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KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban denied Wednesday that the movement is planning direct talks with the Afghan government to end the 10-year-old war, while a leaked NATO report suggested the insurgents are confident they will regain power after internation
KABUL, Afghanistan - A man wearing an Afghan army uniform shot and killed a NATO service member, the international military coalition said Wednesday, the latest in a rising number of similar attacks.
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (R), head of the Transition Commission, inspects an Afghan military guard during a ceremony to hand over security control in Qala Naw, center of Badghis province, on January 31, 2012. NATO and international forces in Afghanistan... View Photo »
There are one hundred countries and international organizations that are attending this conference
KABUL, Afghanistan - Pakistan's foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan and will back a peace process with the Taliban as long as it's driven by Afghans and not other figures on the international stage.
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier shot and killed a NATO service member in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, in what the international coalition described as an attack and an Afghan commander called an accident.
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier shot and killed a NATO service member in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, the latest in a string of similar attacks that has raised concerns about relations between Afghan troops and foreign allies.
Afghan guards of honor wait for the arrival of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, unseen, head of the Transition Commission during the second phase of transfer of authority ceremony from the NATO- led troops to Afghan security forces in Qalay-e-Naw, Badghis... View Photo »
JOWZJAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - During an official ceremony at the governor’s office in Jowzjan Jan. 28, International Security Assistance Force leaders handed over security responsibility to Afghan leaders in the district Shebregan. The symbolic handove
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — In the garden of the governor’s residence here, a red-coated brass band struck up — erratically — the Afghan national anthem, and after some fumbling and delay with the rope, two guards raised the black, red and green of the Afgh
Dr. Ashraf Ghani is the Chairman of the Institute of State Effectiveness, an organization set up in January 2005 to promote the ability of states to serve their citizens. As Afghanistan's finance minister between July 2002 and December 2004, he set the path for Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery after the collapse of the Taliban. Dr.... Full Article
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, head of the Transition Commission listens to speeches during the second phase of transfer of authority ceremony from the NATO- led troops to Afghan security forces in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The...
View Photo »Afghan guards of honor wait for the arrival of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, unseen, head of the Transition Commission during the second phase of transfer of authority ceremony from the NATO- led troops to Afghan security forces in Qalay-e-Naw, Badghis province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan,...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai head of the Transition Commission speaks during transfer of authority ceremony from the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops to Afghan security forces in Guzara, Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (R), head of the Transition Commission, hands over the national flag of Afghanistan to Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a security transition ceremony in Parwan province December 1, 2011.
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (R), Chairman of Afghan Transition Coordination Commission, and Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghanistan's Defense Minister, inspect the honor guard during a security transition ceremony in Parwan province December 1, 2011.
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2L), head of the Transition Commission, and Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak (L) inspect the guard on honour during a ceremony to hand over security control in the city of Charikar in Parwan province on December 1, 2011. The second wave of Afghanistan's...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (R), head of the Transition Commission, gives the national flag of Afghanistan to Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a ceremony to hand over security control in the city of Charikar in Parwan province on December 1, 2011. The second wave of Afghanistan's...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2L), head of the Transition Commission, and Afghan Interior Minister Bismulllah Mohammadi (L) inspect guard on honour during a ceremony to hand over security control in the rugged mountains of the Panjshir valley on July 24, 2011. NATO troops on July 24 handed...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani, head of the Transition Commission, kisses the Afghan police flag as he inspects the guard of honor at the ceremony for the transfer of authority in Bazarak, Panjshir province north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, July 24, 2011. Afghan security forces took over the...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Chairman Afghan Transition Coordination Commission sits in front of a portrait of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, as he talks with the audience during a security transition ceremony in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan July 23,...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2nd L), Chairman of Afghan Transition Coordination Commission, Abdul Rahim Wardak (3rd L) Afghan Defense Minister, Ata Muhammad Noor (2nd R) governor of Balkh province and Besmillah Muhammadi (R), Afghan Interior Minister arrive at a security transition ceremony...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (2nd R), Chairman of Afghan Transition Coordination Commission, raises the national flag as Besmillah Muhammadi (2nd L), Afghanistan's Interior Minister, looks on, during a security transition ceremony in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh province,...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (C), chairman of Transition Coordination Commission, raises the Afghan flag during a handover ceremony of security control in Mehtar Lam in Laghman province July 19, 2011. A bomb exploded near a police station outside a crucial city in Afghanistan's south on...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, chairman of Transition Coordination Commission, delivers a speech in front of a giant poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a ceremony to hand over security control in Mehtar Lam in Laghman province July 19, 2011. A bomb exploded near a police station...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (R), chairman of Transition Coordination Commission, is congratulated by an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer during a ceremony to hand over security control in Mehtar Lam in Laghman province July 19, 2011. A bomb exploded near a police station outside a crucial...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai head of the Transition Commission delivers a speech in front of a giant poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a ceremony to hand over security control in Mehtar Lam Laghman Province on July 19, 2011. A rocket attack overshadowed the transition of security...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (L) head of the Transition Commission shakes hands with a British army officer after a ceremony to hand over security control in Mehtar Lam Laghman Province on July 19, 2011. A rocket attack overshadowed the transition of security responsibility from NATO to Afghan...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (C) head of the Transition Commission raises the Afghan flag during a ceremony to hand over security control in Mehtar Lam Laghman Province on July 19, 2011. A rocket attack overshadowed the transition of security responsibility from NATO to Afghan officials in the...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani, center, face to camera hugs an Afghan army official after transferring of authority in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. NATO handed over responsibility for the security of the capital of an eastern province to Afghan...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani, head of the Transition Commission speaks, as a portrait of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen In the background during the transfer of authority in Mehterlam, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. NATO handed over responsibility for the...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, head of the Transition Commission speaks during a press conference with from left to right, Mohammed Iqbal Azizi governor of Laghman province, Atta Noor governor of Balkh province, Afghan defence minister Rahim Wardak, Afghan Interior minister Besmellah...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, head of the Transition Commission speaks, as Afghan defence minister Rahim Wardak, left, and Afghan Interior minister Besmellah Mohammadi are seen with him during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Ghazni said, the...
View Photo »Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Chairman of Transition Coordination Commission speaks at a joint news conference in Kabul June 30, 2011. Afghanistan's government and its international backers need to inject more urgency into putting Afghans in charge of security and governance by a 2014...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai head of the Transition Commission speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Ghazni said, the international community, the government of Afghanistan and the people of Afghanistan have consciences there is no diversion on the...
View Photo »An Afghan guard of honor stands as they are inspected by Ashraf Ghani head of the Transition Commission, unseen, in a ceremony of transfer of authority in Bazarak, Panjshir province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, July 24, 2011. Afghan security forces took over the security...
View Photo »Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, head of the Transition Commission listens to speeches during the second phase of transfer of authority ceremony from the NATO- led troops to Afghan security forces in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The...
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