Alex Thomson
Afghans’ national suicide note
Out of time and soon out of office, the Afghan president-outgoing, Hamid Karzai, has just done exactly what Afghans and foreigners alike, never expected.
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Taliban: we killed Hamid Karzai’s brother
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the killing of Ahmad Wali Karzai, a half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan.
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Hamid Karzai on the Taliban, corruption and WikiLeaks
Exclusive: Hamid Karzai says the military surge in Afghanistan could threaten the chances of political stability. Interviewed by Jon Snow, Karzai admits he’s emotional – but not erratic.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai in tears on TV
His country’s in bad shape – and he’s not much better. The Afghan president Hamid Karzai bursts into tears during a nationally televised speech which was meant to focus on national literacy day.
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Karzai: West should ‘absolutely’ stay out of Libya
Exclusive: Hamid Karzai warns the West to stay out of Libya. The Afghan President tells Channel 4 News that military action would cause the international community and Libya more suffering.
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Afghanistan: ‘20 years of sacrifice down the drain’, says former Afghan official
Jawed Ludin was a former Afghan deputy foreign minister, spokesperson and chief of staff under President Hamid Karzai.
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Former Afghan minister ‘extremely worried’ by Taliban advance
We are joined by the former diplomat Annie Pforzheimer, who was the US Deputy Chief of Mission in Afghanistan between 2017 and 2018, and by Jawed Ludin, who served as chief of staff to the former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, and as the country’s deputy foreign minister.
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Afghan president angry at US/Taliban prisoner exchange
Afghanistan accuses the US of going behind President Hamid Karzai’s back in striking a deal to free a US soldier in exchange for five Taliban militants, and says international law has been breached.
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Parts of Taliban ready to negotiate with US
A major report finds some members of the Taliban are ready to negotiate a peace deal based on a long-term US presence in Afghanistan, but not under Hamid Karzai’s government.
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US in peace talks with Taliban says Afghan President
The US is in contact with the Taliban about a possible peace deal in Afghanistan according to Hamid Karzai. Earlier this year the Afghan President told Channel 4 News “contacts had been made”.
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WikiLeaks: Afghanistan political tensions exposed
Afghan President Hamid Karzai insists the leaked documents will not damage international ties as military analyst Professor Michael Clarke tells Channel 4 News that WikiLeaks has “lost the plot”.
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Nato agrees Afghanistan exit strategy
Nato agrees with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai to hand control to Afghan forces by the end of 2014. The decision will lead to more bloodshed, a Taliban spokesman warns Channel 4 News.
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The monk, the money man, and the Lion of Panjshir
Alex Thomson on the main rivals to Hamid Karzai in the Afghan elections: Ramazan Bashardost, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani.
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Afghanistan: The blind couple who escaped the Taliban
The future for all Afghans is uncertain, but for the disabled population it is even more precarious.
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Trump and Biden are ‘Tweedledee and Tweedledum’ on Afghanistan withdrawal, says John Bolton
Ambassador John Bolton served as US ambassador to the UN under President George W Bush and as national security adviser to President Donald Trump.
