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At least four dead in US consulate attack in Afghanistan
At least four Afghans were killed Friday in a Taliban suicide attack on the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat.
15 September 2013
Taliban bomb US consulate in Afghanistan
Heavily armed gunmen in suicide vests detonated a truck bomb outside the US consulate in the Afghan city of Herat, sparking a shootout with American forces early Friday.
13 September 2013
US general: 50-100 Afghan soldiers killed every week
About 50 to 100 Afghan soldiers are killed in battle every week but the high casualty rate does not mean the country's forces are at the breaking point, a US general.
05 September 2013
Karzai visits Pakistan, looking for Taliban peace
Afghan President Hamid Karzai flew into Islamabad on Monday for key talks with Pakistan's newly elected government, searching for communication with Taliban insurgents to end 12 years of war.
27 August 2013
Karzai calls for head-to-head race in Afghan election
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for next year's crucial election to be a US-style head-to-head contest between two candidates, and named three possible runners in the wide-open race.
25 August 2013
Taliban attacks leave 17 civilians dead in Afghanistan
At least 17 civilians have been killed in multiple Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, underscoring increasing insecurity for ordinary people as foreign forces complete their withdrawal next year.
18 August 2013
Afghan female stars defy clerics' pressure
Judges on TV talent shows always attract controversy for making or breaking the careers of desperate wannabes -- but for Aryana Sayeed, the job is also a fight for Afghanistan's future.
17 August 2013
Ex-NATO chief: 15,000 troops should stay in Afghanistan
The United States and its allies should immediately announce how many troops will stay on in Afghanistan after 2014.
16 August 2013
Afghan forces need substantial help after 2014: US
Afghanistan's military is increasingly effective but it will need considerable training and foreign aid beyond the US pullout date of 2014.
01 August 2013
Afghan customs fines hike cost of US military pullout
A customs dispute between the Afghan and US governments has disrupted the withdrawal of American military equipment, dramatically inflating the cost of the drawdown.
20 July 2013
US considering speeding up Afghan pullout: report
The United States is seriously considering speeding up the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan because of frustration with President Hamid Karzai.
10 July 2013
Pakistan could soon end Afghan war: Kabul army chief
Pakistan could end the Afghan war "in weeks" if it were serious about peace, and is complicit in US drone strikes despite its denunciations of the anti-militant campaign.
03 July 2013
West should have talked to Taliban: British general
The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled.
29 June 2013
Taliban attack Afghan presidential palace, CIA office
Taliban militants targeted the presidential palace and national CIA office in central Kabul on Tuesday morning, with gunfire and explosions erupting at one of the gates of the complex in the Afghan capital.
25 June 2013
Kerry looks to ease India concerns on Afghanistan
Secretary of State John Kerry will Monday try to ease India's concerns about the impending withdrawal of US troops from war-torn Afghanistan as he embraces a greater role for the regional power.
24 June 2013
US-Taliban talks stumble before they even start
Inept handling of a US bid to open peace talks with the Taliban has left Afghan President Hamid Karzai fuming and fueled fears that America is ready to cut and run at any cost.
20 June 2013
US to open peace talks with Taliban
The United States and the Taliban cleared the decks for peace talks Tuesday even as a deadly attack on US troops underlined the still furious nature of their decade-long war.
19 June 2013
UN says refugees, displaced at two-decade high
War and other crises drove one person from their home every 4.1 seconds in 2012.
19 June 2013
Afghan forces take over security from NATO
Afghan forces took control of security across the country on Tuesday, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.
19 June 2013
Back to basics as Afghan troops face testing times
The guns may be wooden but learning how to conduct a security patrol is a deadly serious business for soldiers at the Camp Shaheen training school in north Afghanistan.
15 June 2013