Special operations' Afghan role could be expanded (AP)

news 07-FEB-12

Pakistan eyes Qatar to overcome energy crisis

dailytimesPK 06-FEB-12

Seven killed by Afghan car bomb 12:04 Explosion in Kandahar killed at least seven people, including five police, and wounded 19

irishtimes 05-FEB-12

Pakistan PM to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace (AP)

news 04-FEB-12

Clinton: US, Europe Must Do More Against Tyrants

ABCnews 04-FEB-12

US surprises Kabul with early end to Afghanistan mily operations

TheFrontierPost 03-FEB-12

US plans to halt Afghan combat role early, Kabul surprised

alertnet 02-FEB-12

NATO report says Pakistan backing Taliban

aljazeera 01-FEB-12

Afghan police: Man kills wife for giving birth to daughter instead of son

cnn 31-JAN-12

Palestine and Israel blame each other on peace talks

bignewsnetwork 31-JAN-12

:Take a Fresh Look at Afghanistan

watchingamerica 30-JAN-12

Huge Israeli drone crashes

TheFrontierPost 30-JAN-12

20 Steps Turkey could take to worsen relations with France after Genocide vote

a1plus 30-JAN-12

Karzai thanks UK for 'sacrifice'

bbc 29-JAN-12

Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks

bbc 28-JAN-12

Nicolas Sarkozy and Hamid Karzai to push for early Afghanistan handover

telegraph 27-JAN-12

In France, Hollande Offers Plan to Revive Economy

IHT 27-JAN-12

3 killed in suicide explosion in Afghanistan

cnn 26-JAN-12

:Afghanistan NATO and 2014

watchingamerica 25-JAN-12

16:56 Afghan woman in rare sextuplet birth

irishtimes 24-JAN-12

India concerned over victory of "dark forces" of terrorism

economictimes 24-JAN-12

AP Exclusive: US Talks to Afghan Insurgent Group

ABCnews 23-JAN-12

Afghan government hints at Taliban talks

cnn 22-JAN-12

France suspends Afghan operations after killings

montrealgazette 21-JAN-12

6 Marines, 4 French killed in Afghanistan

cnn 20-JAN-12

'I'd pee on dead Taliban' Woman CNN host joins those backing marines facing investigation for urination video ¿ but veterans association says ¿They¿re not marines to us¿

dailymail 14-JAN-12

Marines in Taliban urinating video named

telegraph 13-JAN-12

Karzai condemns US Marines 'urination' video

aljazeera 12-JAN-12

Chinese ophthalmologists conduct surgeries for Sudanese patients

xinhuanet_en 12-JAN-12

Afghan peace council to send mission to Qatar

dailytimesPK 09-JAN-12

Afghanistan to open embassy in Greece

phantis 08-JAN-12

Afghan Commission Alleges US Detainee Abuse

ABCnews 07-JAN-12

5 troops killed in Afghanistan

cnn 06-JAN-12

[-said]: Targeting areas where there are civilians clearly shows the hostility (of the perpetrators) towards innocent people

france24 06-FEB-12

[-said]: Targeting areas where there are civilians clearly shows the hostility [of the perpetrators] towards innocent people

news24 05-FEB-12

[said:]: We hope to finish the transition ... by the end of 2013 at the earliest or by the latest as has been agreed upon by the end of 2014.

news 03-FEB-12

[ said]: Yes, Mr. President, it is right that Afghanistan has to provide for its own security,

france24 02-FEB-12

[-said]: May I convey to the people of Britain the gratitude of the Afghan people for all that Britain has offered Afghanistan, for having been ready to sacrifice, and having been ready to share hard-earned taxpayers' money with Afghanistan for the benefit of the Afghan life,

ekantipur 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope to finish the transition ... by the end of 2013 at the earliest — or by the latest as has been agreed upon — by the end of 2014,

AP 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope to finish the transition ... by the end of 2013 at the earliest or by the latest as has been agreed upon by the end of 2014,

news 28-JAN-12

[-said]: I think part of achieving that is not just what we are doing on the ground with all the Nato partners but also the need for what the president and I have often spoken about, for a political process that ensures all Afghans, if they give up violence, if they give up terror, can play a part in a strong democratic state for the future.

guardian 28-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope to finish the transition ... by the end of 2013 at the earliest - or by the latest as has been agreed upon - by the end of 2014,

newschannel5 28-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope to finish the transition — to complete this transition of authority to the Afghan forces, to the Afghan government, by the end of 2013 at the earliest — or by the latest as has been agreed upon — by the end of 2014,

