Jun 23, 2014 an exit interview with the afghan president. Zeenat quraishi karzai born 1970 is the wife of former president of afghanistan hamid karzai and was the first lady of afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. The cia acknowledges the legendary spy who saved hamid karzai. Get the latest hamid karzai news, articles, videos and photos on the new york post. He had been leading an interim afghan government since dec. Kabul hamid karzai still hasnt forgiven the nation that put him in power. Transcript for interview with hamid karzai this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Mar 08, 20 she has been called afghanistans invisible first lady. In apriltwo weeks after the election to replace him and usher in the first democratic transfer of power in afghanistans historyhamid karzai. News about hamid karzai, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times.
The new yorker may earn a portion of sales from products and services that are purchased through links on our site as part of our affiliate partnerships with retailers. Exclusive interview of hamid karzai with india today youtube. Originally from the city of kandahar, she moved to kabul where she lived at the presidential palace with her husband and their four children. Spiegel interview with afghan president hamid karzai. Karzai met for more than an hour in his office in the presidential. Hamid karzai was born on december 24, 1957 in kandahar, afghanistan.
Create and share your time person of the year cover. Yalda hakims full interview for dateline with afghan president hamid karzai, as he gives a revealing assessment of the war on terror. A very readable report from a dutch woman who bravely burrowed into the remote, very conservative province where karzai launched, with american support, the. All afghans have been persecuted, says hamid karzai the hindu.
In 1979, while karzai was a student in india, the soviet union invaded afghanistan. Hamid karzai was born in 1957, and comes from the wellknown popalzai tribe. Karzai chose to join the guerrilla movement to liberate afghanistan from soviet military occupation. In this file photo taken on march 12, 2009, mahmoud karzai, brother of afghan president hamid karzai speaks during a press conference in kabul, afghanistan. Hamid karzai slams trumps latest afghanistan policy the. Its karzai s second child to be born in the land of india. The reelection of hamid karzai institute for the study of war.
His was a royal birth since members of the karzai family, who belong to the populzai clan, have been rulers of the country for over six hundred years. The couple lives in the presidential palace in kabul, with their two children. Sep 21, 2017 hamid karzai has nothing good to say about america. Hamid karzai has nothing good to say about america foreign. Jun 23, 2011 his interview with cnn s fareed zakaria airs sunday tune in to fareed zakaria gps this sunday at 10 a. Karzai says afghans would back pakistan in clash with u. Exafghan president hamid karzai tells al jazeera us bomb reportedly targeting isil is a threat to afghan sovereignty. His father was the hereditary khan chief of the popalzai tribe in the kandahar region of afghanistan, and hamid karzai studied in kabul and simla, india in the 1970s. Moving islamic center not on the table for now, backer says. Full transcript of hamid karzais interview with ndtv.
Former afghan president hamid karzai said that the us had been supplying weapons to daesh in afghanistan. Former afghan president hamid karzai speaks during an interview with the. Karzai defended his role but agreed with some aspects of the report on u. Hamid karzai was the president of afghanistan from 20042014, and he remains a prominent figure in afghan politics. Hamid karzai biography life, family, history, school, book. Karzai was appointed at the 2002 loya jirga as the interim president of the afghan transitional administration. Hamid karzai was the president of the islamic republic of afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. And whether it is fighting the taliban or nationbuilding, he has often had very different objectives, especially from. Seventeen years after the us invaded afghanistan in 2001 and drove the fundamentalist afghan taliban from power, the warbattered nation is. Afghan president hamid karzai has become a father again at the age of 56 after his wife gave birth to their third child in india. Quite in the end of the day, very much just at the moment i was leaving, i told my wife that i am going to afghanistan. Zeenat karzai afghanistans president hamid karzais wife.
Bbc news have your say president hamid karzai of afghanistan. She has been called afghanistans invisible first lady. Born to an elite family with hereditary experience in leadership positions, hamid was raised in an atmosphere of erudition and culture. Jan 18, 2020 latest hamid karzai news, photos, blogposts, videos and wallpapers. Sep 05, 2002 afghanistans president hamid karzai escaped an assassination attempt thursday by a lone gunman wearing the uniform of the new afghan army. Afghan president hamid karzai talks to ndtvs maya mirchandani about the taliban and afghanistans strained ties with pakistan.
