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The United States could cut its forces in Afghanistan next summer if Taliban militants accept an amnesty to be drawn up by President Hamid Karzai and neighboring Pakistan, the senior U.S. commander here said Sunday.
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A Taliban splinter group holding three  U.N. workers hostage demanded a response to its demands from  the Afghan government and United Nations by Tuesday afternoon,  saying it would kill one captive if they were not met.
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US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad called on Taliban fighters, to lay down their weapons in return for an amnesty. Speaking at a news briefing in Kabul, Khalilzad exhorted Taliban fighters on Thursday
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Kabul: A murky Taliban splinter group which has held three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan for three weeks said it would decide on their fate Wednesday, as the US military expressed hope they would be released.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban-linked militants holding three kidnapped UN workers demanded yesterday the release of 26 prisoners, some possibly in US custody at Guantanamo Bay, in return for sparing the hostages' lives.
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In the tribal area of Waziristan, Pakistani helicopter gunships and commandos hunt one of the country&#39;s most wanted militants - Abdullah Mehsud â- feared Taliban
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KABUL -- Preying on a weak government and rising public concerns about security, the Taliban is enjoying a military resurgence in Afghanistan and is now staging attacks just outside the capital, according to Western diplomats, private security analysts and aid workers.
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Convincing Afghans to oppose the Taliban depends on fulfilling promises of aid and reconstruction.
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The Taliban said Monday it was ready for talks with the Afghan government after President Hamid Karzai offered negotiations in a bid to end the rebels&#39; nearly six-year bloody insurgency.
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LONDON, Sep 5 (IPS) - The Taliban have regained control over the southern  half of Afghanistan and their frontline is advancing daily, a  group closely monitoring the Afghan situation said in a report  Tuesday.
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Campaigning is under  way for Afghanistan's presidential poll, amid warnings of insecurity and intimidation.
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PESHAWAR -- Islamic militants are using a peace accord with the government to consolidate their hold on northern Pakistan, creating a virtual Taliban ministate in the region, The New York Times reported in today's editions, citing diplomats and intelligence officials. In open violation of their agreement not to provide cross-border support to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the militants have expanded ...
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By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan . The purported leader of Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages in Afghanistan said his group is split over whether to &quot;get rid&quot; of
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QALAT, Afghanistan -- Malik Ali Mahmad and his small security team were on high alert last Tuesday night. They had recently been sent to establish a government outpost in an isolated, Taliban-plagued district, Khaki Afghan, and there were rumors that the Islamic militia was planning a retaliatory raid.
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Concern grows over the progress of operations against Taliban and its effects on the unity of Nato
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A Taliban splinter faction that has threatened to kill three foreign UN workers abducted in Afghanistan nearly three weeks ago appeared to narrow its demands for their release Tuesday.
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US and Pakistani agents were interrogating the Taliban's former defence minister Saturday in the hope that he can help them hunt down other key militant leaders, security officials said.