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	Karim Khalili
		Karim Khalili, the current second vice president to Interim President Hamid Karzai, is a Hazara from the Behsud district in the central province of Maidan and Wardak.
		Since becoming vice president in 2001, Karim Khalili has been isolated from his people, who back candidate Mohammad Muhaqiq, another Hazara who is revered as a hero and has the support of most Hazaras, roughly 19% of the Afghan population.
		Born in 1950 in Qol-e-Khesh Behsud, a province of Maidan, Karim Khalili had been the Economic Minister of Afghanistan from 1993-1995 before becoming the leader of Hizb-i-Wahadat and Vice President of Afghanistan.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/afghanistan/khalili.htm (580 words)

	Afghanistan Online: Members of President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet
		Karim Khalili was born in Wardak Province, and completed his secondary studies at a religious school.
		Karim Khalili was sworn in as Second Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on December 7, 2004.
		H.E. Abdul Karim Barahawi, son of Mohammad Mobin, was born in Pedehgee of Chahar Burjak District of Nimroz Province in 1955.
	www.afghan-web.com /politics/cabinet_members.html (5316 words)

	Hazara Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Abdul Karim Khalili is son of Mohammad Aslam.
		Karim Khalili was born in 1329 H.S. (1950) in Qol-e-Khesh Behsud.
		Today Abdul Karim Khalili is the current Leader of Hizb-e-Wahdat and Vice President of Afghanistan.
	www.hazara.com /political_leader/index2.htm (280 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: In Afghanistan, yesterday's warlords are today's bureaucrats
		U.N. officials and foreign donors say one of the biggest obstacles to disarming militias is Karim Khalili, a former warlord who is the leader of the persecuted Hazara minority.
		Khalili is also Karzai's vice president — and the government's director for a U.N. program, the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups, a project designed to rid the country of warlords and illegal militias.
		Khalili, like Khan, says he is committed to public service but is hamstrung by the legacy of more than two decades of war and by the Taliban's resurgence in the south and east.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003452568_afghanwarlords29.html (1238 words)

	"What's Next for Afghanistan?" (November 2001)
		The head of the Hezb-e Wahdat (Unity Party), Khalili is an ethnic Hazara and a Shi'ite Muslim from the central province of Bamiyan, home to the ancient Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban earlier in 2001.
		Khalili assumed the leadership of Wahdat after its previous head, Ali Mazari, was killed by the Taliban in 1995.
		Khalili continued to resist the Taliban in central Afghanistan after the militia took over the area in 1998.
	www.meib.org /articles/0111_me1.htm (3651 words)

	theage.com.au - The Age -
		Mr Khalili asked the government to "treat all Afghans well" and to let them establish their lives in Australia so when the time was right they could "participate in the rehabilitation of Afghanistan".
		Mr Khalili said the interim administration, of which he is a part, was working to eliminate the persecution of Hazaras, but serious problems remained.
		Mr Khalili said the administration was working hard to establish law and order so citizens could live their lives "with honour", but this had yet to be achieved in large parts of the country.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/03/02/1014705006633.html (718 words)

	Appeal launched to cope with drought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Karim Khalili, vice president and head of Afghanistan's Emergency Response Commission (ERC), said on Monday that 2.5 million people were facing an "alarming food crisis" due to a harsh drought.
		Khalili warned that the drought could exacerbate poverty and unemployment if aid were not provided.
		Khalili said anti-government elements could exploit the unemployment and poverty to fuel insecurity.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=54801 (535 words)

	Afghan warlords find limits to power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Khalili also is Karzai's vice president - and is the government's director for the U.N. project, the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups.
		Khalili, like Khan, says he is committed to public service but is hamstrung by the legacy of more than two decades of war, and by the Taliban's resurgence in the country's south and east.
		Khalili was referring, in part, to his own Hazara group, who are Shiite Muslims and considered apostate by many of Afghanistan's dominant Sunnis.
	www.topix.net /content/trb/0870483121077236978918455523041985686559 (2463 words)

