Azizullah Karzai Explained
| Azizullah Karzai |
| Ambassador From: | Afghanistan |
| Country: | Russia |
| Term Start: | 2010 |
| Term End: | 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Zalmai Aziz |
| President: | Hamid Karzai |
| Birth Place: | Kandahar |
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
Azizulah Karzai is a politician in Afghanistan. He served as Ambassador to Russia, a position he held from 28 August 2010 until 2013.[1]
Early years
Azizulah is originally from southern Afghanistan. He belongs to the Karzai-clan of Pashtuns. He is an uncle of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Before the Taliban government he was Afghan Ambassador to Poland. He is considered the family's expert on tribal maneuvering.[2] During the United States attack on Afghanistan in November 2001, he said: "Tribalism is more dangerous than the Islamic fundamentalism of the Taliban because it runs throughout Pashtun society."[3]
Ambassador
After the fall of the Taliban government Karzai was appointed Afghan Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He later became aid to the Afghan Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.[4] [5] From 2010 until 2013 he served as Afghans Ambassador to Russia.
Notes and References
- News: Afghans in Russia allegedly plotted coup . 29 December 2013 . 2013-12-30 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230015623/http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/12/29/afghans-russia-allegedly-plotted-coup . 2013-12-30 .
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XJZXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,14668&dq=azizullah-karzai&hl=en The Spokesman Review: Peace Talks all in Family
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nxkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uzsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6747,5655774&dq=azizullah-karzai&hl=en Rome News-Tribune: Tribal loyalties hamper Afghan effort
- Web site: Afghanistan.ru: New Afghan ambassador to the Russian Federation takes office . 2011-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092033/http://en.afghanistan.ru/doc/195.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
- http://www.afghan-bios.info/tinc?key=2vB1wwzV&session_currentpage=data&session_mode=guest&formname=afghan_bios&session_sortby=field_3&userid=1294047486;998692;562&session_nextpage=data_edit&session_offset=50&session_start=801&session_dbkey=1284309728;590102;280_afghan_bios&dbkey=1284309728;590102;280_afghan_bios Afghan Bio's: Azizulah Karzai
