Editing Hamid Karzai (section)

==Personal life and tribal lineage==
[[File:Hamid Karzai at Kandahar in June 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|Karzai speaking at a [[shura]] to tribal and religious leaders in his native [[Kandahar]], in southern Afghanistan.]]

{{Further|Sadozai (Pastun tribe)|Durrani|Popalzai}}
In 1999, Hamid Karzai married [[Zeenat Karzai|Zeenat Quraishi]], a gynaecologist by profession who was working as a doctor with [[Afghan refugees]] living in Pakistan. They have a son, Mirwais, who was born in January 2007,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/afghanistan/Karzai-weeps-publicly-in-emotional.6555597.jp|title=Karzai weeps publicly in emotional call for peace in Afghanistan|publisher=Scotsman.com|date=29 September 2010|access-date=3 October 2010|location=Edinburgh|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511110137/http://news.scotsman.com/afghanistan/Karzai-weeps-publicly-in-emotional.6555597.jp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6302287.stm|title=Hamid Karzai becomes father at 49|date=26 January 2007|publisher=BBC|access-date=3 October 2010|archive-date=12 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512100439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6302287.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> a daughter, Malalai, born in 2012 and another daughter, Howsi, born in March 2014 in [[Gurgaon]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Rao Jaswant Singh |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Afghan-President-Hamid-Karzais-baby-girl-born-in-Gurgaon-hospital/articleshow/31561550.cms |title=Afghan President Hamid Karzai's baby girl born in Gurgaon hospital |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=22 March 2014 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317033401/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Afghan-President-Hamid-Karzais-baby-girl-born-in-Gurgaon-hospital/articleshow/31561550.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He became a father once again at the age of 58 when another daughter was born in September 2016 in Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.saharasamay.com/world-news/676598380/hamid-karzai-became-father-for-his-fourth-child-.html |title=Hamid Karzai became father for his fourth child |access-date=5 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905132552/http://www.saharasamay.com/world-news/676598380/hamid-karzai-became-father-for-his-fourth-child-.html |archive-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to a declaration of his assets by an anti-graft body, Karzai earns $525 monthly and has less than $20,000 in bank accounts.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100620/india_nm/india494713 ''Asset list reveals Afghan president earns $525 a month''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624133952/http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100620/india_nm/india494713 |date=24 June 2010 }}, Sayed Salahuddin for [[Reuters]]. June 2010.</ref> Karzai does not own any land or property.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_543224.html "Karzai earns $727 a month (US$525)"]. ''[[The Straits Times]]''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623114943/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_543224.html |date=23 June 2010}} by Reuters. June 2010.</ref>

Karzai has six brothers, including [[Mahmood Karzai]] and [[Qayum Karzai]], as well as [[Ahmed Wali Karzai]], deceased, who was the representative for the southern Afghanistan region. Qayum is also the founder of the ''Afghans for a Civil Society''. Karzai has one sister, [[Fauzia Karzai]].<ref name="brothers">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-19-mn-16330-story.html|title=From Statesmanship to Capitalism, Afghan Family Leads|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=22 June 2010|last=Neuman|first=Johanna|date=19 December 2001|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511195313/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/dec/19/news/mn-16330|url-status=live}}</ref> The family owns and operates several Afghan restaurants on the [[East Coast of the United States]] and in Chicago.

In initial biographical news reporting, there was confusion regarding his clan lineage; it was written that his paternal lineage derived from the [[Sadduzai]] clan.<ref>[http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=3528 Globalist Story] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510173236/http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=3528 |date=10 May 2013 }}. 3 June 2004.</ref> This confusion might have arisen from sources stating he was chosen as the [[tribal chief]] of the Popalzai.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/11/06/ret.attacks.karzai/ Taliban run-in highlights dangers for Afghan opposition leader] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825163310/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/11/06/ret.attacks.karzai/ |date=25 August 2013 }}. 6 November 2001.</ref> Traditionally, the Popalzai tribe has been led by members of the Sadozais.<ref name="TAC">[http://www.tribalanalysiscenter.com/freePDF/Pashtun%20Cultural%20Factors%20Limiting%20Warlord%20Development.pdf Tribal Analysis Center Pashtun Tribal Analysis] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510205037/http://www.tribalanalysiscenter.com/freePDF/Pashtun%20Cultural%20Factors%20Limiting%20Warlord%20Development.pdf |date=10 May 2013 }}"The Durrani Popalzai tribe's Khan Khel, the Saddozai, failed to advance a competent family for leadership during the anti-Soviet period. Instead, they placed tribal leadership in the hands of Abdul Ahad Karzai, a member of a key family in the Shamizai subtribe. Following Abdul Ahad's assassination in 1999, his son, Hamid Karzai, inherited his father's mantle and can be expected to retain this tribal leadership position for the remainder of Afghanistan's conflict. Normally, the eldest son would have been selected to bear this tribal responsibility, but this son was living in the United States and was generally unavailable to serve as tribal leader."</ref> The first King of Afghanistan, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]], was the leader of the Sadozais, and the Sadozai lineage continued to rule Afghanistan until 1826 when the [[Barakzai]]s ascended to the throne.

