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3 Americans killed as officials announce second round of Afghan elections likely

With more than 80 percent of the vote counted, the Afghan presidential election looks headed to a second round of voting. The same day, officials say an Afghan policeman killed three Americans inside a hospital in Kabul, one of a mounting number of attacks on civilian foreigners.

Taliban leader freed, returns to Kabul to help Afghan negotiations

A senior Taliban leader has been freed by the United Arab Emirates and has returned to Afghanistan to help jump-start President Hamid Karzai’s efforts to reach a negotiated settlement with the militant group, officials said Monday.
Afghan election commission delays vote results

Afghanistan's election commission delayed a planned release of full results from the April 5 presidential election to allow for recounts and audits, officials said Wednesday, a development that adds to the confusion surrounding the balloting to replace President Hamid Karzai.
Officials: Taliban kill 5 Afghan police officers

Officials in Afghanistan say five police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a checkpoint in the country's volatile south.

Ethnic divisions playing lesser role in Afghan elections

Ethnicity is an “inevitable” factor in Afghan politics, but the makeup of the presidential campaigns indicates Afghans aren’t looking to be divided again. Read our report here.

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Afghan economy faces serious revenue shortfall amid tenuous political transition

When the next president of Afghanistan takes office later this year, he will inherit a growing budget shortfall that could leave tens of thousands of civil servants unpaid and force key public programs to shutter.

Congress created the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) to provide independent and objective oversight of Afghanistan reconstruction projects and activities.

American pediatrician killed in Afghanistan 'was driven by the kids'

Dr. Jerry Umanus had seen a lot of violence in Afghanistan, spending more than a decade training doctors and tending to the poor in the war-torn country. But lately he was growing more worried about his safety.
3 Americans killed as officials announce second round of Afghan elections likely

With more than 80 percent of the vote counted, the Afghan presidential election looks headed to a second round of voting. The same day, officials say an Afghan policeman killed three Americans inside a hospital in Kabul, one of a mounting number of attacks on civilian foreigners.
Sources: Work to free POW Bergdahl disorganized

Critics of the U.S. government's nearly five-year effort to seek the release of the only American soldier held captive in Afghanistan claim the work suffers from disorganization and poor communication among numerous federal agencies involved, leaving his captors unclear which U.S. officials have the authority to make a deal.
Fort Bragg soldier serves as both paratrooper and firefighter

Fifty miles from the Pakistan border, surrounded by the Hindu Kush, a Fort Bragg soldier is embracing roles that combine two passions.
Marine awarded Navy Cross for actions during Afghanistan firefight

Gunnery Sgt. Richard Jibson, 34, of Muskegon, Mich., received the award Tuesday during a ceremony at Twentynine Palms, California.
Report: Poor planning led to diplomat’s death in Afghanistan

A U.S. mission to deliver books to a school in Afghanistan that ended in the death of a young foreign service officer from River Forest, Ill., was plagued by poor planning that “failed at all levels,” according to a scathing Army report obtained by the Chicago Tribune.
Taliban leader freed, returns to Kabul to help Afghan negotiations

A senior Taliban leader has been freed by the United Arab Emirates and has returned to Afghanistan to help jump-start President Hamid Karzai’s efforts to reach a negotiated settlement with the militant group, officials said Monday.
Afghan election commission delays vote results

Afghanistan's election commission delayed a planned release of full results from the April 5 presidential election to allow for recounts and audits, officials said Wednesday, a development that adds to the confusion surrounding the balloting to replace President Hamid Karzai.
Officials: Taliban kill 5 Afghan police officers

Officials in Afghanistan say five police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a checkpoint in the country's volatile south.
Georgia Guardsmen heading to Afghanistan

About 150 members of the Georgia National Guard from 876th Engineer Company are heading to Afghanistan this summer for a nine-month deployment.
US reviewing plans for fewer troops in Afghanistan

The White House is reviewing a new series of options that would leave fewer than 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan next year, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
Analysts: Ransom helps militant group in Syria pay for 4-front war

