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Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in Monday as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban.

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Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai used his farewell speech on yesterday to take one last swipe at the United States, capping a long-testy relationship with the accusation that America hasn't wanted peace in Afghanistan.

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President Barack Obama, on a surprise holiday visit to this sprawling military base, said yesterday he was close to a decision about the number of US troops who will remain after year's end in America's longest war.

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US President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed the elections in Afghanistan as "critical" to securing its democratic future and continued international support, while pledging to continue the US partnership with the new Afghan government.

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Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

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Afghans lined up by the hundreds yesterday up in a last-minute rush to register for voting cards, a sign that interest in national elections is high despite fears of violence.

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In his final address to Afghanistan's parliament yesterday, President Hamid Karzai told the United States its soldiers can leave at the end of the year because his military, which already protects 93 percent of the country, was ready to take over entirely.

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President Barack Obama threatened on Tuesday to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year if a crucial security pact is not signed — and he ordered the Pentagon to accelerate planning for just that scenario.

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Washington has held indirect talks with the Taliban over the possible transfer of five senior Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a U.S. soldier captured nearly five years ago, a senior Taliban official told The Associated Press.

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Picture this scene: Friday night, just before the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics, in what's called the "presidential lounge" of Fisht Stadium. In the hospitality industry, that phrase "presidential" is often thrown around with very little meaning.

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Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai used his farewell speech on yesterday to take one last swipe at the United States, capping a long-testy relationship with the accusation that America hasn't wanted peace in Afghanistan.

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President Barack Obama, on a surprise holiday visit to this sprawling military base, said yesterday he was close to a decision about the number of US troops who will remain after year's end in America's longest war.

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US President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed the elections in Afghanistan as "critical" to securing its democratic future and continued international support, while pledging to continue the US partnership with the new Afghan government.

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Afghans flocked to polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

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Afghans lined up by the hundreds yesterday up in a last-minute rush to register for voting cards, a sign that interest in national elections is high despite fears of violence.

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In his final address to Afghanistan's parliament yesterday, President Hamid Karzai told the United States its soldiers can leave at the end of the year because his military, which already protects 93 percent of the country, was ready to take over entirely.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-16 04:44:24 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1439026 [AuthorName] => Kathy Gannon and Rahim Faiez [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1294759 [Title] => Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama threatened on Tuesday to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year if a crucial security pact is not signed — and he ordered the Pentagon to accelerate planning for just that scenario.

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Washington has held indirect talks with the Taliban over the possible transfer of five senior Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a U.S. soldier captured nearly five years ago, a senior Taliban official told The Associated Press.

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Picture this scene: Friday night, just before the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics, in what's called the "presidential lounge" of Fisht Stadium. In the hospitality industry, that phrase "presidential" is often thrown around with very little meaning.

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