Karzai is believed to be from the Shamizai subtribe of the Popalzais.<ref name="TAC"/> His grandfather, Khair Muhammad Karzai, was a head of the Popalzai tribe from Kandahar who relocated to Kabul and ran the business of a guest house. This allowed Karzai's father Abdul Ahad, to gain a foothold in the royal family, and subsequently, the parliament. These actions and upwards movement within the Popalzai tribal system, led to the Karzai family furnishing a viable Shamizai clan alternative to Sadozai leadership in the aftermath of the Soviet invasion when the Sadozai clan failed to provide a tribal leader.<ref name="TAC"/><ref>[http://www.antiwar.com/orig/lohdi.php?articleid=12074 Bahlol Lodhi's bio of the Karzai family ascension] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209143901/http://www.antiwar.com/orig/lohdi.php?articleid=12074 |date=9 February 2010 }}. 19 December 2007.</ref> He is often seen wearing a [[Karakul (hat)|Karakul hat]], something that has been worn by many Afghan kings in the past.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 April 2002|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/hamid-karzais-famous-hat-made-from-aborted-lamb-fetuses|title=Hamid Karzai's Famous Hat Made From Aborted Lamb Fetuses|publisher=Fox News|access-date=1 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501230853/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,51034,00.html|archive-date=1 May 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=27 May 2007|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/bizfocus/archives/2007/05/27/2003362700/print|title=Karakuls burst upon the fashion world|work=[[Taipei Times]] |access-date=1 May 2008|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106182750/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/bizfocus/archives/2007/05/27/2003362700/print|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=12 December 2000 |url=http://www.infurmation.com/press_detail.php?id=99 |title=HSUS Investigation Reveals Slaughter of Unborn and Newborn Lambs for Fur |publisher=[[Humane Society]] |access-date=1 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060531022711/http://infurmation.com/press_detail.php?id=99 |archive-date=31 May 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 2000 |url=http://www.furcommission.com/news/newsF02d.htm |title=Transcript of NBC "Dateline" Feature on Karakul Production |publisher=Fur Commission |access-date=1 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510115715/http://www.furcommission.com/news/newsF02d.htm |archive-date=10 May 2008 }}</ref>

Following the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|Fall of Kabul]] in 2021, Karzai decided to remain in Kabul with his daughters and he appealed to the Taliban to respect his life and that of his family as well as the civilians in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, With Daughters, Appeals To Taliban To Protect People |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/former-afghanistan-president-hamid-karzai-with-daughters-appeals-to-taliban-to-protect-people-547334.html |access-date=16 August 2021 |work=[[Indiatimes]] |date=16 August 2021}}</ref>

On 27 August 2021, prominent activist [[Fatima Gailani]] criticized him whereas the United States urged the Taliban to include him in the new government along with [[Abdullah Abdullah]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Afghan activist says Ashraf Ghani and Joe Biden caused misery and chaos |url=https://www.dw.com/en/afghan-activist-says-ashraf-ghani-and-joe-biden-caused-misery-and-chaos/a-58998732 |access-date=27 August 2021 |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=27 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Taliban planning 'inclusive caretaker gov't' in Afghanistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/27/exclusive-taliban-plans-inclusive-caretaker-govt-in-afghanistan |access-date=27 August 2021 |agency=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]] |date=27 August 2021}}</ref>

On 1 September 2021, sources close to the Taliban said that it was "unlikely" for Karzai to be part of the new government, with a spokesperson for the group saying that the group was "ready to recruit them", referring also to [[Abdullah Abdullah]] but added that the Taliban did not want "old horses" in apparent reference to Karzai.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Findlay |first1=Stephanie |last2=England |first2=Andrew |title=Former Afghan leader Hamid Karzai unlikely to be part of Taliban-led government |url=https://www.ft.com/content/874ff094-3baf-4e48-9aa7-245f3e5d5bf2 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/874ff094-3baf-4e48-9aa7-245f3e5d5bf2 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |access-date=2 September 2021 |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=1 September 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref>