Tensions spill over between Washington and Beijing

thetimes 05-FEB-10

Iran suggests ‘impossible’ deal over nuclear fuel in surprise move

sundaytimes 05-FEB-10

Lethal Nato bombing details leaked

aljazeera 05-FEB-10

Nato readies for assault on Taliban

aljazeera 04-FEB-10

Saudi Development Fund to finance new projects in Pakistan

Infopak 04-FEB-10

Karzai cancels meeting with OIC officials

TheFrontierPost 03-FEB-10

Karzai to consult Saudi leaders

aljazeera 02-FEB-10

Big jump in Pakistan aid

Hindu 02-FEB-10

We don’t want “Talibanised” Afghanistan, says Kayani

Hindu 01-FEB-10

Interpreter kills US soldiers in Afghanistan

RTERadio 30-JAN-10

Afghan conference sets deadlines for NATO handover

cnn 29-JAN-10

Pakistan hoping to play role as broker between Taliban and US

irishtimes 29-JAN-10

Documentaries about Armenia screened in Italy

a1plus 29-JAN-10

Afghan conference sets deadlines for NATO handover

cnn 28-JAN-10

Clinton joins talks on Yemen security, development

cnn 28-JAN-10

FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan, Jan 28

alertnet 28-JAN-10

US looks at which Taliban leaders to accept

TheFrontierPost 28-JAN-10

In Afghanistan, car bomb explodes outside U.S. base

latimes 27-JAN-10

Yemen 'accepts need for reform'

bbc 27-JAN-10

Brown to leave NI without a deal

bbc 27-JAN-10

Let's bribe the Taliban: Many are mercenaries who pull put down their guns for cash, says Brown

dailymail 26-JAN-10

Asian leaders attend Afghan summit

aljazeera 25-JAN-10

Yemen Rewarded For Tougher Stance On Al-Qaida

NPRnews 25-JAN-10

Kurdish concern over Turkish PACE president

euronews 25-JAN-10

Afghan parliament poll postponed

bbc 24-JAN-10

Iran train crash kills at least 8

latimes 24-JAN-10

Pakistan reaching out to Afghan Taliban, says FO

dawn 24-JAN-10

[-said]: We are aware of the urgent need to improve the security situation, because we believe that there can be no development without security and stability,

middle 04-FEB-10

[-said]: During my eight years in office and until today, I have constantly spoken in favor of holding talks with the Taliban and conducting peace talks with the Taliban,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-added]: [We will talk to] those who recognize Afghanistan's Constitution and are interested in Afghanistan's security. We want them back in our society,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-has said]: solutions for reconciliation.

AP 02-FEB-10

[-said]: The role of Saudi Arabia is extremely important for Afghanistan,

TheFrontierPost 01-FEB-10

[added:]: To make our programme a success we hope that His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will kindly play a role to guide peace and assist the process.

thenational 01-FEB-10

[-said]: We are trying our best to reach as high as possible to bring peace and security,

TheFrontierPost 01-FEB-10

[-said]: very soon,

TheFrontierPost 01-FEB-10

[-told]: The international community is here to defeat terrorism and extremism,

NewsJang 01-FEB-10

[-said]: I have very good news for Afghans,

NewsJang 01-FEB-10

[-said]: very soon

irish 01-FEB-10

[-said]: The Taliban are welcome to return to their own country and work for peace in order for us to be able then to have the U.S. and other forces have the freedom to go back home,

rferl 31-JAN-10

[-said]: This role that we are seeking is not only for talks with Taliban. It is a broader vision, it is a broader role,

earthtimes 31-JAN-10

[-told]: The international community is here for success in defeat of terrorism, success in the defeat of extremism,

reuters 31-JAN-10

[-said]: We as Afghans are trying our best to reach as high as possible to bring peace and security to Afghanistan,

dawn 31-JAN-10

[-said]: Therefore our neighbours and the international community have to also participate in the reconciliation process.

alertnet 30-JAN-10

[-said]: (The political leaders of the Taliban) have their own relations to other countries, to al Qaeda and other terror networks,

alertnet 30-JAN-10

[-argued]: Had our allies recognized this eight years ago,

spiegel 30-JAN-10

[-said that]: This is a time of high risks but simultaneously a time of high awards.

aljazeera 30-JAN-10

[-has suggested that]: prominent role.