AP 28-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope to finish the transition - to complete this transition of authority to the Afghan forces, to the Afghan government, by the end of 2013 at the earliest - or by the latest as has been agreed upon - by the end of 2014,

france24 28-JAN-12

[said:]: It is right that Afghanistan has to provide for its own security and for the protection of its own people, and for the provision of law and order -- towards which France and other allied countries have helped Afghanistan considerably in the past 10 years.

cnn 28-JAN-12

[-said]: From that point on France will engage in training and support activities,

thestar 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Thanks to the money of Italian taxpayers ... you have placed a milestone for the reconstruction of the Afghan people,

upi 27-JAN-12

[-said]: The Afghan people, while expressing their condolences and regret, are grateful to the people of France for the years of very strong support given to Afghanistan,

ibtimes 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Yes, Mr. President, it is right that Afghanistan has to provide for its own security and for the protection of its own people, and for the provision of law and order,

news 27-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope to finish the transition to complete this transition of authority to the Afghan forces, to the Afghan government, by the end of 2013 at the earliest or by the latest as has been agreed upon by the end of 2014,

news 27-JAN-12

[-told]: Recently we had talks with delegations from the Hizb-i-Islami of Afghanistan led by His Excellency Engineer Gulbuddin Hekmatyar,

thenews 22-JAN-12

[-told]: Recently, we met with adelegation from Hizb-i-Islami ... and had negotiations,

nationittefaq 22-JAN-12

[-told]: France is an old and sincere historic friend of the Afghan nation and has remained as such,

ABCnews 22-JAN-12

[-said earlier that]: We'll see. As the deputy foreign minister said, from the Afghan perspective anyway, this is an inclusive process and we'll have to see what turns out.

cnn 22-JAN-12

[-said]: The Afghan nation is the owner of the peace process and any peace talks,

upi 22-JAN-12

[-said]: I hope our brothers engaged in the war against their country renounce violence and lay down the foreign weapons and stop the war on their country and embrace our peace efforts,

aljazeera 21-JAN-12

[-said]: In these talks we expressed our point of view in a brotherly and friendly manner. We hope that our talks continue and bring beneficial results,

dailytimesPK 21-JAN-12

[-told]: The stance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been to bring about the end of this war but the peace process and negotiations must be Afghan-owned and Afghan-led,

xinhuanet_en 21-JAN-12

[-told]: Recently, we met with a delegation from Hizb-i-Islami ... and had negotiations,

AP 21-JAN-12

[-said]: It should be mentioned that the Afghan nation is the owner of the peace process and negotiations,

AP 21-JAN-12

[-told]: Recently, we met with a delegation from Hizb-i-Islami and had negotiations,

dailytimesPK 21-JAN-12

[-told]: Recently we had talks with delegations from the Hizb-e-Islami of Afghanistan led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar,

dailytimesPK 21-JAN-12

[-said]: France has been generous to provide extensive assistance to Afghanistan over the past 10 years,

latimes 20-JAN-12

[-said]: Despite all the past efforts to vaccinate millions against polio, there are still children suffering from the disease on both sides of the Durand Line,

cnn 18-JAN-12

[-said]: The government of Afghanistan has been deeply disturbed by the reports,

trendnews 18-JAN-12

[-said]: Whoever prevents the polio vaccination is the enemy of our children's future,

ABCnews 17-JAN-12

[ said]: This act by American soldiers is simply inhuman and condemnable in the strongest possible terms. We expressly ask the US government to urgently investigate the video and apply the most severe punishment to anyone found guilty in this crime,

ibtimes 13-JAN-12

[-said]: We strongly condemn the inhuman act of wild American soldiers, as ever, and consider this act in contradiction with all human and ethical norms.

javno 13-JAN-12

[-said]: This act by American soldiers is simply inhuman and condemnable in the strongest possible terms. We expressly ask the U.S. government to urgently investigate the video and apply the most severe punishment to anyone found guilty in this crime,

ibtimes 13-JAN-12

[-said]: further strengthen them,

cnn 12-JAN-12

[said:]: the government of Afghanistan is deeply disturbed

ananova 12-JAN-12

[-said]: The Government of Afghanistan is deeply disturbed by a video that shows American soldiers desecrating dead bodies of three Afghans,

ABCnews 12-JAN-12

[-says]: occupation

phantis 12-JAN-12

[said:]: They [the Americans] were not happy with the way I stood up for certain issues in Afghanistan such as [NATO-caused] civilian casualties, night raids, and relations with Pakistan.

nation 08-JAN-12

[-believes that]: Pakistan does have a major role to play with regard to those Taliban whom it accommodates in its own territory. The Pakistani connection to the Taliban is old and real. It is not a fantasy.

