Hamid Karzai | The State of Afghanistan | Oxford Union

President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai gives his speech on the state of Afghanistan.
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Hamid Karzai speaks freedom of the press, Education system is much better than 10 years ago with exchange programs and grants for sending students overseas. President Karzai highlights that after many years of turmoil Afghanistan is now a country for all walks of life to be free.
He admits that the area of which Afghanistan is not happy with is security, going on to say that NATO and the USA did not strategise it's approach the way they wanted them to. Bombing villages and conducting night raids was wrong. Terrorism is not found in Afghan homes but elsewhere. All the Afghan people desire is peace in the region. 2014 marks the departure of foreign forces and the first election in Afghanistan that will be conducted independent of any outside help. He speaks of the bi-lateral security agreement (BSA) where a grand council of around 3000 people from all walks of life will consider all points of the agreement that will then be handed over to the United States. Hopefully then the USA will respect the sovereignty of Afghanistan and stop killing innocent civilians in efforts to find terror suspects.
In conclusion Hamid Karzai states that the Afghanistan of tomorrow will be one tourists want to visit and a nation that will be less of a burden on the international community.
Filmed on Friday 1st November 2013
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ABOUT HAMID KARZAI:
Hamid Karzai is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 22 December 2001. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001.
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[@UtkarshSinghIndia]

I didn't know that Hamid Karzai studied in India. By the way, here at our Engineering Institute in India, we have many Afghan friends.

[@ranban282]

Himachal University.

[@mirwaiszoheebzoya]

He did his Masters in International relation at university of Shimla!

[@nathanwilliams6707]

Long live the afghan people and every one else.

[@edrees40]

no matter what foreigners' opinions are toward u, we love you. you are the best

[@yashsandhu8366]

A sovreign peaceful prosperous Afghanistan ! Best wishes from India !! It's 2017 ,still challenges ,but keep going Afghan brothers !!

[@yashsandhu8366]

Great president of Afghanistan ! Respect from India !!

[@shamimhaider7804]

the 1st time i met an afghanistani was in mecca when i was on piligramage. i was touched and will never forget this old man's face marked with the over 30 years war with the russians etc. i pray karzai will bring peace to this country. Allah bless the afghanistanis

[@moods5114]

There is no afghanistani its called an Afghan or afghans

[@edrees40]

much respect my favorite President

[@pakhtoonafghan1]

Love you mr president you are the best president... beautiful speech thanks god now every1 knows that afghans r peace loving ppl

[@123456789012573]

We proud of you Mr.President. May God bless you more and more.

[@zakariafazil6081]

a great speech from president karzai.

[@ahmadzadran6225]

We thing so for hamid karzi speech we support him he was the best prisedint in Afghanistan we provide him

[@basitzaman6349]

Karzi one of the most smart president

[@arnavroy3383]

Basit Afghan yes he will save afghans

[@CommunistPartyTV]

He said so himself - Afghanistan is a country rich in resources - which is why the Americans and the American Army is building a massive compound to keep their "American Interests" at the heart of that country. What we should be all asking and demanding - "What's in Afghanistan's and their peoples interests?". That's what the Russian's asked in the 80's - that's not what the Yankees are asking now - but rather "What's in the USA's interests?". Down with Yankee selfishness! Free Afghanistan!

[@zabdas83]

Communist Party thats why Breznev (excuse my spelling) invaded, too loot the resources - no?

[@sultan1050]

Yeah, rich= capitalist

[@mamadrizaie2696]

Great

[@Ali_khan94502]

Well done sir!

[@iamjustafghan1603]

Mr.Hamid Karzai our good president

[@4exgold]

he was only US puppet....he worked for American corporations before being installed as President by foreign powers

[@ajmalqayoomi4638]

a puppet head of state with puppet regime we suffered him enough and dont want him again.

[@Nillyxo]

he is a genius

[@merwaissediqi8992]

hamed Karzai very important president in Afghanistan

[@abdulrehmanyaqoobi9276]

Legend

[@ahmadzadran6225]

The super comfortable man in word we thing so how uncomfortable with in of this person he is the best prisedint in word

[@leopard6554]

Live long Mr. President Karzai.

