West to pay Afghan military $4 bn a year: Karzai

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West to pay Afghan military $4 bn a year: Karzai

The international community will subsidise Afghan security forces by more than $4 billion a year for a decade after US-led combat forces leave Afghanistan in 2014, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday.

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Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages; Taliban scrap talks

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Karzai asks NATO to leave Afghan villages; Taliban scrap talks

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases after the slaughter of 16 civilians by a U.S. soldier, underscoring fury over the massacre and clouding U.S. exit plans.

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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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Karzai under fire on Afghan women's rights

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Karzai under fire on Afghan women's rights

President Hamid Karzai's US-backed government is under fire this International Women's Day, accused of selling out on Afghan women's rights as it tries to woo the Taliban into peace talks.

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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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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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Afghan jirga to debate US ties despite doubts

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Afghan jirga to debate US ties despite doubts

President Hamid Karzai convenes a "loya jirga" of elders from across Afghanistan on Wednesday to discuss long-term relations with the US and efforts to broker peace amid the threat of violence.

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US general relieved of duty over remarks on Karzai

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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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US general in Afghanistan sacked over Karzai comments

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SaiGon GP English 20 month(s) ago

KABUL, Nov 5, 2011 (AFP) - A US general in Afghanistan has been sacked after accusing leaders including President Hamid Karzai of being out of touch and ungrateful for American support, officials said.

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‘Afghanistan to back Pakistan in case of war against US’

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Afghanistan would support Pakistan in case of military conflict between Pakistan and the US, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview to a private Pakistani TV channel broadcast on Saturday.

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Clinton warns to pursue terrorists on Afghan-Pakistan borders

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Clinton warns to pursue terrorists on Afghan-Pakistan borders

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday during her visit to Afghanistan that terrorists would be targeted in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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US Secretary of State urges Taliban reconciliation

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US Secretary of State urges Taliban reconciliation

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is currently in Afghanistan to encourage President Hamid Karzai to continue efforts to reconcile with the Taliban.

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German President makes surprise Afghanistan trip

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VOV News English 20 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Germany's President is in Afghanistan for previously unannounced talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

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Clinton: Afghans won't give up on Taliban deal

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Clinton: Afghans won't give up on Taliban deal

Afghanistan's government will continue to try to draw the Taliban insurgency to peace talks, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday, despite the weekend statement from a frustrated Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the effort is futile.

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