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Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb during a joint military operation in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.
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.
Former Islamic warlord Sayyaf announces bid for Afghan presidency
Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf, a former Islamic commander who brought al-Qaida leaders to Afghanistan, has registered to run for president, officials said.
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence security service has extradited to Afghanistan a former Afghan army sergeant accused of murdering three Australian soldiers in August 2012.
Pakistan opposition leader could accept strikes against Taliban
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's main opposition party, says he would agree to military action against the Taliban if peace talks with the militants fail.
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.
The new commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday he is certain North Korea could be "decisively" defeated in the event of an armed conflict.
Will the U.S. federal shutdown affect the Syrian civil war? China fears that it might; some Russians hope that it will.
A member of the Afghan army allegedly responsible for killing three Australian soldiers last year was arrested, an Australian official said Wednesday.
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