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Afghanistan, Kabul : Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on November 3, 2009 (AFP Photo / Shah Marai) 03.11.2009, 12:45

Afghani people prefer to move forward with mediocre democracy

“The Afghani people are not very happy with Karzai and corruption,” Walid Phares, a senior fellow from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told RT.

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Indo-Pak-Afghan knot: threat to region’s stability?

Pakistan sees India’s growing economic and political profile in Afghanistan as a threat, which, it is feared, might lead to growing tensions between the two historic nuclear rivals and even countermeasures by Pakistan.

30.03.2010, 10:12 2 comments

“If peace is not set in Pakistan, anarchy and fear will spread to the world”

Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi has told RT’s sister channel “Rusiya al-Yaum” that Pakistan is paying an unprecedented high price for becoming hostage to terrorism.

Japanese Parliament | Image from worldfocus.org 31.08.2009, 17:39 2 comments

“Japan's democracy was not a real one till now”

Japan’s ruling Conservatives have suffered a landslide defeat at the hands of the Democratic Party. Natalya Stapran, political analyst from the Moscow Institute of International Relations shared her reaction with RT.

Electoral billboard with the picture of incumbent president Hamid Karzai (C) and running mates  Mohamad Qasim Fahim (L) and Karim Khalili (R) in Kabul, Afghanistan (AFP Photo / Pedro Ugarte) 20.08.2009, 17:40 2 comments

The paradox of Afghan elections

"Everybody knows Hamid Karzai is inefficient, weak and unpopular leader, still everybody would tell you he’s going to win," says Georgy Mirsky, a professor from the Institute of World Economy & International Relations.

30.07.2009, 20:49 2 comments

Fighting terrorism together

“A symbol of trust” – that is what Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dubbed his meeting with the leaders of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan during a visit to the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.

A man carries two ballot boxes in a polling station in Deh Rawod in the south of Afghanistan on August 20, 2009 (AFP Photo / Pascal Guyot) 20.08.2009, 20:41

Credibility challenge for Afghan victor

Whoever wins matters less than how that government will be capable of governing and how it will be viewed by the Afghan people, argues Tony Blankley, a contributor to the Washington Times.

Bomb blast in Kandahar city on August 25, 2009 (AFP Photo / Hamed Zalmy) 27.08.2009, 10:23

Violence escalates in Afghanistan as vote count continues

As Afghans await the announcement of the results from last Thursday’s presidential election, violence is escalating, making August the deadliest month of the war in Afghanistan so far for international forces.

Germany, Berlin: Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin on January 27, 2010, one day ahead of the Afghanistan conference in London.(AFP Photo DDP / Michael Kappeler Germany Out) 27.01.2010, 13:51

Five former Taliban officials removed from UN blacklist

UN Security Council has removed five former Taliban officials from its sanctions list, imposed for alleged links with al-Qaeda. The decision came ahead of key international conference on Afghanistan to be held in London.

Russian Federation, Moscow : Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin listens to a question during his annual televised phone-in show in Moscow on December 3, 2009 (AFP Photo / RIA Novosti / POOL / Alexey Druzhinin) 03.12.2009, 15:05 7 comments

From the fall of the US to the fate of the tigers – Putin’s Q&A covers it all

Global and local, public and personal – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s annual televised live call-in show with Russian citizens broke time records and touched upon a wide range of issues.

Karzai’s government to battle for people’s support

Published: 19 November, 2009, 08:58
Edited: 19 November, 2009, 17:25


Afghan President Hamid Karzai

On Thursday, incumbent leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president of Afghanistan for a second five-year term. He won August's election only after his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of a planned second ballot.

 
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