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| Joint Statement by Foreign Minister Dr. Rassoul and Deputy Secretary Burns on the Second Meeting of the Afghanistan-U.S. Bilateral Commission |
| May 13, 2013 |
 At the invitation of Foreign Minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, Deputy Secretary William Burns and his delegation visited Kabul May 11, 2013, to convene the second meeting of the Afghanistan-U.S. Bilateral Commission, established by the Afghanistan-U.S. Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). In the meeting, both sides reviewed progress in implementing the SPA’s shared vision of a secure, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan and discussed steps to strengthen our enduring partnership as sovereign nations. |
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| President Karzai Stresses on Strengthening of Afghan Air Force, in Meeting with US Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| May 13 , 2013 |
 President Hamid Karzai met on Monday evening with Ashton Carter, US Deputy Secretary of Defense to discuss issues of mutual interest.
The bilateral meeting was held in the Presidential Palace where, the two sides discussed ways to strengthen the security forces of Afghanistan, particularly the Afghan air force, Afghan-US security agreement and current affairs in the region.
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| Afghan government lodges strong protest with Pakistan about unprovoked attack against Afghan forces near the Durand Line |
| May 6 , 2013 |
 General of the First Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Azizuddin Ahmadzada, met with the Pakistani Charge d’Affaires in Kabul, Mr. Shah Nazar Afridi, this morning at the Foreign Ministry.
Mr. Ahmadzada lodged the Afghan government’s strong protest with Mr. Afridi about the unprovoked attack by Pakistani forces, who used both heavy and light weapons, against Afghan forces near the Durand Line in Goshta district, Nangarhar province this morning.
The Pakistani attack, which occurred at 8:20 a.m. this morning, did not result in any casualties to Afghan forces.
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| COMMUNITY SUCCESS STORIES |
| 2013 |
 The Government of Canada nominated Khoja Tamim Sediqui for Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013, whereupon, he was presented with the Medal by The Honourable Chris Alexander, Member of Parliament i n January this year. |
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| World Bank informs of robust economic growth in Afghanis |
| May 2, 2013 |
 Khaama Presss, By Meena Haseeb, 01 May 2013-The World Bank in Afghanistan following its latest economic update on Wednesday informed a robust economic growth in Afghanistan amid security transition process.
The economic updated released on Wednesday concluded that the real GDP of Afghanistan has increased from 7.3 percent o an estimated 11.8 percent in 2012, with an exceptional harvest, supported by the launch of first large-scale mining activities.
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| ‘HEART OF ASIA’ MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE - ALMATY: Declaration |
| April 26 , 2013 |
 1. The third ‘Heart of Asia’ Ministerial Conference in the framework of the Istanbul Process, which was launched on 2 November 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey, took place on 26 April 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev, inaugurated the Conference, which was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr Erlan Idrissov. |
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai left Kabul to Brussels Tuesday to attend trilateral conference among Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United States. |
| April 23, 2013 |
 "Prominent issues between the two countries (Pakistan and Afghanistan), peace talks, recent problems of founding security gates by Pakistani forces in Nangarhar's Gushta [district] and other important issues between the two will be discussed," said Mohammad Faiq Wahedi, deputy spokesman of Afghan president.
"Considering a lack of cooperation from Pakistan in fulfilling its commitments, it is hard to judge the outcome of this conference,"
Wahedi said.
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| Germany Signs Pact to Support Afghan Police Post-2014m |
| April 17, 2013 |
 Deputy head of mission of the German embassy in Kabul called on the Afghan government to take full responsibility for the training centers built by his country around Afghanistan.
"We have built training centers for the police in many provinces. The government of Afghanistan should take responsibility for these centers and continue the process of training the police," said Oliver Owzca at an event in Kabul to sign the assistance agreement between the German police academy of Lübeck and Afghan interior ministry's police academy.
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| Long-Term Strategic Partnership Document to be Finalized Soon between Afghanistan and Turkey |
| April 3 , 2013 |
 President Hamid Karzai met today with Ismet Yilmaz, Turkish Defense Minister to discuss issues of mutual interest.
At the meeting held in the Presidential Palace, President Karzai called Afghan-Turk relations as good and historic and thanked Turkey- a friend and brother for its assistance, describing as important the Turkish presence beyond 2014 in Afghanistan.
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| Embassy in the Media |
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1- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with Jennifer Campbell, the Ottawa Citizen, October 17, 2012: click here to read
2- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with the Ottawa Citizen, August 29, 2012: click here to read
3- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with Diplomat Magazine, June 28, 2012: click here to read
4- OP-ED By Ambassador Karimi: National Post, June 26, 2012:: click here to read
5- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with CBC, with Evan Solomon, May 3, 2012: click here to view
6- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with Embassy Magazine, by Carl Meyer, April 18, 2012: click here to read
7- Ambassador Barna Karimi interviewed by CBC Power and Politics, April 5: click to view
8- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with Postmedia News by Jeff Davis, April 3, 2012: click to read
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