HAGEL WARNS PAKISTAN LEADERS OVER BORDER PROTESTS
By LOLITA C. BALDOR U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, speaks during a meeting with Afghan military leaders in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Hagel spoke with U.S.…
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IRAN SAYS OPPOSES FOREIGN PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani arrives to Saadabad palace for a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Karzai arrived in Tehran for a one-day…
NATO CHIEF: NOT JUST KARZAI CAN SIGN AFGHAN PACT
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center, gives opening remarks at the start of the Internal Security Assistance Force (ISAF) meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.…
KERRY SEEKS CLARITY ON US TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN
By LARA JAKES U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves upon his arrival in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Kerry traveled to Belgium to attend the annual meeting of…
PAKISTAN PM IN KABUL DISCUSSES TALIBAN, ENERGY
By PATRICK QUINN Afghan President Hamid Karzai shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Sharif said Saturday…
Rights group: Afghanistan must reject stoning law
By PATRICK QUINN Afghan women with their children enjoy a view over Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Human Rights Watch says that the Afghan government should reject a proposal…
Afghan election season off to a messy start
By KATHY GANNON In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 photo, an Afghan man has his picture taken to register for the upcoming Afghan elections in a mosque, used as a…
US, Afghans work toward agreement on night raids
By KATHY GANNON and AMIR SHAH An Afghan policeman stands at attention as his commander passes by at a checkpoint overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Security in the…