Hamid Karzai

The White Man's Handshake

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


Eric Margolis

Of course Afghanistan is corrupt, like all third world nations, but compared to his western critics, poor Hamid Karzai is a mere beggar in the Kabul bazaar.

The Best Defense In Afghanistan Is Good Governance

Sen. Ted Kaufman | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


Sen. Ted Kaufman

At this critical juncture, we must hold the Afghan government accountable for its actions and urge renewed leadership, determination, and resolve. The Afghan people have a vision for peace and security.

15 Afghan Ministers In Corruption Probe

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ and DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


KABUL — Three Afghan Cabinet officials and 12 former ministers are under investigation for alleged corruption, the attorney general's office sai...

Karzai's Cronies (PHOTOS)

Foreign Policy | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Meet the unsavory characters surrounding the Afghan president and his new government....

Corruption Investigation Targets Afghan Ministers

BBC News | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


Two Afghan cabinet ministers are under investigation for alleged corruption, the attorney general's office has said....

US Seeks Up To 7,000 More NATO Troops For Afghan War

Wall Street Journal | PETER SPIEGEL and STEPHEN FIDLER | Posted 11.21.2009 | World


U.S. and European estimates of the new troops they may get from NATO allies vary from 3,000 to 7,000. Those would complement the additional U.S. force...

Pelosi: Karzai Is An 'Unworthy Partner'

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


In an interview with NPR Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Afghan President Hamid Karzai, calling him an "unworthy partner" who wasn't deserv...

U.S. Resetting Its Relationship With Karzai

washingtonpost.com | Rajiv Chandrasekaran | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinn...

Hamid Karzai Sworn In For Second 5-Year Term As Afghan President

AP | KATHY GANNON and ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


KABUL — For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes – sober pledges to get tough on cor...

Pakistan Courthouse Bombing Kills 16 In Peshawar

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A blast early Friday killed two police offers a day after a suicide bomber killed 19 people outside a courthouse in northwe...

Matthew Hoh, Daniel Ellsberg Discuss Aghanistan, Vietnam Wars (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Matthew Hoh and Daniel Ellsberg, recently sat down for a conversation about the war in Afghanistan. Matthew Hoh made headlines late last month when ...

Anatomy of an Afghan Culture of Corruption

Pratap Chatterjee | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Pratap Chatterjee

The tale of the "reconstruction" of Kabul's electricity supply is a classic story of how foreign aid has often served to line the pockets of both international contractors from the donor countries and the local political elite.

High Cost Of War Weighs On Obama's Troop Decision For Afghanistan

New York Times | CHRISTOPHER DREW | Posted 11.14.2009 | World


While President Obama's decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan is primarily a military one, it also has substantial budget implications tha...

A Real Team of Rivals

Malou Innocent | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


Malou Innocent

Obama's hesitancy in Afghanistan is an implicit recognition that the United States might not succeed in laying a centrally administered facade onto Afghanistan's preexisting society.

The War Stampede

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Norman Solomon

After 30 years of war, Afghans do not need more ingenious war efforts by the latest batch of best and brightest in Washington.

Clinton: U.S. Concerned About Afghan Corruption

Reuters | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


The United States is concerned about corruption and poor governance in Afghanistan and has raised those issues with the administration of President Ha...

An Open Letter to President Obama About Afghanistan From William R. Polk

The Nation | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


I was an early supporter of yours. So I hope you will accept the following analysis and proposals as being from a friend as well as a person with cons...

CBS News: Obama Has Decided To Send Almost 40,000 Troops To Afghanistan

CBS News | Font Size Print E | Posted 11.09.2009 | World


President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan. CBS News correspondent David Martin reports that the president will send a lot more tro...

Stop U.S. Meddling; Support Afghan Women at the Table

Jodie Evans | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Jodie Evans

Women's rights (which are, in fact, human rights) will never rise from a corrupt, fundamentalist government. We need to be supporting the voices of women to nurture change in Afghanistan.

The Most Famous Woman in Afghanistan

Vivien Lesnik Weisman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact


Vivien Lesnik Weisman

Malalai Joya is the one-time youngest member of Parliament who has survived four assassination attempts on her life and routinely lambastes the Taliban, the Karzai government and President Obama.

U.S. Seeks To Limit Warlords In Karzai Cabinet

Inter Press Service | Posted 11.06.2009 | World


By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration is talking tough to Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the need for dec...

Karzai Must Heal Afghanistan's Divisions

Gerard Russell | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Gerard Russell

President Karzai has promised to rule inclusively after his contested victory. But this must mean more than just how he forms his government.

Afghanistan: Obama's Fantasy Island

Michael Brenner | Posted 11.06.2009 | World


Michael Brenner

Obama will do the predictable next week and sign on to plans for an expanded American commitment in Afghanistan. In truth, he could not do otherwise -- for three reasons.

Fiasco Royal in Afghanistan/Humiliation in the Mideast

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Eric Margolis

Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, kept squabbling and trading charges of fraud until the election pre-rigged by Washington fell apart. The real ruler of most of Afghanistan remains the US military and Obama.

What Obama Is Up Against

Russ Baker | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


Russ Baker

We Americans harbor a quaint belief that a new president takes charge of a government that eagerly awaits his next command. But that's not how things work at the top, especially where "national security" is concerned.