Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Tehran, Iran
From left Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari attend a trilateral meeting in the presidential palace in Tehran on June 24, 2011. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian
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A debate in parliament on a proposed law to prevent violence against women was put on hold Saturday amid bickering by Afghan lawmakers, officials said.
NATO forces in Afghanistan need to provide clear military guidance as they prepare for a 2014 training mission, a commander said from Brussels.
Nawaz Sharif was set Monday to lead Pakistan after his party seemed to have won the most seats in elections marking Pakistan's first democratic power transfer.
The U.S. government isn't looking to set up permanent military bases in Afghanistan and ongoing presence would be on an invitation-only basis, officials said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he won't allow the United States to retain military bases in his country without receiving concessions.
The Afghan government has demands that need to be addressed before it reaches a security deal with the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said.
Afghan forces fired first at Pakistani military units in northwestern Pakistan, a spokesman for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the CIA promised him Saturday he would continue to receive cash for what amounts to a presidential slush fund.
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The Central Intelligence Agency sent millions of dollars in cash to the Afghan government in attempts to maintain U.S. influence, a New York Times report said.
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