Amid security fears, president Karzai struggles to talk to Afghans
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KABUL  -- A day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack on his helicopter, he slipped away from his US security guards and left the presidential palace to press the flesh among supporters in the capital.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a  visit to neighboring Pakistan on Monday to discuss cooperation  in the battle against Islamic militants ahead of his October  re-election bid.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - Frustrated by his dealings  with regional rivals, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated  Saturday that he would not form a coalition government if he  won the country's first direct presidential election on Oct. 9.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Monday for talks on economic cooperation and fighting terrorism, a foreign ministry official said.
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His election to a five-year presidential term all but official, Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was already under pressure Wednesday to put the squeeze on the country&#39;s powerful warlords and tackle a narcotics industry threatening to overwhelm one
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed concern about violence against aid agencies in the country. The president&#39;s office said Thursday non-governmental organizations have provided invaluable services
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to address tribal leaders Thursday on the need to eliminate this war-ravaged country's booming drug trade, an aide said.
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President Hamid Karzai told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that his security forces need to be stronger as the two discussed possible U.S. troop increases
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for talks on eradicating Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters from their common border, a key issue in his bid for re-election.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai on   Tuesday expressed skepticism about Pakistan's plan to suppress   a resurgent Taliban as he and President George W. Bush prepared   for talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
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Few people would envy Hamid Karzai. The Afghan president finds himself grappling with maintaining stability in the capital while fighting grows ever bloodier in the south. He must also satisfy the conflicting demands of his countrymen and his foreign allies.
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Campaigning is under  way for Afghanistan's presidential poll, amid warnings of insecurity and intimidation.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a visit to neighbouring Pakistan on Monday to discuss cooperation in the battle against Islamic militants ahead of his October re-election bid.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai campaigned on Tuesday for the first time since an  assassination attempt last month, telling thousands of  supporters that a historic vote in four days would be a turning  point for the war-torn nation.
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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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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, upset over the deaths of civilians caught in the middle of fighting between coalition troops and militant fighters, had harsh words for NATO forces Saturday.
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Afghanistan&#39;s first directly elected president, Hamid Karzai, has warned that the country must face down radical extremists and defeat the drug trade.