Karzai Rival Aims to Be Force in Afghan Parliament
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The main political rival to Afghanistan's  President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday he was forming a new  political party to contest a parliamentary election in April  after refusing to take a cabinet post.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main  opponent in a landmark election took center stage on Saturday,  while the incumbent, almost invisible during the campaign amid  security concerns, prepared to go to Germany to receive an  award.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due attend a meeting in Rome aimed at strengthening the rule of law in his country.
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Hamid Karzai on Tuesday vowed to fight drugs and terrorism and work hard to lead his country forward as he was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first directly-elected president.
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Supporters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai say he is on course to win the presidential elections, with about one-quarter of the votes counted.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's 17 rivals in the presidential race threatened to boycott landmark October 9 elections unless he stepped down before the vote.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Ottawa for talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, hoping also to quell local opposition to Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan, officials said.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s main opponent in a landmark election took center stage on Saturday, while the incumbent, almost invisible during the campaign amid security
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Individual agendas will likely hobble a united opposition against Afghan President Hamid Karzai in October's presidential elections, analysts said, a day after most of Karzai's rivals threatened to boycott the polls.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is on course for a clear victory in the country's historic election, with more than half the votes counted.
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Afghanistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai remains on course to retain his position as counting continues in the country&#39;s first democratic election.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Weekend counting shows interim President Hamid Karzai is well ahead of his rivals and on course to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected leader.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies  campaigned for him Saturday ahead of presidential elections  seven days away, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to  Germany to collect an international award.
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Hamid Karzai is on course to retain the presidency in Afghanistan with more than half the votes counted in the country&#39;s first poll.
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Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has effectively tried to sideline a powerful regional rival by promoting him to cabinet minister less than a month before presidential elections on Oct. 9. Ismail
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KABUL - President Hamid Karzai faces a big hurdle in getting his reform-minded cabinet approved by a parliament likely to be filled with figures from Afghanistanâs war and drugs tainted past, analysts said on Friday.
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Afghanistan's presumed president-elect is under pressure to develop a two-party system.