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Afghan president meets with tribal elders in south (AP)

October 9th, 2010

Afghan and U.S. soldiers rush an Afghan soldier, who was wounded in an IED explosion, from the battlefield and into a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to be evacuated to Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday Oct. 8, 2010. The helicopter was flown by pilots from the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron supporting ongoing military operations in southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - President Hamid Karzai visited volatile southern Afghanistan on Saturday to meet with scores of tribal elders, as four Italian troops were killed in an insurgent ambush in the…

Afghan president calls for release of journalists (AP)

September 23rd, 2010

An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun of Elkhart Ind., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. The Department of Defense says Calhoun was killed in a helicopter crash in Zabul province, southern Afghanistan on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - President Hamid Karzai called Thursday for the quick release of three Afghan journalists — arrests that analysts said were reminiscent of a strategy the U.S. military used in…

Afghan vote observers: Fraud must be investigated (AP)

September 20th, 2010

Workers dismantle posters of election candidates a day after parliamentary election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Afghan election observers urged President Hamid Karzai’s government on Monday to allow an independent investigation into reports of widespread fraud during last weekend’s parliamentary elections, including intimidation of…

Karzai marks 9-11 with appeal over civilian deaths (AP)

September 11th, 2010

Smoke rises after NATO aircrafts conducted an air strike near the Arghandab river, south of Senjeray village, Kandahar province, where U.S. commanders had identified as insurgent positions Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Todd Pitman)AP - President Hamid Karzai marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the U.S. on Saturday by insisting the origins of the continued Taliban insurgency are…

Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer (AP)

September 4th, 2010

Afghan policemen and U.S. soldiers examine the site of a suicide attack in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Afghan police say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed five officers and one civilian in the increasingly violent northern province of Kunduz. (AP Photo/Javid Kargar)AP - In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked with pursuing peace talks with…

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: Shutter private security companies (AP)

August 7th, 2010

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Paul J. Miller at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Miller, of Traverse City, Mich., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. NATO announced Friday, July 30, 2010 that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - President Hamid Karzai called Saturday for the international community to stop supporting private security companies in Afghanistan, which he said have created parallel security forces in competition with police…

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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Afghans: US finds mineral riches in Afghanistan (AP)

June 14th, 2010

FILE -- In a June 9, 2010 file photo US General David H. Petraeus commander of United States central Command, CENTCOM, speaks at the Royal United Service Institute, Land Warfare conference in London, England. the New York Times reports that Petraeus has told them 'hugely significant' mineral deposits have been located in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant/file)AP - U.S. geologists have discovered vast mineral wealth in Afghanistan, possibly amounting to $1 trillion, President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman said Monday.


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