RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Riyadh as a leader in the Arab world has an important role to play in bringing security to Afghanistan, said Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai received Saudi Arabia's highest honor during his trip Thursday to Riyadh amid talks of a Taliban reconciliation effort.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as Kabul scrambles to find leadership for its Taliban reconciliation effort.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The international conference in London on the future of Afghanistan helped boost President Hamid Karzai's stature by endorsing his Taliban reconciliation plan, but it also sent the Afghan leader home with a tough agenda he doesn't have much time to complete.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai returned to Kabul during the weekend to review the security situation in his country following a conference in London.

LONDON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai told world leaders in London he will reach out to Taliban officials soon, accelerating a peace plan troubling to the West.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Government reform in Afghanistan led by President Hamid Karzai is necessary for the international mission to succeed, a U.S. defense analyst said.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Afghan Taliban described an international effort to include moderate insurgents in the national reconstruction effort as misguided.

LONDON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he doesn't want his country to be a "burden" but also said aid would be need for at least a decade to stabilize the country.