person:karzai

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/world/asia/cia-delivers-cash-to-afghan-leaders-office.html

The C.I.A., which declined to comment for this article, has long been known to support some relatives and close aides of Mr. Karzai. But the new accounts of off-the-books cash delivered directly to his office show payments on a vaster scale, and with a far greater impact on everyday governing.

Moreover, there is little evidence that the payments bought the influence the C.I.A. sought. Instead, some American officials said, the cash has fueled corruption and empowered warlords, undermining Washington’s exit strategy from Afghanistan.

#guerre #afghanistan

Afghan schools and clinics built by British military forced to close | World news | The Guardian
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/27/afghan-schools-clinics-built-british-close

Schools and health centres built by the British in Afghanistan as part of the military’s counter-insurgency strategy are being forced to close down because President Karzai’s government cannot afford to pay for them, the Guardian has learned.

“Of course we built too much,” said one official. “We didn’t think about how the Afghans would pay for it. But it was understandable. Nobody is blaming the military. We wanted to show them what we could do for them, but without regard for sustainability.”

le truc de ouf, j’imagine que ça a fait les affaires de certains

Afghan president Karzai: US to cease air strikes on residential areas | World news | guardian.co.uk
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/10/afghan-president-karzai-air-strikes

The Afghan government has hit out angrily at Nato over the raid, saying that it it violated a pact Kabul had with Washington over who would take the lead in “special operations”.

An inquiry into Wednesday’s attack in Lognar province found that it was the result of “a one-sided decision, and not co-ordinated with Afghan security forces”, President Karzai’s spokesman Aimal Faiz said on Saturday.

Investigators told Karzai that Afghan forces had surrounded the house prior to the American air strike. But US troops decided not to wait for them to try and flush out the alleged militant, opting instead for aerial bombardment.

Qu’en pense Amnesty International ?

#Afghanistan #OTAN

Afghanistan’s Karzai Says America Is Talking to the Taliban - NYTimes.com
►http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/world/asia/19afghanistan.html?_r=1&hp

quand Karzai se fâche contre ses alliés américains, tous les arguments sont bons :

Mr. Karzai also complained of the environmental damage from coalition weapons.
“Every time when their planes fly it makes smoke,” he said. “When they drop bombs, they have chemical materials in them. Our people get killed, but also our environment is damaged.”

#guerre #war #environment #pollution

(as if he cared)

Février 2007, rencontre de haut niveau entre les États-Unis et l’Arabie séoudite. Parmi les « gros sujets » : toujours la censure d’Al Manar et le soutien à Siniora.

24.02.2007 : APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE SULTAN - Nyheter - Wikileaks - Aftenposten.no
►http://www.aftenposten.no/spesial/wikileaksdokumenter/article4025287.ece

The Crown Prince said “we will not hesitate” to cooperate on working with Arabsat to block Al-Manar television broadcasting. He requested that the U.S. fully support the Siniora government in Lebanon, noting said that “positive and rational” steps should be taken to lessen Persian influence over Syria, and confirmed Saudi support for Afghanistan´s President Karzai as a “wise and strong man.”

#Liban #Arabie_séoudite #al_Manar #cablegate