Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned that the Taliban’s nearly five-year ban on girls’ secondary and higher education is pushing Afghanistan toward a national emergency, as Arshad Mehmood ...

Other Facts: A member of the Popalzai clan, part of the larger Pashtun tribe. Karzai was educated in India and is fluent in several languages, including English, Pashto, Dari and Urdu. His grandfather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “On this proud occasion and for a truly independent and self-sufficient Afghanistan, I once again ask the caretaker government to ...

When the Taliban reclaimed Kabul last August, the U.S.-backed government collapsed and hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled the country. Former... Hamid Karzai stays on in Afghanistan — hoping for ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban didn't take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai ...

Uncovering the brutal career of a crucial American ally — and the hidden truths of the war in Afghanistan. By Matthieu Aikins and Victor J. Blue Against all predictions, the Taliban took the Afghan ...

Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, urged President Biden on Sunday to reverse his decision to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Aghan assets held in the U.S. for families of 9/11 victims.

Hamid Karzai warns Afghanistan could lose thousands of female teachers and health workers as girls’ education bans continue, ...

Barack Obama will have to do some awfully embarrassing things as president. The whole pardoning the turkey thing on the eve of Thanksgiving comes to mind. And then there's the taking John Boehner ...

On Sunday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai shocked Afghan and international observers when he reached out to the fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, offering him a guarantee of safety if he agrees to ...

While the war in Iraq has dominated recent headlines, the U.S.-led effort to combat al-Qaida and Taliban elements in Afghanistan continues. Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses efforts to hold ...