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21 May 2016

U.S. Drone Strike Targets Taliban Leader

An American drone strike targeted the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, United States officials said on Saturday, in the most significant American incursion inside Pakistan since Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden, the Qaeda leader, in 2011.
An American drone strike targeted the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, in Pakistan near the border...
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9 Apr 2016

Families of Afghans killed in US drone raids seek probe

Relatives and tribal elders in southeastern Afghanistan are demanding an investigation into the killing of 17 people by US drones this week, claiming the air strikes hit civilians - not members of armed groups. US army officials said on Thursday two air strikes in Paktika province, near the Pakistani border, had only targeted fighters, without any evidence of civilian casualties.
Relatives and tribal elders in southeastern Afghanistan are demanding an investigation into the killing of 17 people by...
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12 Jul 2015

25 Killed in Suicide Bombing Outside U.S. Base in Afghanistan

A suicide car bomber killed at least 25 people and wounded 15 on Sunday outside a United States base in Afghanistan s southeastern province of Khost, the site of a suicide attack in 2009 that left seven C.I.A. operatives dead. Provincial security officials in Khost said the car bomber had intended to penetrate the base, Camp Chapman, a major facility at the height of the American military presence, also known as Forward Operating Base Chapman.
A suicide car bomber killed at least 25 people and wounded 15 on Sunday outside a United States base in Afghanistan s...
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19 Feb 2015

US denies any planned talks with Afghan Taliban in Doha

The White House has denied media reports that US officials planned to meet with the Afghan Taliban in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Thursday, a spokeswoman has said. "The United States currently has no meetings with the Taliban scheduled in Doha," Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House's National Security Council, said on Thursday.
The White House has denied media reports that US officials planned to meet with the Afghan Taliban in the Qatari...
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23 Sep 2014

In Farewell Speech, Karzai Lashes Out at American Agenda

Afghanistan's departing president, Hamid Karzai, used his final speech to his cabinet and senior staff members to make a bitter swipe at the United States and some of its Western allies on Tuesday, blaming them for many of the country's ongoing problems. "America did not want peace for Afghanistan, because it had its own agendas and goals here," he said. "I have always said this: that if America and Pakistan want peace, it is possible to bring peace to Afghanistan."
Afghanistan's departing president, Hamid Karzai, used his final speech to his cabinet and senior staff members to make a...
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13 Jul 2014

Kerry Brokers a Deal to Audit All Afghan Votes

After nearly 12 hours of often tense negotiations, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Saturday that Afghanistan would audit all eight million votes cast in a runoff presidential election last month as part of a deal to end a tense power struggle between the top two candidates.
After nearly 12 hours of often tense negotiations, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Saturday that Afghanistan...
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9 Jul 2014

US threatens to drop support as Afghanistan election dispute deepens

The aftermath of what appears to be widespread election fraud in Afghanistan may cost the imperilled nation its American backing, the United States is warning. As Afghanistan awaits the threatened announcement of a government by the ostensible losing presidential candidate - who may actually be the winner - the US secretary of state warned that taking power "illegally" would "cost Afghanistan the financial and security support of the United States and the international community."
The aftermath of what appears to be widespread election fraud in Afghanistan may cost the imperilled nation its American...
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26 Jan 2014

Karzai says US should re-engage Taliban peace talks or leave country

Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington, saying the United States should leave Afghanistan unless it could restart peace talks with the Taliban. "In exchange for this agreement, we want peace for the people of Afghanistan. Otherwise, it's better for them to leave and our country will find its own way," Karzai told a news conference.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai appeared to stiffen his resolve Saturday not to sign a security pact with Washington,...
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25 Jan 2014

False Claims in Afghan Accusations on U.S. Raid Add to Doubts on Karzai

It was the kind of dossier that the Taliban often publish, purporting to show the carnage inflicted during a raid by American forces: photographs of shattered houses and bloodied, broken bodies, and video images of anguish at a village funeral, all with gut-churning impact and no proof of authenticity.
It was the kind of dossier that the Taliban often publish, purporting to show the carnage inflicted during a raid by...
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3 Dec 2013

Taliban urge Afghan president Hamid Karzai to reject US security deal

The Taliban have urged the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, to turn a delay in signing a long-term security deal with the United States into outright rejection, in an unusually polite statement directed at a leader the insurgents have repeatedly denounced as a US puppet
The Taliban have urged the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, to turn a delay in signing a long-term security deal with the...
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22 Nov 2013

Hamid Karzai urges Afghans to let US forces stay another decade

The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has reluctantly urged his countrymen to let US forces stay on in the country for another decade, saying that although there is no trust between him and Washington, a small American military presence is Afghanistan's best hope of stability.
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has reluctantly urged his countrymen to let US forces stay on in the country for...
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19 Nov 2013

