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Afghan officials and Taliban talk despite wave of violence
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials are carrying out at least two tracks of talks with the Taliban, The Associated Press has learned, even after a month of brutal bombings and attacks by the militants that killed nearly 200 and despite President Donald Trump’s angry rejection of any negotiations for now.…READ MORE
Former Afghan leader urges sanctions on Pakistan officials
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Saying that Afghanistan is in “terrible shape” 16 years after the collapse of the Taliban, former President Hamid Karzai accused the United States and Pakistan of using the Afghan war to further their own national interests.…READ MORE
Militant hideout found in Afghan capital shows security woes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The discovery of an Islamic State hideout filled with explosives and suicide vests in a poor Kabul neighborhood reflects the failure of Afghanistan’s corruption-wracked government to protect the capital, analysts and residents said Friday.…READ MORE