| − | '''Hamid Karzai''' (born 1957) is the president of current [[Afganistan]]. He was first installed by the American government in 2001, and would be elected to the office by the Afgan people in 2004. Nearly 60% of Afgans believe that President Karzai is leading the country in the right direction, and 86% of people believe that they are better off, or at least the same as in 2002, immediately after the [[Taliban]] government was toppled.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/afghan-survey2007.html Environics 2007 poll of Afganistan]</ref> | + | '''Hamid Karzai''' (born 1957) is the president of current [[Afghanistan]]. He was first installed by the American government in 2001, and would be elected to the office by the Afgan people in 2004. Nearly 60% of Afgans believe that President Karzai is leading the country in the right direction, and 86% of people believe that they are better off, or at least the same as in 2002, immediately after the [[Taliban]] government was toppled.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/afghan-survey2007.html Environics 2007 poll of Afganistan]</ref> |