Posts tagged as: President Karzai

U.S. not to leave Afghanistan, says Ambassador Olson

Richard Olson US Ambassador

The U.S. ambassador in Islamabad, Richard Olson, on Wednesday said that the United States will not leave Afghanistan and will not repeat the mistake of late 80s.   “Let me be clear, the United States is not leaving Afghanistan. The terms of engagement might change, but the commitment will not,” the envoy said in a […]

Obama says to withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan in one year

U.S. President Barack Obama has said in his State of the Union address that over the next year, another 34,000 U.S. troops will withdraw from Afghanistan.   “Tonight, I can announce that over the next year, another 34,000 American troops will come home from Afghanistan,” Obama said in his prime-time State of the Union address […]

Pakistan, Afghanistan, UK support Taliban office in Qatar

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Monday supported Taliban office in Qatar for talks with the Afghan authorities.   Cameron hosted the Pakistani and Afghan leaders at Chequers for the two-day summit, who affirmed that they supported the opening of an office in Doha for […]

President leaves for London to attend trilateral summit

President Asif Ali Zardari Friday left for London on Friday to attend a trilateral summit, to be hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron, and will be attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, official said.   The summit will discuss cooperation of the three countries for peace and security in the war-torn Afghanistan, they said. […]

US President Barack Obama recognizes Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace process

US President Barack Obama recognized the importance of Pakistan’s support for peace and stability in Afghanistan, seeing greater awareness in Islamabad on addressing extremism in the region.   Speaking after long deliberations at the White House with visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the way forward in Afghanistan and the region, Obama said curbing extremism […]

Afghan blame game: Karzai says Pakistan-based groups planned attack on spy chief

Afghan President Hamed Karzai Saturday claimed that the suicide attack on his country’s intelligence chief, Asadullah Khalid, was planned in the Pakistani city of Quetta and blamed Pakistan-based militants for the attack in Kabul. Afghanistan’s spy chief was wounded in the attack at the guest of the intelligence agency on Thursday.   Taliban and a […]

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