Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai /ˈhæmᵻd ˈkɑːrˌzaɪ/served as President of Afghanistan for almost ten years, from 7 December 2004 to 29 September 2014. He comes from a politically active family; Karzai's father, uncle and grandfather were all active in Afghan politics and government. Karzai and his father before him, Abdul Ahad Karzai, were each head of the Popalzai tribe of the Durrani tribal confederation...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 December 1957
strong years feet
Afghanistan will, by the grace of God, stand on its own feet in three to four years time. Until then, of course, we need strong support from the international community, including the United States, to stay with us and support us fully.
people progress afghanistan
Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
order years flags
This flag .. is raised not without costs, .. without the costs of having struggled for many years, without the costs of having lost so many lives in order to have a free and sovereign and good Afghanistan.
country differences people
Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
people suffering president
As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
motivation war believe
But the war on terror as I have repeatedly said in the past, and the Afghan people believe in it, in truth, is that the war on terror is not in the Afghan villages or homes. Its in the sanctuaries, it is in the training grounds, its in the motivation factors and the money that comes to it.
evil liberty grows
Where liberty dies, evil grows.
pakistan want
No peace will arrive unless the U.S. or Pakistan want it.
change focus stronger
I hope (the United States) will change and they will now focus entirely on helping and building a stronger, better Afghanistan.
talking america united-states
A democratically elected congressman of the United States of America should not be talking of an ethnic divide in Afghanistan, should not be interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
block war reality
The ongoing war in Afghanistan is being imposed on us, and Afghans are being sacrificed in it for someone else's interests. We are not blocking the interests of the United States or other major powers. But we are demanding that if you consider Afghanistan the place from which to advance your interests, then you should also pay attention to Afghanistan's interests.
able west economic
The West has been able to bring Afghanistan a much better health service, better education, better roads, a better economy, though some have benefited more; some have benefited less from that economic well-being in Afghanistan.
brother pakistan afghanistan
Afghanistan will be a brother of Pakistan. Afghanistan will never betray a brother
They're criminals, they brutalized Afghanistan, they killed our people, they destroyed our land.