Jun 15, 2009 The United States Shakes-Up Military Command in Afghanistan By Hyder Akbar During this pastweek, headlines about Afghanistan were dominated by the news that Gen. McKiernan, head of American forces in Afghanistan, had been sacked and relieved of his duties half way into the traditional two-year tour. The decision was announced in a
Jun 08, 2009 Is the West losing the Pashtuns? By Hekmat Karzai in Kabul The Pashtuns say the West disregards civilian casualties [GALLO/GETTY] In the middle of the night on December 17, Amir Hassan, his wife, and their 14-year-old nephew were killed during a Coalition Forces operation in the eastern Afghan province of Khost. Qudratullah,Hassan's
Dec 26, 2008 New Princeton Report Recommends New Regional Compact to Improve Afghanistan's Security, Development - Emphasizes combined civil-military approach and change in strategic culture - Princeton, NJ – December 22, 2008 – A new report published by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs recommends
Nov 17, 2008 The Asian Security Landscape after the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq This White Paper is a collaborative product of the Council for Asian Terrorism Research. Its conclusions are derived from the deliberations of the “After Iraq Round table” and research papers from the proceedings of previous CATR Biannual International Symposiums. Click Here:
Mar 07, 2008 The Significance of the Elections in Pakistan Hekmat Karzai 27 February 2008 Pakistan held its parliamentary elections in a transparent manner. While these elections are a milestone for the country, it will have serious implications on Pakistan, the region and the international community. ON 18 FEBRUARY, the people of Pakistan went to
Jul 09, 2007 CAPS Attends EAPC Security Forum 28-29 June 2007 - in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum brought together Ministers, senior officials, parliamentarians, academics, NGOs and journalists from 49 NATO and Partner countries for informal discussions on key security issues. There were six panel sessions which
Dec 10, 2007 OPIUM LICENSING: JUMPING FROM THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE Dr. Najeeb ur Rahman Manalai December 10, 2007 X30 OPIUM LICENSING* for medicine as proposed by the Senlis Council (SC), an international policy think tank, is not a solution to the problem of narcotics in Afghanistan. The SC has been able to convince
Nov 21, 2007 Listening to Afghans Hekmat Karzai and Julian Lindley- French Afghanistan Times November 9, 2007 X 29 MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, surveying the wreckage of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan famously said, "We for another 20 or 30 years."* Whilst a very different operation to Moscow's brutal occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, it is
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of contractual school teachers on Saturday went on strike in the capital of southern Kandahar province against the delay in payment of their salaries. The teachers gathered in front of Ahmad Shah Baba High School in Kandahar City, the provincial capital, and warned they would continue their strike until their salaries
On 11th February 2019, Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann, the outgoing NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan visited the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) for a frank discussion with Hekmat K. Karzai, CAPS’ Chairman. Mr Karzai and Amb Zimmermann discussed peace process, NATO mission and upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan. Mr Karzai briefed Amb Zimmermann
