US envoy meets Taliban leaders for negotiations

The US's chief envoy to Afghanistan, Marc Grossman, has met with Taliban leaders in Qatar as part of efforts to get the rebels to negotiate.

US report claims Taliban ready to retake Afghanistan

The US says the Taliban are set to retake control of Afghanistan when Nato withdraws, raising fears of a failure of Western policy after a costly war.

US fails to show up for its Taliban party

US government in danger of missing out on historic peace settlement in Afghanistan.

Government report exposes Bagram Prison torture

Inmates in Afghanistan's US-run Bagram Prison have faced abuses including torture, beatings and other mistreatment, according to a government report.

Taliban office in Qatar a 'dramatic breakthrough'

The United States has agreed in principle to release high-ranking Taliban officials from Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.

Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks

Afghanistan will accept a Taliban office in Qatar to help peace talks but no foreign power can get involved in the process without its consent.

Clinton: Bring Taliban, al-Qaeda allies into peace process

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington and Pakistan must get the Taliban and Haqqani network involved in the Afghan peace process.

Afghans mourn murdered ex-president

Afghans gathered to mourn assassinated former president and chief peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani on Wednesday.

Afghan peace council head killed in Kabul

A Taliban suicide bomber on Tuesday killed Burhanuddin Rabbani, former Afghan president and head of the government's peace council.

Radicals target young girls

A young victim tells of her abduction, but Taliban denies involvement.

Taliban strike back in revenge for 'Osama's martyrdom'

Pakistan's Taliban have claimed their first strike in revenge for Osama bin Laden's death as at least 70 were killed in a suicide and bomb attack.

Afghan Taliban declare start to spring offensive

The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive across Afghanistan on Saturday, warning they would target foreign troops.

Nine Americans dead after row with Afghan airman

An Afghan ex-pilot opened fire after a row at a Kabul training centre on Wednesday, leaving eight US troops and an American contractor dead.

Pakistan army chief vows to defeat terrorism

Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani vowed to defeat terrorism and denied that it was "not doing enough" in the anti-Taliban fight.

Afghan women boxers eye Olympic knock-out

Female Afghan boxers hoping to make it to the London 2012 Olympics are practising their jabs in a gym where the Taliban publicly executed women.

Despite bloodshed, US to cite Afghanistan progress

A White House review of President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy being released on Thursday will report that forces are making headway.

US missiles kill 15 in Pakistan militant training centre

A US drone strike on an insurgent training centre in militant-riddled North Waziristan killed 15 militants amid a recent surge in the covert attacks.

Training Afghanistan's police seen as key to future

The future of Afghanistan is placed in the hands of police officers and their superiors. Focus is placed on skills development and education.

Rockets, attacks strike as Afghan poll opens

A string of attacks hit Afghanistan's parliamentary election on Saturday, after the Taliban vowed to disrupt the poll.

Afghanistan to vote in shadow of rising Taliban insurgency

Millions of Afghans are expected to defy Taliban threats and vote in a poll on Saturday seen as a crucial step towards building democracy.

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