Afghanistan on Thursday said it would release scores of suspected Taliban fighters from jail, despite US objections that the men are “dangerous individuals” who could return to the battlefield as NATO troops withdraw. A meeting chaired by Afghan President…
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NATO on Saturday opened negotiations with Afghanistan over a proposed military force to stay in the country after next year, but said no deal would be signed until after a separate agreement with the US was completed. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel flew into Kabul on Saturday amid disagreement over whether he would meet the Afghan president, who has refused to sign an accord allowing NATO troops to stay in the country beyond next year. US officials said no meeting…
NATO officials warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday that he must sign a US troop status accord or put at risk future military and development aid for his country. While planning continues for a post-2014 training and advisory mission after NATO…
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the United States of halting essential supplies to some Afghan army and police units in order to pressure the country to quickly sign a key security pact. The interruption of fuel and equipment had occurred…