cnn 30-JAN-10

[-said]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen,

nrc 29-JAN-10

[ said]: We must reach out to all our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers who are not part of al-Qaeda or other terrorist networks,

economictimes 29-JAN-10

[-said]: I believe the aspirations and demands of the people of Afghanistan today can be summarized in four simple words: Afghan leadership, Afghan ownership,

rferl 29-JAN-10

[-said]: We ask all our neighbors, particularly Pakistan, to support our peace and reconciliation endeavors. We're looking forward to the international community supporting this plan of action,

rferl 29-JAN-10

[said:]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers who are not part of al-Qaeda.

irishtimes 29-JAN-10

[-promised]: Fighting corruption will be the key focus of my second term of office,

time 29-JAN-10

[ adding that]: Afghan­owned and Afghan-led

dailytimesPK 29-JAN-10

[ said]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our less enchanted brothers who are not part of al Qaida or other terrorist networks who accept the Afghan's constitution,

globalsecurity 29-JAN-10

[-said]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers who are not part of Al Qaeda or other terrorist networks [and] who accept the Afghan Constitution,

latimes 29-JAN-10

[-told]: We're not going to ask for more cash. We're going to ask the international community to end nighttime raids on Afghan homes, to stop arresting Afghans, to reduce and eliminate civilian casualties,

ipsnews 29-JAN-10

[-said]: Large security costs of development projects and unacceptably high margins of profits plague reconstruction contracts,

chosun 29-JAN-10

[said:]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers who are not part of al Qaeda or other terrorist networks, who accept the Afghan constitution.

skynews 28-JAN-10

[-told]: I'm not giving a timescale; what I'm saying is, if the conditions are met, that security can be taken over by the Afghans in the provinces in which we operate, then British forces will not be needed at the level they are at the moment.

guardian 28-JAN-10

[-said]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers who are not part of al-Qaeda or other terrorist networks,

earthtimes 28-JAN-10

[said:]: we must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers, who are not part of al-Qaeda or other terrorist networks, who accept Afghanistan's constitution.

CBC 28-JAN-10

[-said]: Success will depend on building the confidence of the Afghan people, and to win the Afghan people's confidence we need to bring security to their daily lives by providing the needed protection, justice, employment and good governance,

earthtimes 28-JAN-10

[-told]: We must reach out to all our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers who are not part of al-Qaida or other terrorist networks,

AP 28-JAN-10

[-said]: Peace and security in the world are inextricably linked to peace and security in Afghanistan,

earthtimes 28-JAN-10

[-said]: conducting the majority of operations in the insecure areas of Afghanistan within three years.

CBC 28-JAN-10

[-said]: We will be trying our very best to be ready to defend the major part of our country from two to three years and when we reach the five-year end point, that's when we would be leading,

smh 28-JAN-10

[-said]: cut ties with al-Qaida and other terrorist groups and pursue their political goals peacefully.

AP 28-JAN-10

[-told]: In the end it is always like that, a political solution,

AP 28-JAN-10

[-said]: Fighting corruption will be the key focus of my second term in office,

rferl 28-JAN-10

[-said]: We hope that his majesty (Saudi) King Adbullah will kindly take a prominent role to guide and assist the peace process,

AP 28-JAN-10

[-said]: Afghanistan does not want to be a burden on the shoulder of our allies and friends,

japantoday 28-JAN-10

[-said]: We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers, who are not part of al Qaeda, or other terrorist networks, who accept the Afghan constitution,

reuters 28-JAN-10

[-has suggested]: We are looking forward to the international community supporting this.

cnn 28-JAN-10

[said:]: During the next two to three years we intend to focus on gradually assuming the responsibility for security in greater parts of our country.

irish 28-JAN-10

[said:]: In order to keep the country safe and move it to a better future, we have to work within the availability of politics there. As they say, politics is the art of the possible.

