Afghanistan frees detainees U.S. sees as 'dangerous' Detroit Free Press Afghan authorities released 65 detainees from a detention facility Thursday in direct defiance of protests from the United States, which said the men were connected to the killing of Afghan civilians and coalition forces. | The U.S. command says more than two dozen of the men who were freed have bee...
Security fears threaten US future in Afghanistan The Guardian LARA JAKES | AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Warily watching to see how many U.S. troops might remain in Afghanistan next year, American diplomats and aid workers are facing a drawdown of their own as security threats and dwindling resources limit their 12-year push to develop th...
US sees more delay likely on Afghan security pact Tampa Bay Online WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has quietly stopped demanding that Afghan President Hamid Karzai finalize a stalled security pact within weeks, opening up the possibility that a decision on keeping U.S. and international forces in Afghanis...
US sees more delay likely on Afghan security pact STL Today The Obama administration has quietly stopped demanding that Afghan President Hamid Karzai finalize a stalled security pact within weeks, opening up the possibility that a decision on keeping U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan after this yea...
White House might agree to longer wait on Afghan deal Denver Post WASHINGTON — The White House is dropping its insistence that Afghanistan sign a crucial security pact within weeks, suggesting it could be willing to wait to see whether Afghan President Hamid Karzai's successor might be easier to work with. | ...
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Obama urges Guantanamo closure this year Al Jazeera President Barack Obama told Americans that 2014 should be the year to finally close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay as the United States winds down its military role in Afghanistan...
Karzai thinks US was behind Kabul restaurant massacre Denver Post A journalist places flowers Jan. 19 in Kabul in tribute to the victims in front of the Lebanese restaurant which was attacked. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images) | KABUL, Afghanist...
US sees more delay likely on Afghan security pact Dayton Daily News The Obama administration has quietly stopped demanding that Afghan President Hamid Karzai finalize a stalled security pact within weeks, opening up the possibility that a decision on keeping U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan after this yea...
US sees more delay likely on Afghan security pact The Guardian JULIE PACE | AP White House Correspondent= WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has quietly stopped demanding that Afghan President Hamid Karzai finalize a stalled security pact within weeks. | That's opening up the possibility that a deci...
Taliban intermediaries wrap up two-day talks CNTV ISLAMABAD, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Taliban and their intermediaries have wrapped up two-day talks in the Waziristan tribal region as part of the ongoing peace negotiations with the government, a Taliban spokesman said Monday. | A two-member team of the Taliban mediators led by senior member of the Taliban dialogue committee, Prof. Mohammad Ib...
Security fears threaten US future in Afghanistan The Guardian LARA JAKES | AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Warily watching to see how many U.S. troops might remain in Afghanistan next year, American diplomats and aid workers are facing a drawdown of their own as security threats and dwindling resources limit their 12-year push to develop the mostly primitive nation. | Nearly $100 billion h...
