A group leaders photo at the SCO summit
State leaders line up for a group photo during a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on June 16, 2009. (L-R): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon, Uzbek President Islam Karimov and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar says in a message delivered on the eve of a Muslim holiday that the United States will be defeated in Afghanistan.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was officially sworn in last Thursday for another term of office, said in his inaugural address: "We are determined that by the next five years, the Afghan forces are capable of taking the lead in ensuring security and stability across the country."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Special envoy Richard Holbrooke says the United States plans to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new government.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Two ministers in the Cabinet of Afghan President Hamid Karzai face arrest warrants on corruption charges, sources told The Times of London.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tackling lingering issues over corruption in the Afghan government will not happen overnight, said U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- At least 25 people were killed in four bombings Friday in Afghanistan, including an attack on a politician who survived.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- There was little cheering among some of the Afghans who watched Hamid Karzai's inauguration to another term as president of a country hobbled by corruption.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's rapport with Hamid Karzai makes her a good go-between for Karzai and President Barack Obama, diplomatic analysts said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- With world leaders attending his inauguration, Afghan President Hamid Karzai must address corruption and sideline warlords, Human Rights Watch said.
