When President Obama joins other NATO leaders Sunday and Monday, the full extent of how his Afghan strategy has changed — from “war of necessity” to withdrawal on his terms — will be apparent.

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An invitation for Pakistan to attend a NATO summit meeting in Chicago this weekend appears to have helped achieve a resolution.

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U.S. and Pakistan Say Deal to Open NATO Supply Lines is Near

Senior Afghan peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani is shot dead in Kabul, dealing a blow to President Karzai’s reconciliation efforts with the Taliban.

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Afghan peace negotiator shot dead

A key figure in Afghanistan's efforts to bring the Taliban to peace negotiations was assassinated Sunday in Kabul, authorities said.

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8 NATO deaths in Afghanistan in 3 days

Endangers negotiations with Taliban.

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Afghan Peacemaker Killed in Kabul

An unknown gunman assassinated Mullah Arsala Rahmani, a former Taliban minister who was an important go-between in potential peace talks, on Sunday morning, Afghan officials confirmed.

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Arsala Rahmani is Assassinated in Kabul

The parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American captured by the Taliban nearly three years ago, have made an emotional appeal for the Obama administration to make a deal with the insurgents to release him in exchange for Afghan prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read full article > >

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Family lobbies for soldier to be included in Taliban prisoner swap

An apparent Taliban suicide attack in a tribal district along the Afghan border killed 19 people and wounded 57, hospital and government officials said.

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Suicide Bomber Attacks Check Post in Pakistan

Taliban strike targets market.

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Suicide Attack Kills 20 in Pakistan

Negotiations between the United States and Pakistan failed over Pakistani demands for an apology for American airstrikes last November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on the Afghan border.

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Talks Between U.S. and Pakistan Fail Over Airstrike Apology

Why is the Taliban talking about cricket?

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Cricket, schools, Facebook: the Taliban’s new PR drive

Taliban promises revenge.

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Karzai: Troops Photo ‘Disgusting’

A US base is dismantled, but Afghanistan’s Taliban fight on

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Dismantling US bases as the Taliban fight on

British special forces were involved in the fight back against the Taliban’s assault on the city of Kabul on Sunday, Afghan security sources have told the BBC.

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VIDEO: British forces in Kabul fight back

Deadly 18-hour assault by Taliban in Kabul

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In pictures: Taliban ‘spring offensive’