	Afghan tribe backs new regime / Hazara leader rallies minority to government
		Khalili's support is also important because he originally was a fierce critic of the U.N.-brokered talks that created the new government, believing that Hazaras would not be adequately represented.
		Khalili fled Kabul for Bamiyan after the Taliban came to power in 1996 and then went to Iran when they took Bamiyan in 1998.
		In Khalili's rosy vision of Afghanistan's future, such bias will be a thing of the past.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/12/28/MN30001.DTL&type=printable (810 words)

	Eyewitness accounts of Taliban massacre in Yakaolang
		At the middle of December the forces of Khalili started to move from the area of Suof valley towards Bameyan.
		Six days later Khalili and Co. gathered the people of different villages and a man known by the name of Khuda Dad Urfani, who introduced himself as the welfare minister of the government of Rabbani, gave a speech in which he said: "This time we will not act like in the past.
		Khalili, leader of Hezb-e-Whadat (Unity Party), this infamous servant of Iranian regime, came to pray for the dead on their graves.
	www.rawa.org /yakw-r.htm (2852 words)

	USATODAY.com - Afghan candidates stump for peaceful vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Karim Khalili told about 2,000 people at a Shiite mosque that the Oct. 9 election was a major step toward bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan, but he gave no specifics on what President Hamid Karzai would do with five more years in power.
		Khalili did not mention Karzai's name, saying he hoped all Afghans vote for the candidate they prefer.
		Khalili told the crowd the election would send a message to the world that "Afghans want peace, security and stability in their country."
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-10-01-afghan_x.htm (827 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Over 2.5 million Afghans lack food due to drought
		Afghanistan, with a population of about 31 million, was facing an imminent food crisis due to inadequate rainfall in April and May and an expected shortfall in this year's rain-fed wheat harvest, Afghan Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili said at a press conference.
		Christopher Alexander, deputy special representative of the UN Secretary-General to Afghanistan, said the country was in a " strong" and "compelling" humanitarian crisis caused by drought, and the matter should be sincerely addressed.
		Khalili said there would be other negative impacts except for famine if the food shortage couldn't be dealt with.
	english.people.com.cn /200607/26/eng20060726_286639.html (439 words)

	CPAmedia.com: Emerging Patterns of Power in Post-Taliban Afghanistan
		The Hazara strongman, and head of the Hazara-dominated Hezb-i-Wahdat or Unity Party, is Karim Khalili.
		Karim Khalili: Hazara chieftain and head of the Hezb-i-Wahdat, Khalili and his tribal followers are based in the central Hindu Kush but enjoy a considerable following in both Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul.
		Others, especially Dostum but also Khalili, are much more interested in protecting fiefdoms--a stance that the main parties to the IA/IG are likely to view as the path to continuing instability.
	www.cpamedia.com /articles/20011222_01 (2169 words)

	Zeng Qinghong Holds Talks with Afghan Vice President Khalili
		Khalili said that Afghan and China are close neighbors and have endured the same historical hardships.
		Khalili said that Afghanistan and China enjoy a good momentum of cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, culture, and etc. the Afghan side appreciates China for the generous support to the national construction of Afghanistan and is eager to learn from the successful experience of China in the economic construction.
		Following the talks, Zeng Qinghong and Khalili attended the signing ceremony of several documents including China-Afghanistan Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement and unveiled the curtain of Silk-Themed Stamps printed by the Chinese side for Afghan Post in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Afghanistan.
	www.chinaconsulatesf.org /eng/xw/t193722.htm (635 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Reports reaching Britain state that the giant Buddha statues in the central Afghan city of Bamiyan blown up by the Taliban early this year may be restored soon.
		According to one reprot Karim Khalili who controls Bamiyan following the American air strikes wants to rebuild the two statues from pieces left after their demolition.
		Khalili has appealed to the world for financial help towards the restoration.
	www.dailynews.lk /2001/12/14/new20.html (190 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bamiyan looks to the future
		One by one, petitions were presented in person to Karim Khalili, governor of Bamiyan in the central region and warlord and spiritual leader of the Hazaras, Afghanistan's predominantly Shiite minority.
		British and American special forces are in the region coordinating operations and, according to the authorities, assisting the community in their return to normality.
		Outside Khalili's base, an Afghan waited, reading a recent edition of the US newspaper "Stars and Stripes", given to him by his "American friend".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/1783004.stm (723 words)

	The Jamestown Foundation
		He chose Ahmad Zia Masoud and Karim Khalili as first and second vice presidents, respectively (Reuters, July 26).
		Karim Khalili, the current second vice president, is a Hazara from the Behsud district, in the central province of Maidan and Wardak.
		Muhaqqiq had been the planning minister under the Bonn agreements, but he was sacked after an open row in the cabinet with Karzai and his powerful finance minister over the rights of the Hazaras.
	www.jamestown.org /publications_details.php?volume_id=401&issue_id=3029&article_id=2368312 (915 words)

	Karim Khalili
		Abdul Karim Khalili prend les rènes du pouvoir "hazar" en 1995 après l'assassinat du leader shiite Abdul Ali Mazari à Kabul par les Talibans.
		Pragmatique et modéré, Abdul Karim Khalili succède donc au chef shiite à la tête du parti "Herb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami", formé en 1990 avec le soutien de l'Iran.
		Abdul Karim Khalili s'enfuit dans sa région, le Hazarajat, et organise la résistance aux forces talibannes.
	perso.orange.fr /jlpaladini/afghanistan_leaders_khalili.htm (373 words)

	Iranian envoy in Bamyan to sort out differences within lackey
		Hojatul Islam Ibrahimi met with the chief of Hezb-i-Wahdat, Karim Khalili, in Bamyan Thursday, and is also expected to hold meetings with other Wahdat leaders, the sources added.
		In the context of a rebellion against Khalili by some of his commanders, Ibrahimi's visit to Bamyan is being seen as a very significant development, especially in view of the fact that this time the Iranian leadership has sent an envoy other than its regular trouble-shooter for Afghanistan, Alaeddin Broujerdi.
		Sources said that although the Khalili faction had succeeded for the moment by crushing the rebels in its ranks, serious intra-faction differences still exist.
	www.rawa.org /luckys.htm (452 words)

	Andrew Maykuth Online \| maykuth.com
		Now, with the Taliban routed, the returning exiles of Bamiyan are dealing with the damage wrought by war, and by the rule of the Islamic extremists.
		"It was very sad to come back here and see the Buddhas were gone," said Karim Khalili, an ethnic Hazara political leader and military commander who was responsible for the Northern Alliance push into the area.
		Khalili, the local guerrilla commander and leader of the Hezb-i-Wahdat party, said that while his group would guarantee the safe passage of archaeologists to study the damage, the Northern Alliance had many more pressing concerns than rebuilding statues.
	www.maykuth.com /afghan/budd1129.html (990 words)

	‘Al Qaeda killed Afghan leader’ -DAWN - Top Stories; July 17, 2002
		Qadir’s fellow Vice-President Karim Khalili told reporters that the investigation, which is being run in conjunction with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), had made good progress and 15 people were currently in custody.
		Khalili was reluctant to speculate about the motive for the killing on July 6 when Qadir was shot at close range as he was being driven away from his ministerial offices in Kabul.
		But he pledged that the killers would definitely be brought to justice even though the people behind the murder of civil aviation minister Abdul Rahman in February still remain at large.
	www.dawn.com /2002/07/17/top8.htm (320 words)

	Saving Afghan Culture @ National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		By 2002 Khalili had become a vice president of the post-Taliban Afghanistan, and his private militia returned to demand the stone.
		When Khalili was questioned by local media, he initially denied knowing about either the box or the stone.
		In an interview before the October elections, a senior government official shared his concern, saying that Khalili was only one of many warlords with a taste both for antiquities and vengeance.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0412/feature2/index.html (1056 words)

	BBC News \| In Depth \| War on Terror \| After the Taleban \| Karim Khalili
		Karim Khalili is the leader of the Hezb-e-Wahdat (Unity Party), which represents the Shia Hazara minority.
		The group maintained pockets of resistance in central Afghanistan after being driven out by the Taleban in 1998.
		In November 2001, Mr Khalili's troops led the capture of the central town of Bamiyan - the site of the famous buddhas blown up by the Taleban.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/war_on_terror/after_the_taleban/k_khalili.stm (106 words)

