Hamid Karzai

Karzai urged all to educate their children, including girls. He called on the Taliban to open schools for girls and promote nationwide education for true independence

Afghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai has raised concerns over the closure of schools for girls, above grade 6, stating that the people of Afghanistan want their girls to return to schools.

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has claimed that he was facing "troubles" in travelling out of the country.

This comes as talks are underway in the capital city of Norway over wide-ranging issues concerning the fate of Afghanistan

Reacting to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's directive to send qualified and trained Pakistani manpower to Afghanistan, former President of the war-torn nation Hamid Karzai said that there was no need of that

Karzai said that Islamabad should avoid speaking on behalf of Afghanistan in international forums

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Islamabad must not interfere in Kabul's internal affairs, a statement which came in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remark

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said that the landlocked country has been facing ISIS's threat from Pakistan.

The Taliban didn't take the Afghan capital they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered some of the first insights into the secret and sudden departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and how he came to invite the Taliban into the city to protect the population so that the country, the city doesn't fall into chaos and the unwanted elements who would probably loot the country, loot shops. When Ghani left, his security officials also left. Defense minister Bismillah Khan even asked Karzai if he wanted to leave Kabul when Karzai contacted him to know what remnants of the government still remained. It turned out there were none. Not even the Kabul police chief had remained. Karzai, who was the country's president for 13 years after the Taliban were first ousted in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, refused to leave. In a wide-ranging interview at his tree-lined compound in the centre of the city

The Haqqani Network is an important faction of the Taliban, who captured the capital, Kabul, on Sunday

Afghanistan's former president has met with a senior leader of a powerful Taliban faction who was once jailed and whose group has been listed by the US as a terrorist network

Reports have spotted disgraced leader everywhere from Tajikistan to Oman to Abu Dhabi.

Talking about the peace process in his war-torn country, he said there is no other way for Afghanistan

He added that Kabul has repeatedly asked the US over the past 13 years to conduct cross-border attacks against the terrorist sanctuaries

Karzai also said India is not engaged in any proxy war in Afghanistan and has been carrying out reconstruction work there

Karzai also appreciated Narendra Modi for raising the issue of Balochisthan, saying Afghanistan understands problems being faced by people of Pakistan's southern province

He also called upon Pakistan to jointly fight terrorism, which is presently a menace for both countries

Remarks came after Karzai had a meeting with a team of Pakistani journalists who visited the country as part of the Equal Access programme