Afghan troops kill 8 insurgents, capture 4 in N Afghanistan (People’s Daily)
Afghan forces have killed eight Taliban militants and captured four others in the northern Kunduz province, senior army commander in the northern region General Murad Ali Murad said Monday. “Our forces during a cleanup operation have killed eight rebels in Chardara and Gortipa districts over the past two days,” Murad told a joint press conference attended by provincial governor Mohammad Omar. He …
Nobel nominee shares Afghan experience (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
President Obama has a challenge for the president of Afghanistan. He said now that Hamid Karzai has won a second term, he should do more to end corruption in the Afghan government. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
Our man in Kabul: Karzai installed as Afghan president (Morning Star)
An international scramble to congratulate Hamid Karzai on his “re-election” as Afghan president has demolished western claims that the war was about bringing democracy, anti-war campaigners have said.
Brown congratulates Afghan President Karzai on re-election (People’s Daily)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday spoken to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to congratulate him on his re-election as president of Afghanistan. A Downing Street spokesman said that during the phone call, Brown also welcomed President Karzai’s statesmanlike handling of events in recent days. The prime minister spoke about his conversation with Karzai in a statement to the House of …
Karzai vows to wipe out corruption, forge unity in Afghanistan (MalaysiaNews.net)
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Tuesday that his new government would eradicate corruption and unite the country after months of political chaos as he offered an olive branch to Taliban i…
Karzai Is Vague on Confronting Corruption in Afghanistan (New York Times)
President Hamid Karzai, in his first speech since he was declared the winner of a much-disputed election, pledged to address corruption but made no specific commitments.
Taliban Ridicules Karzai, Says West Made Afghan Vote Decision (Nasdaq)
KABUL (AFP)–The Taliban on Tuesday ridiculed Hamid Karzai as a “puppet president” after he was handed another five-year term in office, accusing Western powers of deciding to cancel Afghanistan’s run-off election.
Afghan leader Karzai vows to tackle corruption (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK] KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised on Tuesday to tackle the “stain” of corruption after criticism from Western …