nation 08-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope that [statement] will end all the reasons and excuses for the causing of casualties and harm to the Afghan people.

nation 08-JAN-12

[-said]: Foreign troops are not allowed to run prisons in Afghanistan, which is sovereign and has its own constitution,

rt 08-JAN-12

[-said]: Afghanistan, to save the country from war, conspiracies, the killing of innocent Afghans and to reach peace, agrees with the talks between United States of America and Taliban that will end up in establishing an office for Taliban in Qatar,

cnn 05-JAN-12

[-said]: Negotiation is the only way to reach peace and get out of the war and violence that our nation has suffered,

trendnews 04-JAN-12

[-said]: (The deal) will save Afghanistan from war, conspiracies of killing our innocent people ... so our country and people will (be) rescued from the excuses of foreigners and their actions that they use to continue war and bloodshed,

trendnews 04-JAN-12

[-said]: We are very happy that America has announced that Taliban are not their enemy. This will bring peace and stability to the people of Afghanistan,

dailytimesPK 31-DEC-11

[-said]: I am very happy that the American government has announced that the Taliban are not their enemies,

news 31-DEC-11

[-recently expressed]: The Political Parties Warn That the International Community and the Afghan Government must [Not] Give the Taliban Privileges Ahead of Time

memri_home 30-DEC-11

[-said]: we are agreed

aljazeera 28-DEC-11

[-said]: A man who came in the name of a messenger for peace turned out to be a suicide bomber,

cnn 27-DEC-11

[-said]: we are agreed,

news 27-DEC-11

[said:]: Arbitrary operations and search of houses are serious issues between Afghanistan and NATO troops since long. They are big hurdles in the strategic partnership agreement.

TheFrontierPost 25-DEC-11

[-said]: Our wish is that Pakistan have a policy like a neighboring country with Afghanistan,

dailytimesPK 21-DEC-11

[-said]: We are very hopeful that Pakistan — based on their national interests and because they are a neighboring country — will be in contact with us,

dailytimesPK 21-DEC-11

[-told]: We want Pakistan to have an independent policy towards Afghanistan. It should not look at Afghanistan based on its relations with India and America. Pakistan should approach us as its neighbour,

geo 21-DEC-11

[-said]: What we are asking for in very specific and clear terms that is no foreign forces should enter Afghan homes.

javno 19-DEC-11

[-said]: We are negotiating with the United States towards an enduring partnership,

javno 19-DEC-11

[ said]: We have now clearly said that we will welcome a Taliban address, but that address must have the clarity that this representative is authorized and is representing the Taliban movement as we see it,

ekantipur 19-DEC-11

[-told]: They operate from there. And a meaningful peace process cannot go well or end in satisfactory results without Pakistan's participation and help,

financialexpress 19-DEC-11

[-said]: been able to provide in the past 10 years political stability to Afghanistan,

ekantipur 19-DEC-11

[-said]: because we all know that the Taliban have their places there,

cnn 18-DEC-11

Zabiullah Mujahid [ said]: There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is a respectful country for us as it is the place for the house of God and many more Islamic sacred, but the rumor which has recently been spread by media that the Taliban delegation would meet with Karzai administration¹s representatives in the Saudi Arabia is completely incorrect,

cnn 02-FEB-12

Zabihullah Mujahid [ said]: There is no truth in these published reports saying that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] would meet representatives of the Karzai government in Saudi Arabia in the near future,

ibtimes 01-FEB-12

Sarkozy [-said]: We have decided in a common accord with President Karzai to ask NATO to consider a total handling of NATO combat missions to the Afghan army over the course of 2013,

aljazeera 31-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: We have decided, in agreement with President Karzai, to call on NATO to give some serious consideration to the Afghan army taking full charge of NATO combat missions in the course of 2013,

trust 29-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: We have decided in a common accord with President Karzai to ask NATO to consider a total handing of NATO combat missions to the Afghan army over the course of 2013,

news 27-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: We have decided, in a common accord with President Karzai, to ask NATO to consider a total handing of NATO combat missions to the Afghan army over the course of 2013,

smh 27-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: President Karzai has assured us that Kapisa province where the French contingent is based will pass under Afghan responsibility from March,

reuters 27-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: It's important that you understand that this agreement was done with President Karzai and with our allies in an organised and reasonable manner,

reuters 27-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: We have decided, in full agreement with President [Hamid] Karzai, to ask NATO to consider a complete transfer of NATO's combat missions to the Afghan Army over the course of 2013,

ibtimes 27-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: President Karzai has assured us that Kapisa province, where the French contingent is based, will pass under Afghan responsibility from March,

thestar 27-JAN-12

Sarkozy [-said]: It's important that you understand that this agreement was done with President Karzai and with our allies in an organized and reasonable manner,

news 27-JAN-12

Grossman [-said]: After our meeting with President Karzai, we will decide what to do next,

hurriyetdailynews 23-JAN-12

Grossman [-said]: After our meeting with President Karzai, we will decide what to do next because we take his guidance and advice in an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led process,

