More work must be done before NATO troops pull out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said as he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday.

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Batons, blood mar NATO summit

CHICAGO — President Obama met here Sunday morning with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, just hours before opening a NATO summit where the alliance plans to formalize plans to turn over primarily responsibility for the war to Afghanistan’s security forces next year. Read full article > >

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KABUL —Afghan commanders have refused more than a dozen times within the past two months to act on U.S. intelligence regarding high-level insurgents, arguing that night-time operations to target the men would result in civilian casualties, Afghan officials say. Read full article > >

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KABUL — After more than a year of negotiations, U.S. and Afghan officials reached an agreement Sunday affirming the United States’ commitment to Afghanistan for a decade after its formal troop withdrawal in 2014 . Read full article > >

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photos of U.S. soldiers posing with bodies of suspected insurgents as he called Thursday for “an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces.”

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai links Sunday’s co-ordinated militant attacks to intelligence failures, especially on the part of Nato.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai links Sunday’s co-ordinated militant attacks to intelligence failures, especially on the part of Nato.

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KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday said he was considering bringing forward by a year the presidential election set for 2014 to reduce the pressure on the conflict-plagued country during the period when majority of NATO coalition troops are scheduled to withdraw. Read full article > >

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KABUL — The U.S. military on Friday charged Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales with murdering 17 Afghans during an village massacre this month but did not shed light on a possible motive for the worst U.S. atrocity of the decade-long war. Read full article > >

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In formal negotiations set to begin Thursday, Afghan officials are expected to press their U.S. counterparts for veto power over controversial night raids on Afghan homes as well as warrants signed by a judge before the operations are carried out. Read full article > >

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KABUL—An Afghan government delegation came under attack by Taliban militants on Tuesday while traveling to the villages where a U.S. soldier reportedly killed 16 civilians . The delegation included two brothers of President Hamid Karzai. A provincial spokesman said the delegation was safe but provided no other details. Read full article > >

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PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan — U.S. military investigators have concluded that five soldiers were involved in the incineration of a pile of Korans in Afghanistan last week, according to officials who have been briefed on the inquiry. Read full article > >

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KABUL — Five visiting U.S. senators took a hard line with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, outlining issues that could endanger a long-term partnership between the two nations and emphasizing the importance of American-led night raids as U.S. forces withdraw from the conflict. Read full article > >

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U.S. senators, Afghan leaders discuss parameters for long-term partnership

KABUL — Five visiting U.S. senators took a hard line with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, outlining issues that could endanger a long-term partnership between the two nations and emphasizing the importance of American-led night raids as U.S. forces withdraw from the conflict. Read full article > >

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At one end of the flower-festooned table sat the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, perhaps the world’s most relentless America basher. At the other end sat Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s leader, who owes his government’s survival to the United States. Read full article > >

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At Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan summit, a show of unity