Karzai News
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Kabul -
A suicide car bomb has killed 15, including six Americans, four of which were civilian contractors, along with two US soldiers. The attack occurred at 8 am local time, when the streets of Kabul are busy with morning commuters.
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Washington -
As the war in Afghanistan winds down there are more questions than answers relating to the accomplishments in more than a decade of war. Politicians want a positive spin, to tout success, but recent revelations of corruption tell a different story.
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Islamabad -
Afghan Security Forces, for the most part, have taken the lead in taking the fight to the Taliban. NATO provides cover with air support and financial support. A US residual force to retain influence in the region is planned after NATO withdraws in 2014.
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Kabul -
As NATO prepares to leave Afghanistan, there is a flurry of activity, warnings and a visit by the US Chief of Joint Chiefs General Martin Dempsey to assess the type and level of training US forces could provide. It is make or break time for Afghan forces.
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Kabul -
If the timetable is followed, NATO troops will be out of Afghanistan in 21 months. The 11-year war has been costly in lives and money. In the search of declaring some sort of victory, efforts are underway for peace talks with the Taliban. What's next?
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Afghan President Karzai's s accusation that the US was colluding with the Taliban to build the case for staying in the country longer was met with outrage from US commentators.
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Kabul -
After a relatively quiet start to 2013, with one soldier killed in a non-combat situation, two US soldiers were killed today in what's referred to as a "green on blue" attack. The attacker, part of the Afghan National Police, also killed three Afghans.
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Kabul -
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is playing a double game of extracting funds from NATO, while rebuking the US and canceled a press conference with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. He accused the US and the Taliban of sowing fears for post 2014 Afghanistan.
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This has been a particularly violent week in Afghanistan. While only one US soldier was killed in action this week and 14 wounded, the targeting of Afghan Security Forces by insurgents is on the rise and this week nine Afghan Police members were killed.
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Kandahar -
In response to recent shootings in Afghanistan, the Taliban has halted talks with the U.S., and Afghanistan President Karzai says NATO must leave rural areas.
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