# Hamid Karzai Helped Oust the Taliban. Now He Lives Under Their Rule

https://mins.news/en/item/28633

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-21 16:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-hamid-karzai-weekend-interview/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a887fdbc69d29000181c002

> Afghanistan’s first elected president, Hamid Karzai, discusses regime-change wars, conflict with Pakistan and why he continues talking to the Taliban.