24dash 28-JAN-10

McChrystal [-said]: President Karzai, with no body armor or anything, walked through the bazaar, talked to people, had tea,

WashingtonPost 05-FEB-10

Jamal Khashoggi [ said]: We know Karzai well and we know his aim. He is not new to us since Saudi Arabia has been involved in Afghan reconciliation efforts up to last year,

alertnet 02-FEB-10

David Miliband [said:]: The aim of the conference was to align the military and civilian resources of every coalition partner behind a clear political strategy, to help President Karzai and his government deliver the ambitious agenda that he set out in his inaugural speech last November.

bbc 29-JAN-10

Miliband [-said]: The intention is for some provinces to transition by late 2010, early 2011, on the road to meeting President Karzai's commitment that half of Afghanistan's provinces would have Afghan security leadership within three years and the whole of Afghanistan be within Afghan security leadership within five,

rferl 29-JAN-10

Talat Masood [ said]: Pakistan needs to reassure Karzai and the Americans that it wants to play a very different role this time,

focusnews 29-JAN-10

Ainsworth [said:]: Yes. He’s the president of Afghanistan. He has the support of the Afghan people. I know that the elections were far, far from perfect, but I don’t hear anybody suggest that he was not going to win those elections. So we can work with President Karzai… but politicians need to deliver as well as make speeches.

channel4news 28-JAN-10

Brown [-said]: To weaken the Taliban, you divide them and you offer those people who are prepared to renounce violence... a way out. And that is something that we will do and something that president Karzai wants to do,

smh 28-JAN-10

Gordon Brown [said:]: As an international community responding to President Karzai's leadership, we are today establishing an international trust fund to finance this peace and re-integration programme to provide an economic alternative to those who have none.

skynews 28-JAN-10

Holbrooke [said:]: I'll leave that to President Karzai.

alertnet 27-JAN-10

Adams [-said]: President Karzai needs to break his dependence on former warlords and act against officials who abuse local populations, flout the law, and fill their pockets with public funds,

reliefWeb 27-JAN-10

Bob Ainsworth [said:]: The core aim of the Conference is to chart the course for Afghanistan for the next 12 to 18 months, for President Karzai to present his plans, and the international community to agree how best to support him. We want the Government of Afghanistan, with our support, to continue to deliver progress on the ground and gradually take more responsibility, delivering on the priorities President Karzai set out in his inauguration speech in November 2009.

7thspace 26-JAN-10

Valero [-said]: For Afghans, in the continuity of the investiture speech of President Karzai, clear and strong commitments are expected,

kuna 25-JAN-10

Miliband [ said]: We support President Karzai's determination to hold a Loya Jirga to bring together all willing to live within Afghanistan's constitution and break their links with Al-Qaeda,

kuna 25-JAN-10

Bob Ainsworth [added:]: The core aim of the Conference is to chart the course for Afghanistan for the next 12-18 months, for President Karzai to present his plans, and the international community to agree how best to support him. We want the Government of Afghanistan, with our support, to continue to deliver progress on the ground and gradually take more responsibility, delivering on the priorities President Karzai set out in his inauguration speech in November 2009.

ukgovpublic 22-JAN-10

Qureshi [-said]: This was evident from the inaugural address of President Hamid Karzai and finally the international community has agreed to what Pakistan has been saying all along,

NewsJang 14-JAN-10

Khan [-added]: Now even (Afghan President) Hamid Karzai considers (Taliban supreme leader) Mullah Omar to be a brother,

news 14-JAN-10

Rasmussen [-said]: I welcome the next step in the formation of the new Afghan government, the nomination by President Karzai of a partial list of candidates for cabinet positions,

earthtimes 19-DEC-09

Galbraith [-said]: Kai's problem was that he valued his relationship with Karzai above all else, including having honest elections,

asiatimes 18-DEC-09

Brown [-said]: When President Karzai comes to London we will expect that he will be able to show progress in the anticorruption laws that he is proposing,

rferl 14-DEC-09

Brown [-said]: President Karzai will bring forward his plan for the future of Afghanistan for discussion at the conference,

alertnet 14-DEC-09

Brown [-said]: I asked for and received an assurance from President Karzai of the new assistance the Afghan people will give us in detecting and dismantling IEDs: Afghan armed forces – as I saw yesterday – trained to detect and disable IEDs, more local police on the ground – we will be training 10,000 police recruits – and better intelligence from the Afghan people about the source of IED attacks and encouragement not to harbour those planning explosive attacks on British soldiers,

guardian 14-DEC-09

Brown [said:]: he hoped to get more support for our Afghanistan strategy to train, mentor and partner the Afghan security forces and to help the economy and people of Afghanistan to get a bigger stake in their own future. President Karzai will bring forward his plan for the future of Afghanistan for discussion at the conference.

