Who is karzai

14 thg 9, Karzai, 63, ruled Afghanistan for more than 13 years, leaving office in He was first chosen as the leader of a transitional government for. Concerned over clashes between the Taliban and the Panjshir resistance front in the Afghanistan valley, the former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Friday. 18 thg 8, Karzai, president from December to September , has been leading efforts to ensure there is a peaceful transfer of power after Kabul.