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President Obama meets with Afghan President Karzai at White House
Afghan President Hamid Karzai takes a question from a reporter in the East Room of the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on May 12, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

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A diplomatic impasse may result in the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. negotiators say.
Afghan leaders are called on to support a national agenda in 2014 rather than campaign in a contest of personalities, the U.N. special envoy said.
Afghanistan has yet to conclude a security agreement with the United States beyond 2014, although the two have been engaged in prolonged talks on the issue.
Dr. Abdullah Abdulah, the leader of Afghanistan's main opposition party, has filed to run for president in the country's 2014 elections, officials say.
Don't waste progress, Pillay tells Afghanistan
Afghanistan stands at a critical juncture but must work to ensure political and security gains are not wasted, the U.N. human rights chief said Tuesday.
Afghan president spells out preferred terms for U.S. security deal
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he is in no rush to sign a security deal with the United States.
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.
The independent election commission of Afghanistan began the candidate registration process Monday for next year's presidential election, officials said.
A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan, leaving at least 27 people dead, officials said Sunday.
At least three people were killed Friday in explosion near the U.S. consulate in Afghanistan's Herat province, security officials said.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool