Tag "Hamid Karzai"
Middle East/North Africa
Security
Karzai Consolidates Power before 2014 Elections
Following a summer of promising electoral reforms, President Hamid Karzai is now moving to broker peace talks with the Taliban following years of failed attempts. The Taliban were removed from power
Politics
South and Central Asia
Complications Ahead for Afghanistan’s Election Reform
With the Afghan presidential election scheduled for April 2014, just three months after U.S. troops begin withdrawing from the Afghan combat mission, reforms to the previously highly flawed Afghan electoral
Economics
Middle East/North Africa
Tensions with Iran prevent economic cooperation in Afghanistan
Western tensions with, and sanctions against, Iran prevent cooperation which could promote an economically stable Afghanistan. Several months ago, reports surfaced indicating that the United States was unknowingly buying mixed,