[@latifsalman123]

Great Speech, Great Man and Mr President done a great Job making Afghanistan a Peaceful Country Again. Inshallah after his retirement it will continue to improve and of course with the right president to be elected.

[@saidmaz7876]

And here we are 2023 what a time

[@AKJ-Editz]

Yeah😢

[@AKJ-Editz]

Still suffering

[@afgpielover]

Go hamid karzai hi from an afghan American

[@ahmadzaihayatullah2106]

Great Man............With Great Speech.........May Allah Bless you.........U Deserve to Be President.........

[@shoaibshirzai4612]

This speech is written by someone, hahahh but i am sure the personality who presenting this speech, you can not find any better person for this speech outstanding the best president that Afghanistan wont find any more. long life.

[@saedhasan5693]

the best .Hamed karze

[@janviermunyaneza693]

a smart man

[@TheCatalunya]

opium production doing very well upi from 187 tons a year to nearly 5 thousand tons so you see we are doing very well...and not one person pins him down on this.... are the usa interested in the welfare of the people of afganistan of course not but there sure are a lot of resources and how about the caspian pipeline ...wake up people..

[@zabdas83]

TheCatalunya opium wars been going on for centuries bro, checkout the opium based treaties signed after ww1!

[@farswarriors5856]

The afghanistan tomorrow is nothing at the moment unfortunately we hope for the best

[@maniroshan2058]

Hope his elder brother is going to be elected in the upcoming presidential election 2014.

[@mikethompson5549]

What good have you done condeming the US MOAB which saved many Afghan lives?

[@smolderingfox4645]

ok, so let's say taliban was off... but they made the opium decrease from 10% production.. to 6.. then 911.. now 90% of opium is produced there.. they used to grow Saffron there in many quantities. idk what's going on really but afganistan and iraq are not the same.

[@baktash742]

It was obviously a great speech indeed, but definitely, it doesn't mean he was a great leader of my country. he was so smart to betray his people rather than lead them towards a bright future.

[@alimajid8118]

as a pakistani we want amazing relation with pashtun and farsi afghanistan insha allah things will improve day by day lekin yaad rakho Afghanistanio we have 30% of ypur entire population sitting and living in Pakistan also karzai have more than half family in Pakistan LMAO and most elite afghans live and thrive in Pakistan to be fair there was no Pakistan and Afghanistan before the British American and Australians messed the poor place up to make it poorer as the president said

[@Ak.101]

What is that bismilla rahmam raheem for in this place?? Ur surrounded by very highly educated young individuals and which Arab leader in this day and age goes around events and global meetings and Conferences and say all that u said before ur speech I mean ur not some priest or clerk or mullah and it shows who u actually worked for as a president of Afghanistan for 10nyears and now your living happily ever after with your brothers

[@scumslayer1631]

The more that Americans are educated on topics pertaining to Middle Eastern leaders, the more they will become enflamed at the dictators leading to them openly being called derogatory names.

[@haveumetted4643]

lol as if a dictator cares about some loser insulting him on the internet; inflated self worth much?

[@davidmeyer7009]

His bald head is very shiny.

[@iamjustafghan1603]

hahaha please respeckt for him he is our Graet leader

[@sajjadkhan4179]

Ahadis se sabet hai jo aisa sabaz rang ka jubbah (chugha)pehanta hai wo yahoodi hoga aor dajjall ke saathiyon mien se hoga(this man suported indian RSS BJP hindus and zoinest Against pakistani muslims....kia HAQ baat khai hai peghamber islam ne1440 years ago!

[@smolderingfox4645]

I'm sorry, I commented before i even got to the first 4 mins. this guy is worthless... the "problem was able to "fix" itself without any intervention... nobody in pakistan or afganist sees it as a "liberation"... but i will continue listening to the diversions of history and fact.. if you claim you are an intelligent individual then you must prove it yourself before the others. seek the facts.

[@KBL-Making-Learn]

Great