Posts Tagged ‘president hamid karzai’
Key Karzai Aide in Corruption Inquiry Is Linked to »
The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive corruption investigation is being paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Afghan and American officials. Mr. Salehi’s relationship with the C.I.A. underscores deep contradictions at the heart of the Obama administration’s policy in [...]
Afghan Government Gives Private Security Firms Four »
Afghanistan's president is setting a four-month deadline for private security companies to cease operations in the country, a spokesman said Monday. A presidential decree expected to be issued later Monday will detail the process through which the companies should cease operations, spokesman Waheed Omar told reporters in Kabul. President Hamid [...]
‘Afghanistan to Expel US Security Firms’ »
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to call on Washington and its allies to shut down their private security companies in the violence-stricken country. President Karzai will announce the details of his demand late Saturday during a press conference in Kabul, a Press TV correspondent reported. Informed sources in the presidential office said [...]
The Iran- Afghanistan Connection: A Threat to US »
Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely, US Army (Ret)Iran and Afghanistan have strategic and regional ties that have not changed in the last nine years. Ties and support to the Taliban and Al Qaeda Jihadis have strengthened. Osama Bin Laden, many of his family and hierarchy, transit continually between Pakistan and Iran. No one is living in any caves in the [...]
The Iran- Afghanistan Connection »
Paul E. VallelyIran and Afghanistan have strategic and regional ties that have not changed in the last nine years. Ties and support to the Taliban and Al Qaeda Jihadis have strengthened. Osama Bin Laden, many of his family and hierarchy, transit continually between Pakistan and Iran. No one is living in any caves in the mountains of Afghanistan [...]
Taliban funded by US tax payer »
Presstv.com The US military has been giving tens of millions of American taxpayer dollars to warlords in Afghanistan, through logistics firms in the war-torn country. Investigators say as much as $4 million per week end up in the hands of the Taliban via local security companies in return for not attacking convoys carrying supplies to American [...]
A chance to press the reset button on Afghanistan »
The good news is that Afghan President Karzai's visit to Washington this week gives the Obama administration an opportunity to press the reset button on Afghanistan policy. The bad news, as made clear in two revealing articles in Sunday's Washington Post is that the administration needs to do so. The problems, at least at this juncture, do not [...]
Obama’s psychosis »
President clings to delusion that there is no war on terrorBy Jeffrey T. KuhnerPresident Obama is at war with reality. This is the central problem of his presidency.The arrest of suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad is being celebrated in the liberal establishment media as a triumph for the Obama administration. A terrorist atrocity was [...]
Taliban’s supreme leader signals willingness to talk »
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7100889.eceThe supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has indicated that he and his followers may be willing to hold peace talks with western politicians.In an interview with The Sunday Times, two of the movement’s senior Islamic scholars have relayed a message from the [...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Foreign Affairs »
Chet NagleThe lapdog congress, tailored to our imperial White House, has produced a garment made of health care. Unfortunately, that very expensive suit may come apart at the seams, and the administration may find they are needful of new clothes. So the administration has decided foreign affairs are just the ticket. As a result, and because [...]
