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Afghanistan, Pakistan pursue peace despite attack
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are determined to press ahead with peace efforts after a meeting in Turkey, the country's president said ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan discuss attack on spy chief
Afghan officials say President Hamid Karzai will present evidence to Pakistan's leader this week about the attempted assassination of the Afghan spy ...
Afghan attacks down overall, insider threat rises
The U.S. Army is updating its handbook for soldiers on how to detect and prevent so-called insider attacks, providing detailed warning signs to watch ...
Karzai: Afghan spy chief bomber came from Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the recent assassination attempt on the country's intelligence chief was planned in Pakistan, but ...
Bombing wounds Afghan intelligence chief
A Taliban suicide bomber posing as a messenger of peace blew himself up near Afghanistan's newly appointed intelligence chief on Thursday, seriously ...
Afghan army, police take increasing casualties
More than 300 Afghan soldiers and policemen are dying each month as the Afghan national security forces assume increasing responsibility for the war, ...
Pakistan agrees to free more Taliban prisoners
Pakistan agreed on Friday to free more Taliban prisoners in the future, a move considered a key step to coaxing the militant group into peace ...
Germany to reduce Afghan troops by 1/3 in 2013
Germany's Cabinet has approved a new plan that will see the country reducing the number of troops it has in Afghanistan by about a third over the next ...
Afghan suicide attack kills 3, wounds more than 90
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding more than 90 ...
US troops in Afghanistan celebrate Thanksgiving
It was Army Sgt. Keith Wells' first Thanksgiving Day away from his family and despite a cornucopia of food provided for the troops, his taste buds ...
Faster than NATO, France ends Afghan combat role
France on Tuesday ended its combat operations in Afghanistan, pulling hundreds of troops from a base in a volatile region northeast of Kabul and ...
UN: Afghan opium poppy cultivation up 18 percent
Afghan efforts to stamp out opium poppy cultivation are failing because of high prices for the illicit crop, pushing farmers to grow 18 percent more ...
Afghanistan says Pakistan will help in peace talks
A top Afghan peace mediator hailed Pakistan's recent decision to free nine members of the Taliban who favor negotiations, saying Saturday it was a ...
Afghan officials: Pakistan frees Taliban detainees
Pakistan has freed eight Taliban prisoners and has agreed to release many more to help kick start a peace process that could lead to a political ...
US, Afghanistan start talks on status of US troops
The United States and Afghanistan faced potentially divisive issues such as immunity for U.S. troops as the two sides began talks Thursday on a ...
Pakistan agrees to free Taliban for peace process
Pakistan agreed to free a handful of Taliban prisoners at the request of the Afghan government, in a move meant to help jumpstart a shaky peace ...
US quickly going through commanders in Afghan war
At the international military headquarters in Kabul, it's jokingly being called the curse of the commander's job. The last four U.S. generals to run ...
Afghan killings case testing military system
The U.S. military has been criticized for its spotty record on convicting troops of killing civilians, but a hearing against Army Staff Sgt.
Pakistan accuses Afghans of killing civilians
Pakistan on Monday accused Afghan forces of killing at least four civilians in a cross-border shelling attack, increasing tension just as a senior ...
UN imposes sanctions on Haqqani Network
The U.N. committee that oversees sanctions against the Taliban imposed global sanctions Monday on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, a fierce ...
Man in Afghan uniform kills 2 British troops
A man wearing an Afghan police uniform shot and killed two British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, international military ...
Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, ...
Taliban ambush kills 10 Afghan troops
Taliban insurgents killed 10 Afghan troops in an ambush in western Herat province, police and government officials said Tuesday. A spokesman for the ...
Weakened, al-Qaida in Afghanistan tries comeback
A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east ...