	Afghanistan: Watch for the Battle of the Puppets 07.29.2004
		Karzai and his American coach Khalilzad to pick Ahmad Zia Masood, the younger brother and protégé of the legendary Jehadi commander Ahmad Shah Masood, and Abdul Karim Khalili as his running mates.
		Based on the logic of ethnicity, and because of the self-serving currency that the race card has gained in the Afghan politics and among Afghan politicians, Khalili's inclusion in the presidential team is not surprising.
		After all, Khalili is a complacent, harmless paper tiger who does not seem to have ambitions beyond the post of vice presidency.
	afghanobserver.com /Articles/Qarabaghi_PuppetBattle.html (1106 words)

	Afghans seek UK’s help for new army -DAWN - International; January 25, 2003
		LONDONDERRY, Jan 24: Afghan Interim Vice President Karim Khalili discussed the creation of an accountable national army under civilian rule and the possible release of 10 million pounds with the British officials on Wednesday.
		Issues related to security sector reform and creation of the Afghan national army are on top of the agenda of the Afghan vice president, who is likely to call on the Secretary of State for International Development during his visit to Britain.
		According to official sources, strengthening of democracy, human rights and reconstruction are other issues likely to be discussed with Mr Karim Khalili, one of the four vice presidents in the Afghan interim government.
	www.dawn.com /2003/01/25/int11.htm (242 words)

	Police restrain Taliban attacking RAWA procession
		The participants, holding effigies of Uzbek militia war-lord General Rashid Dostum, former president Professor Rabbani, Gulbuddin Hikmatyar, Khalili and Mullah Rabbani and chanted slogans against the Taliban militia, leaders of warring factions and foreign interference in the war-town country.
		They alleged that fundamentalist, whether Rabbani, Khalili, Akbari, Gulbuddin, Masoud, Sayyaf, Mullah Omar, Mullah Rabbani, or non-fundamentalist warlords such as Dostum, are all identical in their odious entities and none can in any way be deemed any better than the other.
		Rabbani, Ustad Rasool Sayaf, Karim Khalili, Rashid Dostam, Mullah Mohammad Umer and Ustad Akbari and held them responsible for genocide of the innocent Afghans and destruction of their motherland.
	www.rawa.us /28press1.htm (2738 words)

	International Institute for Strategic Studies - Post-Taliban Afghanistan - Volume 7, Issue 10 - December 2001
		The Hazara warlord, and head of the Hazara-dominated Hezb-e Wahdat (Unity Party), is Karim Khalili.
		A Hazara member of the Northern Alliance, Mohaqqeq has the Planning portfolio in the IA. He is a senior member of the Hezb-e Wahdat Party who was in charge of the fight against the Taliban in the Bamiyan area.
		Mohaqqeq heads the 'Akbari Faction' of the Hezb and can be seen as a rival to Karim Khalili who heads the 'Khalili Faction'.
	www.iiss.org /index.asp?pgid=2177 (1899 words)

	UzbekWorld.com - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The numbers, according to Masood Khalili, the Afghan envoy here representing the exiled Rabbani regime, included 11,000 Pakistan-trained cadres, 3,000 elements of the Pakistan Army drawn from Cherat and about 3,000 Arabs owing allegiance to Saudi militant Osama Bin Laden, besides a force of Chechens, Uzbeks and Chinese Uighours.
		The Taliban victory on Saturday was after a 600-strong elite force from Pakistan intervened, alleged Khalili, quoting Wahdat chief, Karim Khalili.
		The sanctions are a paper tiger in the absence of an effective mechanism in place to monitor and enforce them,'' Khalili said.
	www.uzbekworld.com /news/viewnews.cgi?newsid982662383,71756, (604 words)

	Informed Comment
		Nurizadeh argues that the Iranians had their hands burned in Afghanistan because they had expected `Abdu'l-Karim Khalili, head of the Shi`ite Hizb-i Vahdat, to be a useful tool for them against the Americans and President Karzai.
		Khalili, who is one of Karzai's vice presidents, however, has refused to play that role, saying he is an Afghan first and a Shi`ite second.
		Since they had put all their eggs in the Hizb-i Vahdat basket, they were stuck.
	www.juancole.com /2003/02/according-to-ali-nurizadeh-in-asharq.html (321 words)

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