Azizullah Karzai

Azizullah Karzai
Afghanistan Ambassador to Russia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2010
President Hamid Karzai
Preceded by Zalmai Aziz
Personal details
Nationality Afghan
Profession Diplomat

Azizulah Karzai has been the Afghan Ambassador to Russia since 28 August, 2010.

Early years

Azizulah is member of the powerfull Karzai-clan and an uncle of current Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Before the Taliban regime he was Afghan's Ambassador to Poland. He is considered the family's expert on tribal maneuvering. [1] 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." [2].

Ambassador

After the fall of the Taliban regime Karzai was appointed Afghan's Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He later became aid to the Afghan Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.[3] [4] Since 2010 he is Afghans Ambassador to Russia.

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