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    Hamid Karzai

    Governance

    President slams donors’ refusal to fund dams

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday accused neighbours of illegally using Afghanistan’s water resources, criticising the international community for its refusal to fund dam projects in his energy-deficient country.



    Governance

    Team appointed to probe inmate torture

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday appointed a delegation to investigate alleged torture of inmates at detention centres across the country, his office said.



    Governance

    Karzai insists on full control of Bagram prison

    KABUL (PAN): President Karzai has called for implementation of the agreements he reached with the Obama administration during his recent visit to Washington.



    Governance

    Loya Jirga to decide on immunity for US troops

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Monday linked immunity for American troops to a Loya Jirga decision, warning the bilateral security agreement (BSA) would be not implemented if commitments between Afghanistan and the United States remained unenforced.



    Governance

    White House talks yield no breakthrough

    WASHINGTON (PAN): The White House meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai was an important event to determine Afghanistan’s future direction, but there was no strategic breakthrough, former diplomats said Saturday.



    Governance

    President has no plan to run for 3rd term

    WASHINGTON (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Friday categorically ruled out jumping into the electoral race in 2014, saying he would be happy with the tag of a retired president.



    Governance

    President has no plan to run for 3rd term

    WASHINGTON (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Friday categorically ruled out jumping into the electoral race in 2014, saying he would be happy with the tag of a retired president.



    Governance

    Karzai wants US to set up varsities in war-hit areas

    WASHINGTON (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, currently on a three-day visit to Washington, would urge the Obama administration to set up universities in the war-hit provinces of Afghanistan, an official said on Wednesday.



    Governance

    Karzai discusses security pact with US senators

     KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday US interests would be considered in talks on a bilateral security agreement (BSA) if Washington respected Afghanistan’s sovereignty.



    Security and Crime

    Foreigners fuelling graft in govt: Karzai

    KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Saturday accused foreigners of fuelling administrative corruption in the country, hoping the level of graft would come down after the 2014 withdrawal of NATO-led troops.