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Ex-Afghan President Karzai

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives an interview in Kabul on Nov. 22, 2023.

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Ex-Afghan President Karzai

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives an interview in Kabul on Nov. 22, 2023.

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Afghan-Pakistan 'peace jirga' concludes in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (L) attend the last day of a four-day Afghan-Pakistan peace meeting in Kabul on Aug. 12.

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Afghan-Pakistan peace 'jirga' begins in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz attend the first day of the four-day Peace Jirga in Kabul on Aug. 9. More than 600 tribal elders, politicians and other influential people from the two countries are taking part in the traditional council meeting.

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Outgoing Afghan President Karzai delivers speech

KABUL, Afghanistan - Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech at the president's office in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 23, 2014.

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Abdullah supporter tears President Karzai's photo

KABUL, Afghanistan - A man tears apart a photo of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a gathering held by presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2014.

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Confidence-building summit in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - (from L in front) Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during a photo session at the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, in Shanghai on May 20, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Afghan president in China

SHANGHAI, China - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) hold talks in Shanghai on May 19, 2014. The summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia will kick off in Shanghai the following day. (Pool photo)

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Afghan President Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during the closing of an Afghan assembly known as the loya jirga in Kabul on Nov. 24, 2013.

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Afghan President Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during the closing of an Afghan assembly known as the loya jirga in Kabul on Nov. 24, 2013.

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Kerry meets Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai hold a joint news conference after their talks in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 12, 2013.

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Afghan President Karzai in China

BEIJING, China - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (3rd from R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from L) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 27, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Afghan President Karzai in China

BEIJING, China - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 27, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Afghan President Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a press conference in Kabul on Aug. 24, 2013.

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British prime minister in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai after their talks in Kabul on June 29, 2013.

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British prime minister in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai hold a joint press conference after their talks in Kabul on June 29, 2013.

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Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a military academy near Kabul on June 18, 2013.

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Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a university in Kabul on May 9, 2013.

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Karzai calls for Taliban leader's political participation

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 12, 2012. Karzai called on Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to participate in politics.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Japanese Emperor Akihito meet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on July 10, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Karzai hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands ahead of talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 9, 2012.

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Noda, Karzai hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai (3rd from L front) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 9, 2012.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) receives flowers from Rie Tanaka, a Japanese gymnast set to compete in the London Olympics, after receiving an honorary doctorate from Nippon Sport Science University at the university in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on July 9, 2012.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2012. He took part in an international conference on Afghan development in the Japanese capital the previous day.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (front) heads to a press conference in Tokyo on July 9, 2012. He took part in an international conference on Afghan development in the Japanese capital the previous day.

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Afghan development conference in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at an international conference on Afghan development, including (from L to R, front) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, pose for photos in Tokyo on July 8, 2012.

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Afghan development conference in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at an international conference on Afghan development in Tokyo on July 8, 2012.

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Afghan development conference in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an international conference on Afghan development in Tokyo on July 8, 2012.

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Afghan development conference in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at an international conference on Afghan development, including (from L to R, front) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and adviser to the Foreign Ministry and former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, pose for photos in Tokyo on July 8, 2012.

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Afghan development conference in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L front) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands during an international conference on Afghan development in Tokyo on July 8, 2012. In the center is Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba.

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Afghan development conference in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L front) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands prior to the opening of an international conference on Afghan development in Tokyo on July 8, 2012. To the right is U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba in Tokyo on July 8, 2012, during his visit to Japan to attend an international conference on Afghan development. (Pool photo)

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba in Tokyo on July 8, 2012, during his visit to Japan to attend an international conference on Afghan development. (Pool photo)

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Clinton in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai attend a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 7, 2012. Clinton made an unannounced visit to Kabul on the eve of an international conference in Tokyo to address Afghanistan's post-2014 financial needs, and announced the country has been designated a "major non-NATO ally" of the United States.

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Karzai hopes Kyoto meet will lead to talks with Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is interviewed by members of Japanese media outlets in Kabul on July 3, 2012. Karzai expressed hope that an informal meeting attended by representatives of the Taliban and his government the previous week in Japan would lead to formal peace talks.

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Karzai hopes Kyoto meet will lead to talks with Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is interviewed by members of Japanese media outlets in Kabul on July 3, 2012. Karzai expressed hope that an informal meeting attended by representatives of the Taliban and his government the previous week in Japan would lead to formal peace talks.

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Karzai hopes Kyoto meet will lead to talks with Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is interviewed by members of Japanese media outlets in Kabul on July 3, 2012. Karzai expressed hope that an informal meeting attended by representatives of the Taliban and his government the previous week in Japan would lead to formal peace talks.

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International conference on Afghan peace

KYOTO, Japan - Masoom Stanekzai (far R), an adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, speaks during an international conference on peace in Afghanistan at Doshisha University in Kyoto on June 27, 2012.

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International conference on Afghan peace

KYOTO, Japan - Din Muhammad (back), a Cabinet minister in Afghanistan's former Taliban government and now a senior Taliban official, speaks during an international conference on peace in Afghanistan at Doshisha University in Kyoto on June 27, 2012. Masoom Stanekzai, an adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, is seen in front.

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Karzai in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) is escorted by Chinese President Hu Jintao at a welcoming ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 8, 2012.

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Karzai in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 7, 2012. Karzai was invited as a guest for a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. (Pool photo)

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Hollande in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and French President Francois Hollande (L) attend a press conference in Kabul on May 25, 2012.

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Pakistan, Iran want 'authentic' Afghan ownership of reconciliation

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - (from L) Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shake hands after a press conference in Islamabad on Feb. 17, 2012. Pakistan and Iran assured Afghanistan they would extend ''full cooperation'' to an Afghan reconciliation process that has authentic Afghan ownership, said a joint communique issued at the end of their summit in the Pakistani capital.

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Japan foreign minister meets Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands in Kabul on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan foreign minister meets Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) hold talks in Kabul on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan President Karzai

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Afghan President Hamid Karzai. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on June 15, 2011, Karzai has told him that he would step down from the post in 2014 after fulfilling his second term.

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Afghan president offers condolences

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul on March 13, 2011. Karzai conveyed condolences over the earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan.

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International conference on aid for Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - (Front row, from L to R) U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose for photos in Kabul on July 20, 2010, after the International Conference on Afghanistan.

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International conference on aid for Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) chats with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) after the International Conference on Afghanistan in the country's capital Kabul on July 20, 2010.