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As president, Ghani was known for his intensity and energetic speeches. [9] He aimed to transform Afghanistan into a technocratic state, winning him support from youth and urban demographics. [10] His cabinets were relatively young and well-educated. Ghani made efforts to make peace with Taliban insurgents [11] and improving relations with ...
Transitional President; Appointed by the 2002 loya jirga. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) Hamid Karzai: born 1957 7 December 2004: 29 September 2014 9 years, 296 days Independent: President; First democratically elected head of state; Elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2009. Ashraf Ghani: born 1949 29 September 2014 15 August 2021
Hamid Karzai (/ ˈ h æ m ɪ d ˈ k ɑːr z aɪ /; Pashto/Persian: حامد کرزی, Pashto pronunciation: [ˈhɑmɪd karˈzai], Dari pronunciation: [ˈhɒːmɪd kaɾzeˈiː]; born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan statesman who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from ...
Several social media posts are promoting the claim that the current leader of Afghanistan was released from prison in 2018 by then-President Donald Trump. “Let this sink in,” the posts state ...
PARIS (Reuters) -There are no talks with the Taliban to negotiate a peace settlement, Afghan anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Massoud said on Thursday, vowing to step up "guerrilla warfare" to bring the ...
President Joseph Biden on Monday afternoon will deliver remarks on the rapidly unfolding situation in Afghanistan. Biden is scheduled to speak at 3:45 pm ET, live from the East Room of the White ...
The 2004 Constitution granted the president wide powers over military and legislative affairs, with a relatively weak national bicameral National Assembly, the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) and the House of Elders (Meshrano Jirga). A president could only serve up to two five-year terms. Hamid Karzai began his first five-year term in 2004. [3]
Afghanistan’s former president said Sunday the United States came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and is leaving nearly 20 years later having ...