Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Hamid Karzai

In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 file photo, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, center, leads New York Gov. George Pataki, left, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., on a tour of the site of the World Trade Center disaster (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
September 8, 2021, 7:18 pm
They were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now?
A look at some of the people who came to the fore in wake of world-altering attacks, and what they’ve been up to since
By JERRY SCHWARTZ
Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2021. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
August 18, 2021, 2:13 pm
Taliban blow up statue of foe they killed in 1996, stoking more fear over rule
Monument depicted militia leader Abdul Ali Mazari; former president Karzai and senior official in ousted government hold talks with conquerors
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Joseph Krauss
This June 18, 2013 file photo shows a general view of the Taliban office in Doha before the official opening in Doha, Qatar. (photo credit: AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)
May 2, 2015, 10:12 pm
Qatar says Taliban, Afghan officials to hold talks
Both sides engage in face-to-face ‘reconciliation’ parley in Doha two years after failed negotiations
By AP
Afghan security personnel fire at Taliban insurgents during an anti-Taliban operation in Dur Baba district near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the eastern Nangarhar province on September 25, 2014 (Photo credit: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP)
September 26, 2014, 3:34 pm
Major Taliban offensive kills up to 100 Afghans
Twelve people said to have been beheaded as militants carry out series of attacks amid political instability
By Ben Sheppard
This image released September 27, 2009, on Iranian state TV cannel IRIB, shows Gen. Hossein Salami, head of the Revolutionary Guard Air Force. (AP Photo/IRIB, via APTN)
May 29, 2014, 3:16 pm
‘Global US empire coming to end,’ Iran says
As Ayatollah Khamenei tells West to ‘die in anger,’ Revolutionary Guards chief claims American influence is waning
By Yifa Yaakov and Adiv Sterman
US President Barack Obama speaks about Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster)
May 28, 2014, 12:47 am
Obama sets timetable for Afghanistan pullout
US president announces plan — contingent on Kabul’s consent — to withdraw virtually all troops by late 2016
By Julie Pace
Survivors sit on a hillside as others watch the rescue effort near the site of Friday's landslide that buried Abi-Barik village in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (Photo credit: AP/Amir Shah)
May 5, 2014, 5:13 am
Afghans mourn hundreds killed in landslide
Authorities and volunteers try to help more than 700 families displaced by natural disaster
By Massoud Hossaini and Rahim Faiez
Afghan ballot counters read instructions on how to count and register votes in Herat Province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)
April 21, 2014, 12:49 am
Former Afghan FM’s lead grows in presidential vote
In second post-Taliban election, Afghanistan chooses leader who will oversee US, NATO withdrawal
By Rahim Faiez
An Afghan election commission worker takes notes of serial numbers of ballot boxes at a counting centre at a warehouse in Kabul on April 6, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Wakil KOHSAR)
April 7, 2014, 5:57 am
UN chief congratulates Afghans on ‘momentous’ vote
Ban Ki-moon calls for transparency in first election to hand off power from President Hamid Karzai
By AFP
Afghan men line up before casting their votes at a polling station in Herat, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 5, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)
April 6, 2014, 4:16 pm
Afghan elections see mass turnout, lack of violence
Leading contenders to replace Karzi promise to accept outcome; partial results expected later Sunday
By KIM GAMEL and Rahim Faiez
Afghan men line up outside a polling station to cast their ballots, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, April 5, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)
April 6, 2014, 9:18 am
Afghans vote in droves despite Taliban threats
Karzai ends 11-year presidency; despite violence, extremely high turnout reported in transitional election
By KIM GAMEL and Rahim Faiez
An Afghan man casts his vote at a local polling station in Kabul on Saturday, April 5, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Shah Marai)
April 6, 2014, 1:58 am
High turnout predicted as Afghans hail peaceful election
Outgoing president Hamid Karzai says vote will bring country a ‘few steps forward to peace, stability and development’
By Emal Haidary
US President Barack Obama speaks to the media about the situation in Ukraine while meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Toluca, Mexico, on February 19, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
February 25, 2014, 9:27 pm
Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout
US president orders full withdrawal of 33,600 troops by year’s end
By Julie Pace
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured in Afghanistan in 2009 (photo credit: United States Army/File)
February 20, 2014, 4:29 am
Taliban say they discussed prisoner swap with US
Terror group reportedly wants five of its men released from Guantanamo in exchange for the only American captured in Afghanistan
By KATHY GANNON
A US soldier on patrol in Afghanistan (photo credit: Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras/US Air Force/File)
October 13, 2013, 3:52 am
Partial Afghan security deal reached, Kerry says
Question of jurisdiction for American forces in the war-torn country still unresolved in talks with President Karzai
By AP
Load More
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.