Former afghan president hamid karzai pushes for the revival of saarc which abruptly came to a halt after india cancelled the summit level meeting in 2016. Hamid karzai was born on december 24, 1957, in karz, a small village near kandahar in southern afghanistan. Hamid karzai, president of the islamic republic of afghanistan 20012014, talks about his countrys fate as a historic point of focus for great powers and the spread of radical sunni islamism to. The following are key excerpts from comments afghan president hamid karzai made in a march 1 interview with the washington post. May 24, 2015 americans became very familiar with the name and lauded fashion sense of former afghanistan president hamid karzai during americas long military engagement in afghanistan after 911. Pakistan that it needed to crack down on militants along the afghan border. Apr 01, 2014 a stones throw from the palace where president hamid karzai has spent years, a newly renovated home awaits him and his family. President hamid karzai has come under fire for not doing enough to stem corruption in afghanistan. The karzai administration was the government of afghanistan under president hamid karzai, who became the head of state of afghanistan in december 2001 after the taliban government was overthrown. Oct 07, 20 hamid karzai has long had a troubled relationship with his western backers. Hamid karzai on the history and fate of afghanistan youtube. Former afghan president hamid karzai has been blessed with a baby girl at the age of 58. Kandahar, afghanistan karzai was elected president in afghanistans first popular elections on oct.
The cia acknowledges the legendary spy who saved hamid. Zeenat happens to be a gynecologist and has been married to the president for the past 14 years. Nov 24, 20 hamid karzai was entering the final lap of his presidency, and i had traveled to karz with mahmood, one of the presidents elder brothers, accompanied by a phalanx of his bodyguards. Zeenat karzai afghanistans president hamid karzai s wife august 8, 20 by l. Interviews president hamid karzai campaign against terror pbs. In an interview with al jazeera hamid karzai called talibans his brothers. Hamid karzai born december 24, 1957 is afghanistan first elected president. Zinat karzai, the 43yearold wife of hamid karzai, is rarely seen in. Former afghanistan president hamid karzai inaugurates farmer and animal fair. Former afghan leader hamid karzai grew estranged from his. Kingdom examines afghanistan through the prism of the. Hamid karzai interview wion exclusive part 1 youtube. Zinat karzai, afghanistans invisible first lady bbc news.
Dec 15, 2010 in august, karzai had salehi sprung from jail. Karzai is due to step down after saturdays presidential election. Afghan student ismatullah amiri, a student of bsc agriculture welcomed the former president and assured him on behalf of his fellow students that their great experience at pau will help make the country agriculturally independent and advanced. Former president of afghanistan hamid karzai has asked u. His family is a wealthy pashtun family originally from kandahar. The cia acknowledges the legendary spy who saved hamid karzais life and honors him by name the cia seal is seen on the floor during a visit by u. Jan 18, 2017 former president of afghanistan hamid karzai has asked u. President karzai s speech in helmand province march 12, 20. Karzai said afghanistan was forever in pakistans debt for.
Karzai, in an interview with russian today here, said that the us army helicopters. Hamid karzais dark theories are gaining traction in. Jul 11, 2002 in his first interview since the assassination of his vice president, president hamid karzai tells cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer that he is relaxed and sleeping well. After graduating high school, he went abroad to study and to develop deep, lasting cultural ties. Karzai says us supplying arms to daesh the news international. A baby girl was delivered at a private hospital in the.
Mar 28, 2016 former president hamid karzai holds no official post, but he continues to be influential in afghan politics and both president ghani and ceo abdullah have served in his cabinet. President hamid karzai walks down the carpet as he is welcomed to the. Controversial afghanpak intelligence mou does not remain. Hamid karzai biography birthday, trivia afghan president. Feb 21, 2012 yalda hakims full interview for dateline with afghan president hamid karzai, as he gives a revealing assessment of the war on terror. Former afghan president hamid karzai on sunday questioned how under the watch of us intelligence and military the militant islamic state is group emerged in afghanistan over the past few.
Aug 08, 20 43yearold zeenat karzai is afghanistans president hamid karzais wife. Hamid karzai, born december 24, 1957, kandahar, afghanistan, afghan politician who was the first elected president of afghanistan 200414 karzai was the son of the chief of the popalzai pashtuns, and both his father and grandfather served in the government of mohammad zahir shah. Hamid karzais dark theories are gaining traction in afghanistan former afghan president hamid karzai has lashed out at both the united states and pakistan, accusing them of using the afghan war. While overseas, a foreign power invaded his homeland. A girl leave a comment although most of her people do not know their president has been married for 14 years since the afghans rarely see their first lady, it doesnt mean she does not exist. Zinat karzai, the 43yearold wife of hamid karzai, is rarely seen in public, prompting criticism that she is not doing enough to further. Priot to this, he served as interim president of the afghan transitional administration. Afghanistans hamid karzai says nato caused great suffering. Et for an exclusive and rare interview with the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai.