Hamid Karzai

...said a "better form of government" was needed A new Afghan administration must make tackling corruption a "key priority", UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told President Hamid Karzai. Mr Brown was speaking to Mr Karzai after his...

In this article: Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Democracy, Allegation, Gordon Brown, and UK

...Tolo television on Thursday. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the most prominent foreign leader at the ceremony, watched Karzai's inauguration with foreign ministers from Britain, France and Turkey. Kabul's streets were deserted...

In this article: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, United States, Kabul, Washington, and Taliban insurgency

...and warlords should have no place in the future of Afghanistan". The UK prime minister said Mr Karzai had pledged to make fighting corruption his top priority. He said he hoped the Afghan president would use his inauguration speech on...

In this article: Gordon Brown, Afghanistan, UK, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Political settlement, BBC News Channel, Tories, and Al-Qaeda

...stability across the country." In an apparent snub to the UK as David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, looked on, Mr Karzai did not mention British efforts as he listed the contributions of other nations. However, the announcement could...

In this article: David Miliband, Taliban, Barack Obama, Britain, US, Taliban-led insurgency, Opium, Car bomb, and British Airways

...who won a second presidential term following an election marred by fraud. She met with Karzai for about 90 minutes Wednesday night at the presidential palace. "I think that there's a very clear understanding, on the part of not only...

In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Afghanistan, Kabul, U.S., Opium, Cholesterol, and Heroin