xinhuanet_en 14-DEC-09

Brown [-said]: When President Karzai comes to London we will expect that he will be able to show progress in the anti-corruption laws that he is proposing,

alertnet 14-DEC-09

Brown [-said]: Of course, people will judge what happens by results, but I think we have seen a determination on the part of President Karzai to take new action against corruption,

turkishpress 13-DEC-09

Petraeus [-said]: There's no question as President Karzai was highlighting yesterday that Afghanistan will require substantial international funding for years to come in a whole host of different areas, not the least of which is their security forces,

cnn 09-DEC-09

McChrystal [-tells]: President Karzai, in his inaugural speech, expressed the aspiration that in five years, he would like to have the lead for security of his country assuming that he'd need some assistance from us, and I think that's probably realistic,

NPRnews 09-DEC-09

Clinton [-said]: I cannot predict everything that is going to happen with President Karzai, but I think it is important to stress that this decision was based on what we believe is best for the United States,

globalsecurity 07-DEC-09

Jones [ said]: It is not a cliff. It's a glide slope. .. President Karzai leads his nation the way we think he can, this is a very achievable objective,

xinhuanet_en 06-DEC-09

Cannon [ said]: As President Hamid Karzai said in his inauguration speech, Afghans must take the lead when it comes to their own security and the delivery of governance and basic services, and the Afghan public must be able to see this,

gc 05-DEC-09

Richards [added:]: I also anticipate President Karzai responding to the need, that he acknowledges, to improve governance and root out corruption but with much more substantial focus on the local level.

independent 04-DEC-09

Brown [-had said]: Within nine months, President Karzai should have completed the process of appointing 400 provincial and district governors,

antiguanews 04-DEC-09

Gibbs [-said]: If President Karzai is unable or unwilling to make changes in corruption or governance, that we will identify people at a sub-cabinet level, at a district level that can implement the types of services and basic governance without corruption that Afghans need,

expressindia 03-DEC-09

Gibbs [-said]: If President Karzai is unable or unwilling to make changes in corruption or governance,

news 03-DEC-09

Obama [-said]: In my discussion with President Karzai yesterday,

news 03-DEC-09

Biden [-said]: The purpose is to make it clear to Karzai and his government, which have up to now been unwilling to step up to the ball, to make it clear that you now have to step up to the ball,

CBSnews 02-DEC-09

McCain [-said]: Hamid Karzai knows very well that if U.S. troops leave he will be leaving shortly thereafter or find himself probably assassinated,

CBSnews 02-DEC-09

McCain [-said]: The Maliki government in Iraq was incredibly weak – in fact, weaker than we believe the Karzai government is. Succeed and build the political, economic and social infrastructure after you have secured – you've provided an environment of security by the additional troops and they – and we can put enough pressure on to clean up the corruption. But the fact is if you set an arbitrary date, regardless of conditions on the ground you are sending the wrong message,

CBSnews 02-DEC-09

Gibbs [-said]: a strong incentive for the Karzai government to get its act together,

kuna 02-DEC-09

Brown [-later told]: The London conference … will be a chance for President Karzai to set out further reforms that he has to make,

apakistannews 02-DEC-09

Brown [-said]: And that means that president Karzai has got to accept that there will be milestones by which he's going to be judged and he's got to accept that there will be benchmarks which the international community will set.

TheFrontierPost 01-DEC-09

Brown [-told]: Ever since President Karzai was inaugurated he has promised an anti-corruption task force which will lead to anti-corruption laws,

china 30-NOV-09

Tremblay [-said]: At the end, President Karzai has been quite clear that reconciliation and reintegration is on the table,

news 25-NOV-09

Gibbs [-said]: As the president has told President Karzai, there has to be a new chapter in Afghan governance and that is something the president will talk about on Tuesday,

thestar 25-NOV-09

Gibbs [-said]: of the war, explain to Americans why their military was still in Afghanistan, and press Afghan President Hamid Karzai to improve governance after being re-elected in a fraud-tainted vote in August. The American people are going to want to know why we are here, they are going to want to know what our interests are,

news 25-NOV-09

Clinton [-told]: The inaugural speech that President Karzai gave today set forth an agenda for change and reform. He was particularly strong on the steps that he intends to take regarding corruption,

tehrantimes 20-NOV-09

Miliband [said:]: What it shows is that we have a very long hill to climb in this country... But we shall be watching what [Mr Karzai] does.

independent 20-NOV-09

Miliband [added that:]: The Afghan people don't want to go back, they want to see an Afghan government that governs in their own interest, and I think President Karzai is reflecting that.

