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Afghan presence remains uncertain

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment, Dec 5 2012, 7:21pm CST

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has ordered significant cutbacks in initial plans for a robust U.S. civilian presence in Afghanistan after U.S. combat troops withdraw two years from now, according to U.S. officials. Learning from Iraq, where ...

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Furious Afghans halt talks with the U.S.

Source: The Hindu  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:40pm CDT

A furious Afghan government has signalled to the Americans that they can no longer take for granted, the positioning of U.S. forces in the country after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2014. A statement released ...

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30 minutes ago

Afghan leader Hamid Karzai snubs the Taliban’s talks with the US

Source: Metro.co.uk  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:35pm CDT

Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, has pulled out of talks between the Taliban and America (Picture: Reuters) Afghanistan Afghanistan’s president has pulled out of talks between the Taliban and America, denting hopes that the discussions will lead ...

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27 weeks ago


Quote:
"a finite amount of money we have to spend."


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Karzai backs out of talks with US

Source: The Hindu  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:35pm CDT

The Afghan government has backed out of talks with the U.S., hours after the Taliban opened an office for peace talks in Doha. Piqued by the unfurling of the Taliban flag and the attribution of the name, the Islamic ...

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31 minutes ago

UPDATE 1-Afghan officials say US broke promise on Taliban office

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:34pm CDT

KABUL, June 19 (Reuters) - - Senior Afghan officials accused the United States on Wednesday of breaking written assurances to Kabul that a new Taliban office in Qatar would not be used as a de facto diplomatic mission. The accusation, by two senio ...

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34 minutes ago

Red lines wobble as US exits Afghanistan

Source: The Age  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:31pm CDT

Stepping up: Afghan defence officers attend a security handover ceremony at a military academy outside Kabul on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters In 2011, when Hillary Clinton set Washington's terms for talks with the ...

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44 minutes ago

Talks with the Afghan Taliban

Source: The Express Tribune Pakistan  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:21pm CDT

Talks with the TTP might contra­vene the Consti­tution and federa­l laws. Security guards stand outside the new Taliban political office in Doha before the official opening on June 18, 2013. PHOTO: AFP Reports suggest that the Afghan ...

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54 minutes ago

US to join direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan's future in Qatar

Source: New Kerala  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:11pm CDT

The development comes after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan. According to the Guardian, political representatives of the Taliban will meet Afgha ...

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59 minutes ago

Afghans say U.S. assures Taliban office is not recognition

Source: Sify  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:06pm CDT

KABUL, June 19 (Reuters) - - The United States has given Afghanistan written assurance that the new Taliban office in Qatar does not constitute political recognition for the Islamist group, senior Afghan officials told Reuters ...

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1 hour ago

US terror drone attack kills 5 Afghans

Source: Press TV  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:48am CDT

The deadly attack took place in the volatile Balablook district in Farah Province on Tuesday. Local Afghan officials said a Taliban commander and four members of his group were killed in the attack. However, the mili ...

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