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  • Kerry and Karzai make nice in Afghanistan
    But the process of opening up talks with the Taliban and handing over control of extremist prisoners will test their friendship. Middle East,Afghanistan,Hamid Karzai,John Kerry,Kabul,Karzai,Obama,Taliban,United States,White House,Matt Taylor
    Published Date : Mar 25, 2013, 7:43 PM EDT
  • Afghan National Army soldiers roll up the red carpet after the hand over ceremony of the Parwan Detention Facility from U.S. military control to Afghan authorities in Bagram, outside Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 25, 2013. The handover of Parwan Detention Facility ends a bitter chapter in American relations with Afghanistan's mercurial president, Hamid Karzai, who demanded control of the prison as a matter of national sovereignty. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
    Kerry and Karzai bury the hatchet in Kabul

    Talks come amid concerns that the Afghan president may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric.

    LAST UPDATE : Mar 25, 2013, 6:42 PM EDT
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  • Karzai opposition seeks peace, power

    The opposition’s search for a Taliban peace deal is equally self-serving: success could translate to political gold in the 2014 national elections. Asia-Pacific,Afghanistan,Hamid Karzai,Taliban,United States,Lara Vergnaud

    Published Date : Mar 18, 2013, 6:32 PM EDT

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