peopledaily 20-NOV-09

Condoleezza Rice [-said]: I don't know anyone who is more admired and respected in the international community than President Karzai for his strength, for his wisdom and for his courage,

tehrantimes 20-NOV-09

Clinton [-told]: The commitment that we heard today from President Karzai gives us all a very strong base on which to measure the actions taken by his government,

HindustanTimes 20-NOV-09

David Miliband [said:]: I was told that what happens in the next five years would affect the next hundred years. Mr Karzai has made significant statements; we have to see whether the deeds match the words.

independent 20-NOV-09

Miliband [said:]: I'm not here to applaud President Karzai. I'm here to engage with him and his key people and make sure they understand that there's a contract between the Afghan government and the international community that must be honored.

peopledaily 20-NOV-09

Rasmussen [-said]: We strongly support (Karzai's) intention to form a capable and inclusive administration, and to make it accountable, one in which corruption has no place,

earthtimes 19-NOV-09

Abdullah [-told]: I think Mr. Karzai is pulled toward many, many forces ... because he made deals — votes in exchange for posts in the government,

msnbc 19-NOV-09

Abdullah [-told]: I have no intention of taking part in Karzai's government,

asharq 19-NOV-09

Adams [-said]: Systemic and politically painful reforms will be required by President Karzai to tackle the rot at the heart of government,

HumanRightsWatch 19-NOV-09

Clinton [said:]: We stand at a critical moment on the eve of the inauguration of President Karzai's second term.

bbc 19-NOV-09

Clinton [-told]: I think that there's a very clear understanding, on the part of not only President Karzai but his government, that results of this election have to be seen and felt in the lives of the people of Afghanistan,

ChinaPost 19-NOV-09

Adams [-said]: President Karzai is rightly coming under immense pressure to break his dependence on former warlords and criminals who terrorize local populations, abuse women's rights, flout the law, and steal from the state,

HumanRightsWatch 19-NOV-09

Rasmussen [-said]: Today in Kabul President Karzai is being inaugurated. I have urged him and his new government to use the new mandate to demonstrate strong and clear commitment to reform,

rferl 19-NOV-09

Clinton [-told]: There is now a clear window of opportunity for President Karzai and his government to make a new compact with the people of Afghanistan, to demonstrate clearly that you’re going to have accountability and tangible results that will improve the lives of the people,

stabroeknews 19-NOV-09

Cannon [-said]: An immense task lies ahead of President Karzai,

CBC 19-NOV-09

Clinton [-said]: President Karzai's inaugural address provides an important new starting point and we intend to build on it,

smh 19-NOV-09

Clinton [-told]: There is now a clear window of opportunity for President Karzai … to demonstrate clearly that they're going to have accountability and tangible results that will improve the lives of the people who live throughout this magnificent country,

CBC 19-NOV-09

Hillary Clinton [ said]: We stand at a critical moment on the eve of the inauguration of President Karzai’s second term,

thetimes 18-NOV-09

Clinton [ said]: We stand at a critical moment on the eve of the inauguration of President Karzai's second term,

channelnewsasia 18-NOV-09

Abdullah [-told]: I think Mr. Karzai is pulled toward many, many forces ... because he made deals - votes in exchange for posts in the government,

AP 18-NOV-09

Clinton [-said]: There is now a clear window of opportunity for President Karzai and his government to make a new compact with the people of Afghanistan to demonstrate clearly that they're going to have accountability and tangible results that will improve the lives of the people who live throughout this magnificent country,

AP 18-NOV-09

Clinton [-said]: We believe that President Karzai and his government can do better,

cnn 18-NOV-09

Obama [-said]: I think that President Karzai has served his country in important ways. If you think about when he first came in, there may not have been another figure who could have held that country together,

msnbc 18-NOV-09

Clinton [-told]: There is now a clear window of opportunity for President Karzai and his government to make a new compact with the people of Afghanistan, to demonstrate clearly that you're going to have accountability and tangible results that will improve the lives of the people,

rferl 18-NOV-09

Eikenberry [ said]: With the beginning of President Karzai's second term, there really is a powerful opportunity to strengthen the rule of law and to build an even stronger record of accountability and honesty,

AP 16-NOV-09

Javier Solana [ said]: We'll follow very closely what is the result of President Karzai ... We'll see what is the government he puts forward,

earthtimes 16-NOV-09