Afghanistan-US security deal at impasse ahead of jirga

The Afghan government has rejected a key proposal of a security agreement with the US, putting the entire deal in doubt days before Afghan tribal leaders gather in Kabul to consider the matter. The government in Kabul is refusing to allow US forces to enter Afghan homes after combat operations end next year. Negotiations are going on to produce a document acceptable to both sides, to present to Afghan elders on Thursday.
The Afghan government has rejected a key proposal of a security agreement with the US, putting the entire deal in doubt...
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13 Sep 2013

Explosion near US Consulate in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb that exploded outside a U.S. Consulate in the western Afghanistan province of Herat on Friday, followed by a gunfight between security forces and fighters. At least seven people -- three security-force members and four attackers -- were reportedly killed.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb that exploded outside a U.S. Consulate in the western Afghanistan...
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19 Jun 2013

Afghanistan Rejects Talks With Taliban and the U.S.

Lashing out in anger at the rise of a virtual Taliban embassy in Qatar just a day before, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on Wednesday broke off critical security talks with the United States and then scuttled a government peace delegation to the insurgents.
Lashing out in anger at the rise of a virtual Taliban embassy in Qatar just a day before, President Hamid Karzai of...
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15 Mar 2013

US general decries Karzai ‘anti-US’ speech

Statements by Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, have put US forces in danger, the top US general in the Afghanistan has said. General Joseph Dunford's warning came on Thursday after Karzai said at a public appearance on March 11 that the Taliban and US continue to hold talks in Qatar, despite rhetoric to the contrary.
Statements by Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, have put US forces in danger, the top US general in the Afghanistan...
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5 Dec 2012

Clinton: NATO must ‘step up’ for Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has called on NATO allies to stand by their funding commitments to Afghanistan following the December 2014 international troop withdrawal. Speaking at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, Clinton reminded austerity-hit European nations of their commitments to the $4.1bn pledged annually to the Central Asian nation after foreign forces end their combat role.
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has called on NATO allies to stand by their funding commitments to...
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19 Nov 2012

Karzai Orders Afghan Takeover of Prison at Bagram

President Hamid Karzai has ordered Afghan forces to take control of the American-built Bagram Prison and accused American officials of violating an agreement to fully transfer the facility to the Afghans, according to a statement issued by his office on Monday.
President Hamid Karzai has ordered Afghan forces to take control of the American-built Bagram Prison and accused...
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30 Jul 2012

US building projects in Afghanistan ‘a waste’

Costly US efforts to build major infrastructure projects in Afghanistan are running far behind schedule, and may fall short of counter-insurgency goals central to the US military campaign there, a government watchdog has warned. Almost $400m in power grid, roads and other construction projects from fiscal 2011 "may not achieve the desired COIN effects," the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said.
Costly US efforts to build major infrastructure projects in Afghanistan are running far behind schedule, and may fall...
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4 Apr 2012

Afghanistan and US ‘close to night raid deal’

Al Jazeera understands that US and Afghan officials are close to signing a deal on the future of controversial night raids, which have become a major hurdle in discussions over the long-term relations between the two countries. The agreement will give Afghan security forces the lead role in the operations and provide Afghan judicial oversight, officials said.
Al Jazeera understands that US and Afghan officials are close to signing a deal on the future of controversial night...
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21 Mar 2012

Karzai’s team clash over relations with US

The increasing influence of a conservative circle within President Hamid Karzai's palace has impeded progress in signing a crucial strategic agreement with the US to chart the relationship beyond 2014, officials and analysts have said. Their outspoken anti-US views have frustrated Karzai's diplomats negotiating with US officials, often resulting in messy clashes.
The increasing influence of a conservative circle within President Hamid Karzai's palace has impeded progress in signing...
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16 Mar 2012

At Afghan Prison, Invasive Search of Female Visitors Raises U.S. Objections

Women visiting relatives at a notorious men s prison on the edge of Kabul have in recent weeks been subjected to invasive body-cavity searches at the order of the prison s commandant, who has told guards and American officials that the measure is needed to keep out contraband, Western and Afghan officials said.
Women visiting relatives at a notorious men s prison on the edge of Kabul have in recent weeks been subjected to...
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2 Mar 2012

US-Afghanistan deal in danger as Hamid Karzai holds firm on demands

Hopes that the US can fix conditions for a long-term military presence in Afghanistan before an unofficial May deadline are fading because Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, is not prepared to compromise on two demands that have stalled negotiations for months.
Hopes that the US can fix conditions for a long-term military presence in Afghanistan before an unofficial May deadline...
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