AP 21-JAN-12

Clinton [-acknowledged last week]: I think all of us are entering into it with a very realistic sense of what is possible. And that includes, of course, President Karzai and his government, which after all bear the ultimate responsibility and the consequences of any such discussions.

cnn 21-JAN-12

Clinton [-said]: I have made it clear to President Karzai that we will work with him, under his leadership,

nation 21-JAN-12

Jay Carney [ said]: Secretary Panetta spoke with President Karzai about it. But I don’t know whether or not the President has actually seen the video. He is certainly aware of it and shares in the sentiment expressed by Secretary Panetta,

AHN 13-JAN-12

Merkel [-said]: I therefore ask you, President Karzai, that you use your political will and abilities to drive forward this political process, fight corruption and drug trafficking and thus improve living conditions for people,

trendnews 05-DEC-11

Gillard [-said]: President Karzai's announcement underlines the progress made this year and shows the Afghan government's goal of assuming lead responsibility for security across Afghanistan by the end of 2014 is on track,

xinhuanet_en 28-NOV-11

Joe Manchin [said:]: Now more than ever, President Karzai’s insult to America tells me that it’s time for our country to stop pouring our limited taxpayer dollars and losing precious American lives in a country where we aren’t even welcome – and even worse, where they have the gall to threaten to side against us.

breakingnews 27-OCT-11

Joe Manchin [said:]: Now more than ever, president Karzai’s insult to America tells me that it’s time for our country to stop pouring our limited taxpayer dollars and losing precious American lives in a country where we aren’t even welcome - and even worse, where they have the gall to threaten to side against us.

irishtimes 27-OCT-11

Abdul Khaliq [ said]: It is expected that President Karzai will announce the potential areas and provinces during a regional conference in Istanbul on November 2,

dailytimesPK 27-OCT-11

Clinton [-was also asked]: So, frankly, when I heard about the comments, we immediately asked Ambassador [Ryan] Crocker to go in and figure out what it meant and what the point of it was. …[He] reported back that he really believed that what Karzai was talking about was the long history of cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan. … And that it is not at all about a war that anybody was predicting and that it was both taken out of context and misunderstood.

ABCnews 27-OCT-11

Joe Manchin [said:]: Now more than ever, President Karzai's insult to America tells me that it's time for our country to stop pouring our limited taxpayer dollars and losing precious American lives in a country where we aren't even welcome - and even worse, where they have the gall to threaten to side against us.

corkman 27-OCT-11

Mashal [-told]: The network composed of six people including some university professors, students and a guard of Presidential Palace had conspired to assassinate President Karzai,

xinhuanet_en 05-OCT-11

Singh [-said]: My discussions with President Karzai have once again underscored the importance of a strong and broad-based partnership between India and Afghanistan,

scmp 05-OCT-11

Gilani [-said]: Certain forces are at work to destabilise Afghanistan and Karzai should not play in their hands. Instead we should get united to foil their machinations,

aljazeera 03-OCT-11

Gilani [-said yesterday]: I want to convey to President Hamid Karzai, who is my brother and friend and with whom we have good relations, that he has some misunderstandings on the assassination of Professor Rabbani,

deccanherald 02-OCT-11

Obama [-said]: He was a man who cared deeply about Afghanistan and had been a valued advisor to President Karzai, and was an enormous contributor to rebuilding the country, so it is a tragic loss,

globalsecurity 21-SEP-11

Medvedev [-said]: >Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday that the fate of Afghanistan and surrounding nations should be decided by regional powers, an apparent call for reduced US engagement. The remarks appear to mark a new effort by Moscow to make strategic and economic inroads in Afghanistan at the expense of the United States, whose relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai have become strained. What is happening in Afghanistan in the security sphere ultimately lies on our shoulders, so we need to strengthen cooperation with

kuwaittimes 03-SEP-11

Gilani [-said that]: Therefore I am regularly in touch with President Karzai so that there should be no misunderstanding, but we should avoid all these incursions because it can create problems.

