terrorists.
Incumbent Hamid Karzai has been declared the winner of Afghanistan's first direct presidential election, the body organizing the vote has said.
With the counting effectively "over and done," incumbent Hamid Karzai is the clear winner in Afghanistan's presidential election, a senior official has said.
Vote counting in Afghanistan's historic elections is almost finished, with incumbent President Hamid Karzai on course to win a simple majority.
More than half the votes have been counted in Afghanistan's landmark election, and President Hamid Karzai is said to be running well ahead of his rivals.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai continues to hold a strong lead in the nation's landmark elections amid accusations of voter fraud from a key rival.
Weekend counting shows interim President Hamid Karzai is well ahead of his rivals and on course to become Afghanistan's first popularly elected leader.
Early tabulations from the first-ever democratic presidential election in Afghanistan show U.S.-backed interim President Hamid Karzai ahead of his rivals Friday, election officials said.
Afghanistan's first election was marred by controversy when all but one of the presidential candidates alleged voter fraud and vowed to discount the results.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told his supporters to vote without fear at a rally in a Kabul stadium the Taliban once used for beheadings.
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