NEW YORK - A former U.N envoy to Afghanistan on Tuesday questioned the "mental stability" of Hamid Karzai and suggested the Afghan president may be using drugs. In an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily ...

A member of the Popalzai clan, part of the larger Pashtun tribe. Karzai was educated in India and is fluent in several languages, including English, Pashto, Dari and Urdu. His grandfather, Khair ...

Hamid Karzai calls for women’s access to education, saying Afghanistan’s development depends on girls’ participation as restrictions ...

It's difficult to interpret the widely-touted deal between the U.S. and Afghanistan over night raids in any way other than as a political gift to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. On Sunday night, the ...

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday he will not take part in Afghanistan's first major televised presidential debate, leaving his top two challengers to talk between themselves — if they ...

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan, August 26 (UNHCR) - UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers today travelled to Kandahar to assess the situation of displaced people in southern Afghanistan, a day after ...

After a campaign of tough love that appeared to go nowhere, President Obama has turned on the charm for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. At the White House today, he said reported tensions were ...

Although constitutionally barred from seeking a third term, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has made no secret of the fact that he intends to remain a central force in Afghan politics even after his ...