Nov 7th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
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With the ``reelection'' of President Hamid Karzai, if that's the right word for a process that featured fraudulent balloting and a canceled runoff, the United States now confronts the hardest puzzle of all about Afghanistan: How to improve governance there -- which most experts agree is essential to defeat the Taliban -- without taking even more control from Afghan officials?
President Obama took the first step out on this tightrope Monday, with a congratulatory phone call to Karzai that was at the same time a backhanded slap. He urged the Afghan president to launch ``a much more serious effort to eradicate corruption.'' Karzai responded Tuesday by promising that, in unspecified ways, he would ``eradicate this stain.''
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Military measures not enough to ensure peace: Afghan president
Nov 9th, 2009 - XinHua
ISTANBUL, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai saidhere on Monday that peace could not be ensured in the region by only taking military measures. Karzai made...
Karzai seeks closer trade ties with Muslim nations
Nov 9th, 2009 - Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, re-elected a week ago after a flawed vote, appealed on Monday for closer trade ties with fellow Muslim countries to help Afghanistan break its cycle of conflict.Karzai says he's addressing corruption
Nov 8th, 2009 - Reuters
* Karzai says taking steps to stem corruption * Afghan leader asks allies to respect sovereignty WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an...
Obama warns Hamid Karzai to tackle corruption
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Telegraph
"I emphasised that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter," Mr Obama said in describing his congratulatory phone call to Mr Karzai. Mr Obama told Mr Karzai that "the proof is not going to be in words...
UN Chief Arrives in Afghanistan Amid Political Turmoil
Nov 2nd, 2009 - VOA News
The U.N. secretary-general has arrived in Kabul for meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his former challenger.
Ban Ki-moon's arrival Monday comes at a politically sensitive time...