khaleejtimes 22-JUL-11

David Petraeus [ said]: President Karzai is working to create a stronger, more secure Afghanistan,

trendnews 12-JUL-11

Panetta [-said]: Hopefully it can be the beginning of a much better relationship than what we’ve had (with Karzai) over the past few years,

montrealgazette 10-JUL-11

Panetta [ said]: One of the things that I mentioned to him (Karzai) was that I thought it was extremely important that, when there were concerns, that we try to resolve those concerns in private, and not publicly,

montrealgazette 10-JUL-11

Panetta [-said]: Hopefully it can be the beginning of a much better relationship than what we've had (with Karzai) over the past few years,

thestar 09-JUL-11

Panetta [-said]: Hopefully it can be the beginning of a much better relationship than what we've had [with Karzai] over the past few years,

jpost 09-JUL-11

Biddle [-said]: I’m speculating, but natural possibilities include a signal to Karzai and to (the US) that we can’t push Pakistan too hard,

dailytimesPK 08-JUL-11

Biddle [-said]: I'm speculating, but natural possibilities include a signal to Karzai and to (the United States) that we can't push Pakistan too hard,

trust 07-JUL-11

Lieberman [-said]: One of the things we want to say to President Karzai when we meet him tonight is that back home in Congress there is a war weariness and a kind of fiscal stress,

reuters 03-JUL-11

Mullen [-said]: The truth is, we would have run other kinds of risks by keeping more forces in Afghanistan longer. We would have made it easier for the Karzai administration to increase their dependency on us,

thestar 23-JUN-11

Kerry [-told]: We need more diplomacy, less military effort, and that's what President Karzai is telling us,

CBSnews 23-JUN-11

Biddle [-said]: The fact that all the (U.S.) personnel are changing at about the same time gives you about as good an opportunity as you're going to get to try to reengineer the way we interact with Karzai,

news 21-JUN-11

Gates [-said]: When I sit down with President Karzai we have a very productive conversation and it’s clear that he buys into what we are trying to do and that we are allies and not occupiers,

arabtimes 17-JUN-11

Gates [-said]: When I sit down with President Karzai we have a very productive conversation and it's clear that he buys into what we are trying to do and that we are allies and not occupiers,

reuters 15-JUN-11

Zardari [-said]: I assured my brother Karzai that Pakistan is always with Afghanistan and supports the Afghan-led peace process,

peopledaily 12-JUN-11

Natsios [-said]: Many of the ministers in Karzai’s government in fact they are tribal chieftains who are being given cabinet ministries because they’re loyal to Karzai, not because they can run anything. In fact, they don’t have any idea how to run anything. And many of them use the ministries to hire their own supporters to make them loyal to the administration by giving them government jobs. Many of them are illiterate. You can do all the training in capacity-building you want. In those ministries that are dominated

voanews 09-JUN-11

Gates [-said]: The Afghan people have put up with 30 years of war, and I think President Karzai is reflecting the pain and suffering the Afghan people have had to endure,

chinadaily 02-JUN-11

Carney [-told]: We do not operate in a vacuum in that country and will continue to work with President Karzai on this important issue because we take very seriously his concerns and we share them,

chinadaily 02-JUN-11

Abdullah [ said]: The Taliban are joining with the terrorists by the order of the foreign intelligence, yet everyday Karzai is apologizing to them,

AP 05-MAY-11

Malik [-said]: I spoke to Afghan President Hamid Karzai not less then five times and got positive results regarding release of Pakistani prisoners in Afghan jails,

dailytimesPK 03-MAY-11

Boehner [ said]: It's also clear that there are immense challenges in building a credible government on behalf of the Afghan people. We heard from President Karzai about his efforts to do so,

news 20-APR-11

Gilani [-said]: I have assured President Karzai that Pakistan strongly supports an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process for reconciliation and peace,

TheFrontierPost 16-APR-11

Sedwill [-said]: As President Karzai said afterwards, in areas like Marjah, people preferred the Taliban to his government and regarded him as a puppet: a point he was to repeat publicly and which has affected his political outlook since,

dailytimesPK 31-MAR-11

Khalili [-said]: President Hamid Karzai will give a detailed briefing on the transition of security to an Afghan-led force on Tuesday,

TheFrontierPost 23-MAR-11

Gates [-told]: I don't think we listen to President Karzai very well,

kuwaittimes 10-MAR-11

Gates [-said]: It breaks our heart. My personal apologies to President Karzai and the Afghan people. Not only is their loss a tragedy for their families, it is a setback for our relationship with the Afghan people,

earthtimes 07-MAR-11

Gates [-said]: I couldn’t think of another way to grab Karzai by the lapels and say: ‘You have to take ownership of this. This is your war,’

dailytimesPK 25-FEB-11