The release over the weekend of four French journalists whom a rogue al-Qaida offshoot had held for months in Syria may indicate that the group is turning increasingly to ransom to finance its activities.
US steps up drone strikes against militants in Yemen

Prompted in part by a video in which al-Qaida leaders taunted the United States, the CIA launched lethal drone strikes in Yemen that marked an escalation in the Obama administration’s shadow war against the terrorist network’s most powerful franchise.
Afghan campaign worker shot dead outside his home

A prominent campaign worker in Afghanistan's presidential election was shot dead outside his home in the country's east, officials said Tuesday. The Taliban denied they were involved in the killing.
82nd Airborne brigade plays waiting game in Afghanistan

The soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team are discovering that the Afghanistan they left in 2012 isn't the same country they returned to.
In Afghanistan, childhood is often a full-time job
Trailing candidates in Afghan election hold power in deciding next president
Karzai rival increases lead in latest Afghan presidential results
Nearly 600 run shadow Boston Marathon in Afghanistan
Lewis-McChord brigade's overseas mission is in undisclosed country
Banners, flowers greet Fort Benning soldiers returning from Afghanistan
Army contractor awarded valor medal for saving soldiers in Afghanistan
Detention of Taliban commander disrupts Afghan peace talks
Next COIN manual tries to take commanders beyond Iraq and Afghanistan
Pakistan library named 'bin Laden' as memory fades
Female rabbi, chaplain with 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan, has no regrets
Fort Drum soldier dies at Landstuhl after Afghanistan attack
Pakistan Taliban end cease-fire, setting back peace prospects
Fort Bragg paratroopers stand watch in Afghanistan
Violence data show spike during Afghan presidential election
Afghan economy faces serious revenue shortfall amid tenuous political transition
US troops in Afghanistan hosting 'shadow' marathon
Military victims of sexual assault face agonizing choice: Speak up or stay silent
Pakistan Taliban end cease-fire, setting back peace prospects
Afghan election results sorted out behind closed doors
NATO gives Afghans $6M in medical supplies ahead of fighting season
Female Afghan lawmaker wounded in shooting attack
UK lawmakers slam lax security in Taliban attack on Camp Bastion
Gunmen abduct Afghan deputy minister in Kabul
Early results show a two-man race in Afghan presidential election
Lawyer: Former Marine gets 10-year sentence in Iran
Army chaplain enters busy period in Afghanistan as Easter approaches
2013 F/A-18 crash: Out of fuel, out of time and one chance to land
Fort Bragg troops work to change thinking of Afghan military
82nd Airborne Division soldiers fight traffic, avoid ambushes in streets of Kabul
Officials: Despite Afghan election success, insurgents remain active
With votes cast in Afghanistan, next question is which ones to count
Corpsman awarded Commendation Medal for valor in Afghanistan
US, partners hope for thaw in relations with Afghanistan
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Coverage of the Afghan election

3 Americans killed as officials announce second round of Afghan elections likely

Taliban leader freed, returns to Kabul to help Afghan negotiations

Afghan election commission delays vote results

Officials: Taliban kill 5 Afghan police officers

Ethnic divisions playing lesser role in Afghan elections

More coverage of the Afghan election

Reports from SIGAR

Afghan economy faces serious revenue shortfall amid tenuous political transition

US aid agency accused of coverup in Afghanistan

Watchdog: US may be paying salaries of ‘ghost’ Afghan policemen

US hopes to complete ill-fated Afghan dam project as pullout nears

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3 Americans killed as officials announce second round of Afghan elections likely

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Fort Bragg soldier serves as both paratrooper and firefighter

Marine awarded Navy Cross for actions during Afghanistan firefight

Report: Poor planning led to diplomat’s death in Afghanistan

Taliban leader freed, returns to Kabul to help Afghan negotiations

Afghan election commission delays vote results

Officials: Taliban kill 5 Afghan police officers

Georgia Guardsmen heading to Afghanistan

US reviewing plans for fewer troops in Afghanistan

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