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Hamid Karzai (/ ˈ h æ m ɪ d ˈ k ɑːr z aɪ /; Pashto/Persian: حامد کرزی, Pashto pronunciation: [ˈhɑmɪd karˈzai], Dari pronunciation: [ˈhɒːmɪd kaɾzeˈiː]; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Hamid Karzai, Afghan politician who was the first elected president of Afghanistan (2004–14). He was the son of the chief of the Popalzai Pashtuns, and his family played a prominent role in the government of Mohammad Zahir Shah.
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Aug 23, 2021 · Forced to leave his home, former President Hamid Karzai remains in Kabul despite the risks. He and the Taliban have long been enemies, but he has stayed in Afghanistan, hoping to work with the...
Jul 10, 2014 · BBC News profiles Hamid Karzai, who has been president of Afghanistan since a US-led invasion toppled the Taliban in 2001.
Aug 8, 2022 · When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul last August, the U.S.-backed government collapsed and hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled the country. Former president Hamid Karzai was not one of them.
The Karzai administration was the government of Afghanistan under President Hamid Karzai, who became the head of state of Afghanistan in December 2001 after the Taliban government was overthrown. Karzai was appointed at the 2002 Loya Jirga as the Interim President of the Afghan Transitional Administration .
Dec 27, 2022 · KABUL — A blue penholder, a dictionary and sheaves of papers, some bearing the seal of the ousted government, lie on the ornate desk of former Afghan president Hamid Karzai.
