Forging ahead, President Karzai stirs Afghanistan away from Washington’ shadow

... agreement with the group ahead of 2014 military withdrawal. As per reported by the Afghan government , a delegation of President Hamid Karzai's High Peace Council travelled to the UAE earlier in February to discuss political cooperation with the Taliban ... ... months, President Karzai has extensively worked to further bilateral cooperation with India, Pakistan and most importantly, Iran, determined as he is to create a network of economic, military and political alliances which will counteract any insurgency ...