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Jeremy Gleason (L), Sgt. Joseph Delair (C) and 2nd Lt. Josh Taylor watch movement around a distant mosque while on a joint patrol with the Afghan National Police (ANP) on December 4, 2009 in Sar Hawza, Afghanistan. Full Article at Time Magazine
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Saturday, December 12, 2009 BRUSSELS: European Union leaders said on Friday they expected clear commitments from the Afghan government in tackling corruption and narcotics at a conference next month to map out western strategy in the country. Full Article at The News
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The 60-year-old Eide, who oversees the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, said he will not renew his contract when it expires in March. Full Article at Macleans.ca
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Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, under criticism of not being tough enough with President Hamid Karzai over the issue of corruption, will not seek reappointment when his contract expires in March, the... Full Article at Los Angeles Times
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Judge Mehro Hameed is a part of the task force that brought to justice the leaders of Afghanistan’s third biggest opium-trafficking network. Full Article at The National Newspaper
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Kai Eide: His departure comes after heavy criticism from within his own mission about his alleged failure to confront President Hamid Karzai over vote rigging during the this year's bitterly disputed election. Full Article at The Telegraph
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On Oct. 7, 2001, U.S. aircraft began bombing the training bases and strongholds of al Qaeda and the ruling Taliban across Afghanistan. Full Article at Foreign Policy
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The top U.N. official in Afghanistan is stepping down and has asked that a search for his replacement begin, the international organization said. Full Article at United Press International
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KABUL — The top U.N. official in Afghanistan said Friday he will not renew his contract when it expires in March after a two-year tenure marred by controversy over his handling of the country's fraud-marred presidential election and a deadly attack on... Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Eide's tenure was tarnished by allegations from his American deputy, Peter Galbraith, that he was not bullish enough in curbing fraud in the August presidential election, which eventually awarded a second term to Hamid Karzai. Full Article at The State
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Will the war in Afghanistan consume Barack Obama's presidency, as the war in Vietnam crushed Lyndon Johnson? Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan — The Marines were tense looking for bombs buried near a mud compound in this remote farming town in southern Afghanistan. Full Article at Military Times
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Kai Eide: His departure comes after heavy criticism from within his own mission about his alleged failure to confront President Hamid Karzai over vote rigging during the this year's bitterly disputed election. Full Article at The Telegraph
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Building a capable police force is one of the keys to President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy. Full Article at Macleans.ca
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The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. Full Article at CNN
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KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan -- The U.S. Marines were tense looking for bombs buried near a mud compound in this remote farming town in southern Afghanistan. Full Article at The State
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KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. Marines were tense looking for bombs buried near a mud compound in this remote farming town in southern Afghanistan. Full Article at Buffalo News
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Obama decided on a double gamble. Full Article at Truth Dig
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“The American foreign policy elite blanched at the massive fraud allowing President Hamid Karzai to win a second term handily. Full Article at Rational Review
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Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world. If you're a blogger, you can join the conversation. Full Article at Mudville Gazette
About Hamid Karzai
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Hamid Karzai (Pashto: حامد کرزي, Persian: حامد کرزی) (born 24 December 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became a prominent political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. Full Article
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 28: An Afghan policeman stands guard by a Karzai poster after tensions in city remain high after a suicide bomb attack on an international guest house October 28, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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A poster of legendary assassinated Afghan mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud is displayed next to one portraying President Hamid Karzai at a Kabul cinema while a worker sets up scaffolding on September 28, 2009.
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Daily wages laborers stand near an election poster of Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai, center, with first vice president Mohammad Qasim Fahim and second vice president Mohammad Karim Khalili, right, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 17: President Hamid Karzai arrives to speak to the media for the first time since full preliminary results were announced at the Presidential palace on September 17, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 13: The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) team from Daniel Murphy (L), Nellika Little and Brian Fjeldheim (R) audit disputed ballots at Independent Elections Commission (IEC) warehouse September 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 13: Nellika Little (L) and Daniel Murphy (R) part of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) team look at disputed ballots at Independent Elections Commission (IEC) warehouse September 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Our effort is to broaden the base of the Afghan National Security Forces, to have them represent the whole country and to have them impute the young men and the women of Afghanistan form all provinces of the country
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Hamid Karzai knows very well that if U.S. troops leave he will be leaving shortly thereafter or find himself probably assassinated
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I would be perfectly happy to sit down with Mullah Omar [the leader of the Taliban] and see where we can go on this.
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President Hamid Karzai and President Barrack Obama in a videoconference this morning discussed the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan
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It will be some time before Afghanistan is able to sustain its security forces entirely on its own
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Calling Afghan President Hamid Karzai an ‘unworthy partner,’ a key Democratic leader warned Friday that Congress cannot fund an expanded military mission without a reliable ally in Kabul. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, said moreover she did not think there was political suppo...
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Afghanistan would not be able to pay for its own security until at least 2024
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Hamid Karzai tolerates corruption, comes to dubious arrangements with warlords and does too little against drug trafficking and the Taliban. Which is why the West is annoyed; they see in him and his administration a hopeless case. And they are wondering how they can still rescue Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan is looking forward to taking on our responsibilities in terms of paying for its forces with its own resources, but that will not be for another 15 years
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Before Hamid Karzai was sworn into office, US President Barack Obama said of his Afghan counterpart that he had both strengths and weaknesses. In the meantime NATO politicians have been showing how disillusioned they are with Karzai. Once he was their man in Kabul -- now he has become yet another proble...
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We hope that the international community, in particular the U.S., as our first ally, helps us reach the ability -- in terms of economic ability as well -- to sustain a force that can protect Afghanistan with the right numbers and the right equipment
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The Secretary-General wishes to congratulate President Hamid Karzai on his inauguration today as the elected President of Afghanistan for a second term
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Afghanistan is looking forward to taking the lead in securing the nation within five years but our nation would need financial help to pay the salaries and equip the growing security forces
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We believe that President Hamid Karzai and his government can do better
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For a number of years, maybe for another 15 to 20 years, Afghanistan will not be able to sustain a force of that nature and capability with its own resources
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These routine meetings are part of continued efforts to stay in close touch with allies and partners on Afghanistan and Pakistan. He will then travel to Afghanistan for the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai
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By the end of five years term of the current government, we plan to lead operations for the security of the Afghan people in all of Afghanistan, in the whole country. That is our objective
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the corruption and mismanagement that has fueled the Taliban's rise
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We will try our best ... But the international community must have also the patience with us and the realization of the realities in Afghanistan. If it takes longer, then they must be with us.
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sent two classified cables to Washington in the past week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai's government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the corruption and mismanagement that has fueled the Taliban's rise, senior U.S. officials ...
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We must talk to the Taliban as an Afghan necessity. The fight against terrorism and extremism cannot be won by fighting alone
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sent two classified cables to Washington in the past week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai's government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the corruption and mismanagement that has fueled the Taliban's rise.
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Unless we really solve the challenge and the issue of Pakistan, I think you can bring in 50,000 more soldiers, 100,000 more soldiers, but in my view we will still have this problem
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We greatly respect Abdullah, and we think that he conducted a very spirited campaign. We respect him for his ideas. But we believe that Hamid Karzai is the legitimately elected leader of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan was troubled like hell before that, too. Nobody bothered about us.
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