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U.S. says Afghan handover in 2014 realistic (Reuters)

November 8th, 2010

A U.S. Marine from the First Battalion Eighth Marines Alpha Company patrols in the town of Nabuk in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s plans to assume responsibility for his country’s security by 2014 is a realistic goal and one that NATO should endorse at a summit in…

Afghan leader gets ‘bags of cash’ from Iran, U.S. (AP)

October 25th, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Karzai told reporters that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses. He said the U.S. has known about the Iranian assistance for years and that Washington also gives the palace 'bags of money.'  (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged on Monday that he receives millions of dollars in cash from Iran, adding that Washington gives him “bags of money” too because his…

Karzai says his office gets cash from Iran, US (AP)

October 25th, 2010

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Karzai told reporters that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses. He said the U.S. has known about the Iranian assistance for years and that Washington also gives the palace 'bags of money.'  (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that once or twice a year, Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses and that Washington also provides…

Karzai: Afghan govt will back Kabul Bank (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The Afghan central bank's decision to force out executives of the nation's biggest bank amid allegations of mismanagement and questionable lending practices offers the government a chance to take a strong stand against corruption, the U.S. said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai reassured nervous customers at the troubled Kabul Bank on Thursday, saying every penny of their deposits would be guaranteed by the government.


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Gen. Petraeus calls relationship with Karzai sound (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

A U.S. Air Force ground staff member signals to the pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter-jet from the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron before take-off for a mission over Kandahar province, Kandahar Air Field, September 2, 2010.   REUTERS/Oleg Popov   (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY)AP - The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.


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Karzai calls for more control of funds, security (AP)

July 20th, 2010

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a checkpoint in Kabul on July 19, 2010. Security is tight in the Afghan capital as a key binternational/b conference unfolds there.(AFP/Shah Marai)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is urging international partners to help his country move toward responsibility for its own security and for government programs as an international conference opens…

Karzai condemns corruption, drug smuggling (AP)

June 26th, 2010

Former Taliban fighters stand in line as they surrender their weapons to Afghan authorities in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken out against corruption and illegal profiteering and has urged neighboring nations to better secure their borders to stop drug smuggling.


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Karzai seeks support for Kandahar operation (AP)

June 13th, 2010

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari attends the Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV. Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul, January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Osman OrsalAP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought support Sunday for the NATO campaign to ramp up security in the key southern city of Kandahar and bolster his government’s influence in…

Afghan leader meets US commander amid tensions (AP)

April 4th, 2010

German Bundeswehr soldiers of the NATO-led forces in Afghanistan carry a coffin during a memorial service to honor their fallen comrades in Kunduz April 4, 2010. Three German soldiers were killed and five others seriously injured in a gunfight with insurgents near Kunduz on Friday. REUTERS/Uwe Schmitt/Bundeswehr/Handout (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with the commander of U.S. forces in the country Sunday amid tensions over Karzai’s recent scathing attack on the West and accusations of…