US to speed up transfer of security to Afghans, Obama says

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US President Barack Obama said Friday that NATO will speed up the transfer of responsibility for security to Afghan forces this spring, citing the "progress" made by Afghan troops following talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Washington.

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Taliban chief Omar can run for president: Karzai

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Taliban chief Omar can run for president: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday on Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to give up fighting his US-backed government in return for the chance to run for president of the war-torn nation.

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Donors offer US$16 billion Afghan aid at Tokyo conference

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Donors offer US$16 billion Afghan aid at Tokyo conference

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L-R) leave after a photo session at the Tokyo Conference on the Reconstruction of Afghanistan, in Tokyo July 8, 2012. ( Image: Reuters )

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Donors pledge $16 bln Afghan aid at Tokyo meet

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Donors pledge $16 bln Afghan aid at Tokyo meet

(Front row, from L) Japanese FM Koichiro Gemba, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda pose during a group photo session prior to the opening of the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan, on July 8.

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U.S. gives ally Afghanistan special security status

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U.S. gives ally Afghanistan special security status

Washington declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally on Saturday, a largely symbolic status reinforcing its message to Afghans that they will not be abandoned as the war winds down.

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Karzai condemns NATO air strike on civilians

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Karzai condemns NATO air strike on civilians

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday condemned as unacceptable a NATO air strike that killed 18 civilians and would cut short a trip to Beijing to return home, his office said.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (L) sits with his delegation during the closing session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 7, 2012.

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France's Hollande makes unannounced Afghanistan trip

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France's Hollande makes unannounced Afghanistan trip

French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Friday to visit some of the French troops he wants to pull out later this year and meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whom he saw briefly last week in Chicago.

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Afghans fear economic meltdown as NATO exit looms

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Afghans fear economic meltdown as NATO exit looms

As NATO discusses its exit from Afghanistan at a summit in Chicago, Afghans fear that a meltdown in their corruption-plagued economy could follow the consequent drop in foreign funding.
President Obama, right, during his meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the NATO Summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012.

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Obama pledges end to Afghan war

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Obama pledges end to Afghan war

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai exchange documents after signing the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, May 2, 2012. (Image: Reuters)

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Karzai accuses NATO of failure over attacks

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Karzai accuses NATO of failure over attacks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday blamed intelligence failures, particularly on the part of NATO forces, for the biggest coordinated militant attacks on Kabul in 10 years of war.

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Obama calls Afghan president over killing of civilians

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VietnamNet English 15 month(s) ago

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called Afghan President Hamid Karzai to express his "shock and sadness" at the reported killing and wounding of Afghan civilians.

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Taliban deny plan for Saudi talks with Afghan govt

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Taliban deny plan for Saudi talks with Afghan govt

The Taliban militia leading a 10-year insurgency in Afghanistan on Wednesday denied that they would soon hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government in Saudi Arabia.

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U.S. not completed mission but making progress in Afghanistan: defense chief

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VietnamNet English 18 month(s) ago

U.S. not completed mission but making progress in Afghanistan: defense chief

The United States has not won and completed the mission in Afghanistan, said U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai held in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Wednesday.

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Karzai aims to set limits on American troops

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VOV News English 19 month(s) ago

Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set limits on what American and NATO troops could - and could not - do in his country on November 17 in a lengthy speech to tribal elders.

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US general relieved of duty over remarks on Karzai

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Báo Thanh Niên English 20 month(s) ago

Major General Peter Fuller, a top US commander in Afghanistan, was relieved of his duties on Friday after making comments critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a senior US defense official said.

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