Divisions within Taliban make peace elusive
While some elements of the Taliban may be amenable to peace talks, many younger members are not ready to stop fighting
Afghanistan: The New Reality
NATO chief backs quicker Afghan security shift
Secretary-General joins U.S., France in calling on Afghans to take lead in combat operations by mid-2013
Logan: Early Afghan drawdown what Taliban wants
Chief foreign correspondent says earlier transition of U.S. troops from combat to training gives into negotiating demand
Report shows Taliban POWs convinced of victory
Taliban believe they will return to power after the U.S.-led coalition ends its combat role in Afghanistan in 2014
Afghan attacks on U.S. troops often personal
Conflicts involving supposedly friendly Afghan security forces mostly result of personal motivation, U.S. officials say
Report: NATO says Pakistan aiding Taliban
A secret NATO report lays out a broad pattern of Pakistan undermining NATO efforts in Afghanistan, BBC reports
Report: Karzai "plans talks with Taliban"
The Muslim extremist group gaining legitimacy as all parties struggle to curtail Afghan violence
France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghan exit
Sarkozy says he and Afghan President will ask Alliance to turn over combat missions to Afghan control next year
Car bomb targeting NATO aid team kills 4 Afghans
Suicide bomber goes after alliance-sponsored reconstruction team; Four civilians, including child, dead
Sextuplets born to Afghan woman
22-year-old Sara Gul has sextuplets -- about about the average number of children for Afghan women in a lifetime
"World's largest Quran" unveiled in Afghanistan
Calligrapher, team of 9 apprentices, work 18 hours, 7 days a week, for 5 years to create ornate, 7-foot-tall holy book
U.S. chopper crashes in Afghanistan; 6 dead
Military official says dead are U.S. Marines; Taliban claims responsibility, but NATO says mechanical failure likely cause
France halts Afghan training after 4 troops shot
President Sarkozy calls Afghan soldier's attack on French trainers "unacceptable," troops may pull out of country early
U.S. confident of peace talks with Taliban
Washington will lay out measures that U.S. and Afghan insurgents would agree to take ahead of formal talks
The rise of (un)friendly fire in Afghanistan
Classified coalition report points to increase in deadly attacks on U.S., NATO troops by Afghan security forces
6 dead in chopper crash in Afghanistan
NATO helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing six members of the international military force
Marines "reluctant" to talk in video probe
Servicemembers ID'd in alleged urination video also refuse to let investigators search belongings
4 Marines in video ID'd; Probe ongoing
Alleged urination video raising questions about possible wider discipline problem; Charges possible pending investigation
Lara Logan: Video a "gift for the Taliban"
Says video of Marines defiling bodies of Afghan fighters damages America's image, reinforces insurgents' propaganda
Afghan opium profits up 133% in 2011, U.N. says
Taliban, corrupt politicians reap huge rewards as prices stay high on lingering market effects of 2010 crop blight
Nangalam: A symbol of the Afghan war's troubles
When U.S. troops handed over Nangalam base to Afghan troops last time, it went to ruin; They're back now, hoping for better
Afghan Taliban: Peace talks won't end fighting
Insurgents will continue armed struggle despite political wing's readiness to enter talks to end war
Teen suicide bomber attacks Afghan police
Bomber allegedly 14 or 15; Attack targets police force plagued by problems, and reportedly playing both sides
Afghan gov't: No Taliban talks until cease-fire
Karzai administration lays out terms for peace negotiations with insurgents
Afghanistan bombs kill 5 NATO troops
Roadside bombs in country's south bring NATO toll to 9 for 2012; Nationalities unconfirmed
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