Hamid Karzai is an Afghan politician who served as the fourth president of Afghanistan from July 2002 to September 2014, including as the first elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from December 2004 to September 2014. He previously served as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration from December 2001 to July 2002. He is the chief (khān) of the Popalzai Durrani tribe of Pashtuns in Kandahar Province.
Some of the key events about Hamid Karzai
1992
Helped organize resistance against the communist government in Afghanistan
2001
Played a key role in the Bonn Conference to establish a post-Taliban government
2002
Became the Chairman of the Interim Administration of Afghanistan
2002
Faced accusations of nepotism by appointing family members to key government positions
2004
Won Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election
2004
Failed to effectively combat widespread corruption within the Afghan government
2005
Signed the Afghanistan Compact, a five-year plan for rebuilding the country
2006
Inaugurated the National Assembly of Afghanistan
2006
Criticized for pardoning convicted drug traffickers with political connections
2009
Won re-election as President of Afghanistan
2009
Accused of electoral fraud during the presidential election
2010
Publicly clashed with Western allies over military strategy and civilian casualties
2011
Convened a Loya Jirga to discuss strategic partnership with the United States
2011
Faced allegations of receiving bags of cash from Iran for political influence
2012
Signed a strategic partnership agreement with India
2012
Criticized for failing to address human rights abuses, particularly against women
2013
Refused to sign a security agreement with the United States, straining diplomatic relations
2014
Oversaw the peaceful transfer of power to his successor, marking Afghanistan's first democratic transition
2014
Left office with Afghanistan still facing significant security and economic challenges
2015
Accused of undermining his successor's government through public criticism and political maneuvering
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