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Monday, July 09, 2012  NATO confirms 6 troops killed in roadside bombing Sunday in Afghanistan were Americans

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Afghan president defiantly insists security transition will go on despite Kabul hotel assault

Friday, December 03, 2010  Updated with additional photos, links and video. President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into dangerous Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  A newspaper report says secret talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan have begun between representatives of the Taliban and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the release of secret U.S. military documents has endangered the lives of Afghan citizens who have cooperated with the international forces.

Monday, July 19, 2010  Struggling to overcome growing concern about the course of the war in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she detected a subtle but favorable shift in public opinion in key ally Pakistan.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that women's rights should not be sacrificed in any settlement between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban militants.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting President Barack Obama in the White House after a day of intensive talks at the State Department and a visit with wounded U.S. troops.

Monday, April 05, 2010  Karzai made the unusual statement at a closed-door meeting Saturday with selected lawmakers

Monday, January 18, 2010  Taliban attacks paralyze Afghan capital for hours; 12 killed in bombings, gunbattles

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  US commanders report surge in Afghan army recruits, attribute to promise of more pay

Thursday, November 19, 2009  Afghan President Karzai makes big promises in inaugural address; critics cautiously hopeful

Tuesday, November 03, 2009  Afghan president says he wants people from 'all parts of the country' in his government

Monday, November 02, 2009  Obama tells Karzai it's time for a new chapter of better governance in Afghanistan

Tuesday, October 20, 2009  Afghanistan's election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total.