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AP - In an effort to find a political solution to the war, the Afghan government on Tuesday set up a 70-member peace council, formalizing efforts already under way to…

AP - U.S. officials are waiting to see if the Afghan government will attempt to impede corruption probes of high-ranking officials — concern that comes as a new report issued…

AP - A former militia commander who supported the Afghan government and two others were killed Saturday night by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at a football game…

AP - Clearly pointing a finger at Pakistan, the Afghan government said Monday that the 91,000 leaked U.S. military documents verify Afghanistan’s long-held view that the war won’t end until…

AP - Hundreds of Afghans have protested a NATO airstrike in the country’s north that killed seven policemen. Separately, the government says six civilians were killed in weekend explosions.

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AP - The top U.N. official in Afghanistan has met with a delegation from a Taliban-linked militant group that has extended a peace offer to the Afghan government.

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AP - Preparations have begun for a crucial campaign to assert Afghan government control over Kandahar, spiritual home of the Taliban, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said…

AP - Afghan government officials are not rushing to oust the man they chose to bring fresh and credible governance to a town just seized from the Taliban, but his…