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Exclusive: Pakistan angers Afghans by suggesting Taliban share power - minister

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KABUL - Pakistan has floated the concept of an Afghan power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the Taliban as part of a peace talks "end game", Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Ershad Ahmadi said on Monday, a suggestion met with outrage in Kabul.

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Britain and Pakistan pledge to tackle terrorism, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD - British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged on Sunday to work with Pakistan to fight terrorism and try to bring peace to Afghanistan, while also offering to help with security at sporting events possibly enabling foreign teams to visit.

World, 30 Jun 2013

Britain's Cameron in thwarted Afghan peace talks push

KABUL - British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Afghanistan on Saturday to try to inject momentum into stalled peace talks, but left empty-handed after the Afghan president said his country could break up if a deal was done with the Taliban. | Video

World, 29 Jun 2013

U.S. watchdog raps Pentagon for buying aircraft for Afghan unit

WASHINGTON - A government watchdog criticized the Pentagon on Friday for forging ahead with controversial helicopter purchases from a Russian arms dealer despite warnings the Afghan special forces unit due to receive the aircraft could not fly or maintain them.

Politics, Russia, 28 Jun 2013

Analysis: Clashing visions weigh on U.S. drive for Taliban talks

ISLAMABAD - As the United States makes a fresh attempt to start talks with the Taliban, competing visions in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan over what an eventual peace process might look like have emerged as one of the biggest hurdles.

World, 27 Jun 2013

Afghan Taliban attack in Kabul throws peace talks into further doubt

KABUL - Taliban militants attacked key buildings near Afghanistan's presidential palace and the U.S. CIA headquarters in Kabul, a brazen assault that could derail attempts for peace talks to end 12 years of war. | Video

World, Aerospace & Defense 25 Jun 2013

U.S. hopes to get Taliban peace talks 'back on track'

WASHINGTON - The United States is still hoping to have peace talks with the Taliban and Afghan officials but is not sure it will be possible, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Monday.

World, 24 Jun 2013

Police remove flagpole at center of Afghan, Taliban row

KABUL/DOHA - Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks.

World, 23 Jun 2013

Police remove flagpole at centre of Afghan, Taliban row

KABUL/DOHA - Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks.

World, 23 Jun 2013

Kerry presses Taliban to revive Afghan peace bid

DOHA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry put the onus on the Taliban to revive stalled efforts to end Afghanistan's 12-year-old war and warned the militants on Saturday they might lose their new office in Qatar if the peace bid collapsed.

World, 22 Jun 2013

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