The son of murdered former president Burhanuddin Rabbani is appointed to replace him as Afghanistan’s lead peace negotiator with the Taliban.

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Son succeeds Afghan talks chief

KABUL — At least 15 persons, including police and civilians, were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday in the latest spate of such violence that coincide with the start of the traditional fighting season in Afghanistan. Read full article > >

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Two bomb attacks in Afghanistan leave at least 15 dead

Nine Afghan police officers are shot dead by a colleague in the eastern Paktika province, Afghan police sources have said, blaming the Taliban for the killings.

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Nine Afghan policemen shot dead

In Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, police say the Taliban are generating funds through bank robberies, protection rackets and kidnappings.

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VIDEO: Rise of Taliban kidnappings in Karachi

Taliban’s Karachi kidnappings on the rise

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Taliban’s brisk trade of kidnapping in Karachi

It was clear before Sunday’s horrific massacre of civilians that it’s past time for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan to end. Now the only question should be how quickly we can get our troops onto transport planes to fly them home. Read full article > >

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Bring home the troops now from Afghanistan

Taliban vows revenge for alleged U.S. killing.

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Afghans Want Public Trial

KABUL — The Taliban vowed Monday to take revenge for the killing of at least 16 Afghan civilians by a rogue American soldier, and the nation’s parliament said people “have run out of patience” with foreign forces. Read full article > >

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Taliban vows revenge for killings by U.S. soldier

A Taliban suicide bomber kills at least nine people at Afghanistan’s Jalalabad airport, in revenge for the burning of Muslim holy books at a US base.

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Deadly bombing at Afghan airport

Taliban says it’s revenge for Quran burnings.

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Car Bomb Hits Afghan Airport

The request lends fresh diplomatic momentum to an American-sponsored peace process that experts say is advancing at a perilously slow pace.

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Pakistan Presses Taliban to Enter Afghan Talks

Protesters took to the streets in at least eight provinces on Thursday, as the Taliban called on people to take up arms against foreign and Afghan troops.

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Afghan Protests Over Koran Burnings Spread for Third Day

Abdul Hakim gets the first calls just after the bombs explode and the firefights end, when all that is left are the remains of the dead. The voices on the other end belong to Taliban commanders whom Hakim has come to know well. The first sentence is almost always the same: “We’re looking for a body.” Read full article > >

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The man who retrieves the Taliban’s dead

Ransom kidnapping has long been a problem in Pakistan, but the increased involvement by the Taliban and its allies adds a new and disturbing element.

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Pakistani Taliban Turn to Kidnapping to Finance Operations

KHAR NIKAH, Afghanistan — Inside a cold room surrounded by sand-filled Hesco barriers in the remote Gereshk Valley, British forces are teaching a group of young Afghan fighters how to protect their village from the Taliban. Read full article > >

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In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge