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  Situation in Afghanistan is 'a crisis in a crisis': ICRC

  World | August 27, 2021 14:58 IST

  "There are no fights in Kabul fortunately, but there were fights in other regions, in other cities, and as we work in the whole country we were very concerned by the issues of fights," ICRC spokesperson said.

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  Taliban puts Afghanistan's ex-President Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah under house arrest: Report

  World | August 26, 2021 19:25 IST

  A couple of days ago, the Taliban searched the house of Abdullah Abdullah taking away his security and vehicles and also confiscated weapons from Karzai's armed protection team.

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  Ex-Afghan Prez asks US to resume peace talks

  World | September 20, 2019 11:32 IST

  US President Donald Trump quashed the peace talks with the Taliban after the group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Kabul that killed 12, including an American soldier, on September 8.

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  Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai asks US to sanction Pakistani military

  World | February 07, 2018 21:20 IST

  Hamid Karzai said his country is in “terrible shape,” 16 years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Taliban. Karzai became president shortly after the fall of the Taliban and held office until 2014.

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  Hope to see Donald Trump walk the talk on Pakistan: Hamid Karzai

  India | January 26, 2018 23:12 IST

  Responding to a question regarding being termed "anti-American", Hamid Karzai said that he was in fact opposed to the US way of dealing with insurgency that left the country hurt and destroyed.

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  Hamid Karzai hails India’s surgical strikes against Pakistan

  World | October 01, 2016 14:18 IST

  Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today hailed India’s surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads based out of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and termed it a justified step.

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  Hamid Karzai backs PM Modi on Balochistan; warns Kashmiri leaders of Pak’s half-truths

  India | August 21, 2016 9:05 IST

  Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai stepped out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of human rights violation in Balochistan. Currently on a visit to New Delhi, Karzai hailed PM Modi for

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  Former Afghan president Hamiz Karzai backs PM Modi’s stand on Balochistan

  Politics | August 20, 2016 9:52 IST

  Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai has backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on the human rights situation in Balochistan.

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  Ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls on Narendra Modi

  World | May 23, 2015 22:51 IST

  New Delhi:  Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a transit halt in the national capital and discussed with him the recent developments in that country."They (Modi and Karzai)

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  Afghanistan will be self-reliant within this decade: President Ghani

  World | March 26, 2015 8:22 IST

  Washington: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Congress on Wednesday for billions of American tax dollars and vowed his war-wracked country will be self-reliant within this decade."We're not going to be the lazy Uncle Joe," he

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  Afghanistan unhappy over delay in supply of arms from India

  India | November 30, 2014 20:34 IST

  Kathmandu: Afghanistan's new regime has expressed unhappiness over India's delay in supply of military hardware as it grapples with intensified Taliban attacks ahead of the U.S.-led NATO troop drawdown from the war-torn country.Giving an indication

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  Pakistan asked for reduced Indian presence in Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai

  India | November 23, 2014 12:11 IST

  New Delhi: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that Pakistan leadership at every level, during the bilateral meetings, had demanded that India reduce its presence and aid projects in the landlocked country.“Demands were made

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  Terrorism from outside the main challenge for Afghans: Karzai

  World | November 21, 2014 15:02 IST

  New Delhi: Stressing that terrorism perpetrated and supported from “outside” is the main challenge forAfghanistan, its former President Hamid Karzai today criticized dualism in American policy towards Pakistan saying he had told Barack Obama that

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  Hope of better ties with Pakistan bordered on naivete, feels Karzai

  World | November 20, 2014 6:57 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a swipe at Pakistan, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai Wednesday said his efforts to settle issues with the neighbouring country had not borne fruit and peace in the region cannot come till

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  Made best efforts to stop terrorism emanting from Pakistan: Karzai

  India | November 19, 2014 22:30 IST

  New Delhi: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today said he made best efforts to stop terrorism emanating from Pakistan and termed the recent blast at Wagah border, in which 55 Pakistanis were killed, as an

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  Afghan president has both foe, friend in Pakistan

  World | November 13, 2014 11:48 IST

  Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani this week will make his first state visit to neighboring Pakistan, long blamed by his predecessor for harboring militants, in hopes of finding a way to revive peace talks with

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  China lays out red carpet for Ghani on his first visit abroad

  World | October 28, 2014 20:07 IST

  Beijing: China today accorded a red carpet welcome to new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and appreciated his gesture to make Beijing his first stop of his maiden trip abroad, raising China's strategic stakes in the

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  New Afghan president's first foreign visit is to China

  World | October 22, 2014 20:17 IST

  Beijing:  Afghanistan's newly-elected President Ashraf Ghani has chosen China as his first destination abroad after taking over office, signifying Beijing's influence in the war-torn country where the US troops are battling to control Taliban resurgence."The

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  Modi calls up Karzai, hails his contribution

  India | October 18, 2014 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: rime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and hailed his effort to strengthen bilateral relations besides successfully steering his country on the path of peace, prosperity and stability

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  Taliban attacks Kabul as Afghanistan's new President takes oath

  World | September 29, 2014 16:01 IST

  Kabul: As Ashraf Ghani was being sworn in as Afghanistan's new President today, two bomb explosion by the Taliban took place near Kabul airport. The suicide attack killed at least four people and injured at