SchrÃ¶der&#39;s Afghan Visit on Track
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German Chancellor SchrÃ¶der will travel to Afghanistan next week despite a rocket attack near the German embassy in Kabul. The attack came a day before the country&#39;s first free presidential elections.
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Thursday he was counting on Germany to operate in any volatile part of Afghanistan in case of need, not just in the more peaceful northern sector.
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ISLAMABAD  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to arrive here Monday for talks with Pakistani leaders during which the sensitive issue of nationals detained in Afghan jails during the US-led war will be discussed, officials said.
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Afghanistan&#39;s political parties are discussing general elections scheduled for April with the United Nations, as Hamid Karzai prepares to be inaugurated as president tomorrow after his victory in October&#39;s presidential poll.
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KABUL - President Hamid Karzai maintained his large lead in Afghanistanâs election on sday after almost a quarter of the votes had been counted, according to the electoral commission website.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - In the face of pressure from the American government, the administration of President Hamid Karzai is seeking the formation of an international scientific committee to review the safety of chemical herbicides to combat Afghanistan's opium poppy crop, Afghan and Western officials say.
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BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday NATO would find a joint position on troubled Afghanistan at next week's summit to make sure its difficult mission there will be a success.Comment
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai left for Germany Sunday to receive an award, his office said, just six days before his war-plagued nation will hold its first-ever direct presidential election.    The one-day trip had been previously announced, but the timing couldn't help but raise eyebrows as thousands of Afghan and international workers feverishly struggle to prepare for the Oct...
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German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der arrived in Beijing on Monday for a three-day visit focusing on expanding trade ties and the European Unionâs ban on arms sales to China.
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As the hometown of the current Afghan president, Kandahar should be wrapped up for Hamid Karzai. But look around, and
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to arrive in Pakistan on Monday for a two-day official visit, originally scheduled for last month.
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With almost 70 percent of the vote counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, interim President Hamid Karzai appears to be holding on to his solid lead in the race.
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KABUL In his inaugural address last week, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan laid out his priorities for the next five years. Chief among them was stopping the country&#39;s growing drug trade.
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The vote count in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has resumed with interim President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results.
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KABUL - NATO peacekeepers and Afghan police will draw a tight security blanket over the Afghan capital in coming days as up to 50 foreign dignitaries descend on Kabul for President Hamid Karzaiâs inauguration on Tuesday, officials said.
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October 21, 2004 -- KABUL - Interim leader Hamid Karzai remained on course to win Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election as the vote count passed the halfway mark yesterday.
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While Afghanistan has never played in the World Cup finals, the war-torn country&#039;s &quot;street football&quot; team hope to make a big impact in Germany this summer.