Karzai: US troop immunity up to Afghan elders Kansas City Star KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan president said Monday that a meeting of the nation's elders should convene to decide whether U.S. troops staying in the country after 2014 would be immune from prosecution under Afghan law. | President Hamid Karzai's remarks were his first since returning from Washin...
Taliban prisoner release high risk, low-reward Asia Times | By Frud Bezhan | After having little success playing it safe, the Afghan government is gambling on a risky new strategy to convince the Taliban that the road to peace runs through Kabul. | In recent months, scores of Taliban officials and rank-and-...
Qatar aims for 2014 Afghan peace Independent online Doha - Qatar aims to see a peace process in Afghanistan by the time NATO combat operations end in 2014, Qatar's prime minister said on Tuesday as the Afghan Taliban movement prepared to open an office in the Qatari capital. | With the focus in Afghan...
Afghan officials want withdrawal of U.S. police trainers Denver Post | Afghan Local Police listen to a speech during a ceremony presenting new uniforms at Gizab village of Uruzgan province south west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 24, 2011. (AP/Kamran Jebreili) | KABUL - Days after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ...
Qatar aims for Afghan peace process by 2014 Daily Press | DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar aims to see a peace process in Afghanistan by the time NATO combat operations end in 2014, Qatar's prime minister said on Tuesday as the Afghan Taliban movement prepared to open an office in the Qatari capital. | With the foc...
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Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai to step down as president in 2014 The Daily Telegraph Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country will have a new leader in 2014, and thanks the US for helping to overthrow the Taliban. | 560 | 315 | TelegraphPlayer_9797379 | 10:09...
Karzai and Obama agree on military shift in Afghanistan Khaama Press | President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai say the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan is expected to shift to a support role later this spring — a few months ea...
Pakistan's Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister Foreign Policy | Chaos in the capital | Just as tens of thousands of Pakistanis joined Sufi cleric Tahir-ul Qadri's march on the capital city of Islamabad to demand the resignation of the government for the second day on Tuesday, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered th...
Any statement coming from a billion people from India does not deserve a response from ... Indian Express | In a hugely arrogant move by Pakistan's Hina Rabbani Khar takes India to task for raising brutally beheaded soldiers' case. | Seething at India's temerity to raise the ceasefire violation, entering of Indian territory by Pak troops and the barbaric decapitation of 2 soldiers, Khar went on to say, "Any statement coming from a billion people from I...
Karzai: US troop immunity up to Afghan elders Kansas City Star KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan president said Monday that a meeting of the nation's elders should convene to decide whether U.S. troops staying in the country after 2014 would be immune from prosecution under Afghan law. | President Hamid Karzai's remarks were his first since returning from Washington, where he met last week with President Barack...
