Hamid Karzai
Events (59)
- November 25, 2001: US Troops Arrive in Kandahar Amid Talk of a Secret Deal 2001-11-25
- December 22, 2001: Karzai Assumes Power in Afghanistan 2001-12-22
- January 1, 2002: Ex-Unocal Employee Becomes US Special Envoy to Afghanistan 2002-01-01
- February 9, 2002: Pakistani and Afghan Leaders Revive Afghanistan Pipeline Idea 2002-02-09
- April 1, 2002: Afghan Opium Crackdown Fails 2002-04-01
- April 17, 2002: Bush Falsely Promises ‘Marshall Plan’ for Afghanistan 2002-04-17
- May 30, 2002: Afghan, Turkmen, and Pakistani Leaders Sign Pipeline Deal 2002-05-30
- October 6, 2002: Afghan President Says Bin Laden ‘Probably’ Dead, Mullah Omar Still Alive 2002-10-06
- April 22, 2003: Afghan President Gives Pakistani President List of Taliban Leaders Living in Pakistan, No Action Is Taken on It 2003-04-22
- October 9, 2004: Karzai Wins Afghanistan’s First-Ever Presidential Election 2004-10-09
- May 6-9, 2005: Newsweek Reports US Guard Flushed Koran Down Toilet in Guantanamo; Pentagon, White House Blame Newsweek for Lethal Riots in Report’s Aftermath 2005-05-06
- May 24, 2005: US to Have Long-Term Military Presence in Afghanistan 2005-05-24
- April 10, 2006: Massive Security Breach at US Base in Afghanistan 2006-04-10
- May 29, 2006: Kabul Riots Suggest Discontent over Development and Governance 2006-05-29
- September 21, 2006: NATO Commander Admits Taliban Has Headquarters in Pakistan Border Town 2006-09-21
- September-November 5, 2006: US Ambassador to Afghanistan Stresses Need for Revamped, Expanded Afghan Security Forces and ‘More Guns in the Field’ 2006-11-05
- November 15, 2006: CIA Director Hayden Testifies to Senate Committee on Weak Afghan Government, Highlighting Need for Bolstering Afghan Security Forces 2006-11-15
- June 23, 2007: Afghan President Criticizes Civilian Deaths Caused by US-Led Bombing 2007-06-23
- August 21, 2007: Hannity Falsely Accuses Obama of Lying about US Forces Killing Afghan Civilians 2007-08-21
- October 17, 2007: Former UN Official Warns Failure of International Forces in Afghanistan Likely to Ignite Much Larger Conflict 2007-10-17
- December 12-13, 2007: Former Taliban Spokesman Says Karzai Government in Talks with Mullah Omar Lieutenants, Contradicting British Prime Minister’s Statement 2007-12-12
- February 29, 2008: Director of National Intelligence McConnell Says Afghan Government Is Losing Control 2008-02-29
- April 27, 2008: Afghan President Karzai Survives Assassination Attempt; Pakistani ISI Blamed 2008-04-27
- August 22, 2008: US-Led Coalition Strikes Kill over 90 Afghan Civilians, Enrage Public 2008-08-22
- September 16, 2008: Civilian Deaths Higher than Ever, Says UN 2008-09-16
- November 13, 2008: Hamid Karzai Briefs Gordon Brown on Secret Talks with Taliban and Hekmatyar 2008-11-13
- January 26, 2009: Afghan President Condemns Raid that Killed Civilians; US Military Says Taliban Fighters, Not Civilians, Killed 2009-01-26
- January 26, 2009: Conservative Pundit: Afghan President’s Concern for Civilian Casualties ‘Insulting’ 2009-01-26
- February 18, 2009: Obama Orders 17,000 More US Troops into Afghanistan 2009-02-18
- March 18, 2009: Pentagon Plan to More than Double the Size of Afghan Security Forces Pending President Obama’s Approval; Concerns Dismissed 2009-03-18
- May 4, 2009: Karzai Chooses Warlord Accused of Rights Abuses and Protecting Drug Trade as Running Mate in Re-Election Bid; Human Rights Groups Protest 2009-05-04
- July 12-14, 2009: Villagers Report Systemic Abuse, Including Child Rape, by Afghan Police in Helmand Province; Prefer Taliban over Police 2009-07-12
- July 13-29, 2009: Abusive Police Linked to Corrupt Narco Warlord Returning behind US, British Troop Operations in Afghanistan 2009-07-13
- July 27, 2009: Richard Holbrooke and Stanley McChrystal Call Eminent War Historian to Discuss Parallels between Vietnam and Afghanistan 2009-07-27
- August 8, 2009: Afghan Presidential Candidate Denies Agreeing to Secret Karzai Election Deal; Holding out for Better Offer 2009-08-08
- August 17, 2009: Hekmatyar Offers to ‘Help’ US and NATO Forces in Exchange for Foreign Troop Pullout Timeline 2009-08-17
- May-October 12, 2009: ’Unknown’ Helicopters Carrying Militants to Northern Provinces, Afghan Government Investigating 2009-10-12
- March 31, 2011 and After: Afghan President Condemns Koran Burning, Inflames Populace 2011-03-31
- April 1, 2011: Eleven Killed, Including Seven UN Personnel, in Afghan Protest of Florida Koran-Burning by Pastor 2011-04-01
- April 1-5, 2011: Protests against US Koran Burning Continue, Death Toll Reaches 27 2011-04-01
- February 2002: Powell’s Proposal to Secure All of Afghanistan Is Rejected by Rumsfeld
- February 2006: Pakistani President Again Given List of Taliban Leaders Living in Pakistan, Again Takes No Action
- November 2001-January 2002: Western Leaders Promise Aid to Afghanistan
- November 2003: Appointment of Powerful ‘Neocon’ Ambassador Reflects New US Emphasis on Afghanistan
- 2007: Pakistani President Musharraf Allegedly Refuses to Consider Bin Laden Could Be Hiding in Abbottabad Area
- Early May 2002: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Suggests Warlords Should Share Power with Afghan Government
- June-September 2009: Kalashnikov AK-47 Prices Soar in Afghanistan as Demand Rises; Arms Heading North
- Late 2001: US Opposes Peacekeeping and Counter-narcotics in Afghanistan
- Spring 2004: Conditions In Afghanistan Deteriorate
- Spring 2006: US Leadership Surprised about Strong Taliban Offensive, Despite Warnings