Hamid Karzai

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More than 50,000 internally displaced people, a large number of them being women and children, are said to have taken refuge in parks and on pavements in Kabul which would fall at the pleasure of the insurgency leadership. (PTI)

Anand K. Sahay | A new Afghan turn that New Delhi didn’t notice

India has sufficient goodwill in diverse quarters in Afghanistan, but it gave no impression of leveraging this

16 Aug 2021 2:08 AM

Afghanistan might be Trump’s biggest folly

Saleh, in particular, has been a longtime foe of the Taliban, opposing former President Karzai’s peace outreach to the Quetta Shura.

28 Sep 2019 12:00 AM

PM Narendra Modi with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi reiterates India's support for a peaceful, stable Afghanistan

PM Modi conveyed his heartfelt greetings to the people of Afghanistan on behalf of the people of India.

19 Aug 2019 9:33 PM

US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (Photo: AP)

How India has been outplayed in Af-Pak

Indians would like to fault the US for dealing with the Taliban arguing that Washington has done a number on India.

04 Aug 2019 1:06 AM

The explosion happened during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the death of Shiite Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari that was attended by many of the country's political elite, including Abdullah and former President Hamid Karzai. (Representational Image)

Blast strikes near major political gathering in Kabul

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast and no casualties have been reported.

07 Mar 2019 2:50 PM

India needs to shift position on Taliban

As such, New Delhi will be dealing with friends if it chooses to play a part in the coming developments.

09 Feb 2019 2:14 AM

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk offers his final respects during the cremation ceremony of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on the banks of the River Yamuna in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

World leaders pay tribute to Atal Behari Vajpayee

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena also wrote to PM Narendra Modi and expressed his condolences on the demise of Mr. Vajpayee.

18 Aug 2018 1:00 AM

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo:AP)

Huge US massive bombs was a atrocity: Hamid Karzai

Afghanistan was used very disrespectfully by the US to test its weapons of mass destruction, said Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

17 Apr 2017 6:55 PM

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Karzai blasts ‘traitor’ Ghani after US drops its big bomb

How can you permit Americans to bomb your country with a device equal to an atom bomb?

17 Apr 2017 5:55 AM

The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. (Photo: AP)

What did the ‘mother of all bombs’ achieve?

The US hasn’t provided any data on how many ISIS fighters were killed by the MOAB.

15 Apr 2017 5:49 AM

Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: AP)

Afghan-Pak border fence could revive old fissures

Stemming from contentious projects, the raids have taken a heavy toll on Afghanistan-Pakistan relations.

04 Apr 2017 6:51 AM

Pathan angst around the Durand Line

Over 30 million Pathans are in Pakistan while another 14 million are on the other side of the Durand Line in Afghanistan.

31 Mar 2017 2:23 AM

Afghanistan has long complained of Pakistan impeding its access to India.

360 Degree: Heal this bleeding heart

A group of fourteen countries formed the core of the Heart of Asia process.

04 Dec 2016 2:32 AM

Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai felicitates mother of Dhaka terror attack victim Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain with the mother Teresa memorial award in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Ex-Afghan President lauds surgical strike in PoK

Hamid Karzai was here to attend the ceremony of the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for social justice.

21 Nov 2016 4:58 AM

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