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Official: Roadside bomb kills 3 civilians in Afghanistan

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FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, five-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan Murtaza Ahmadi poses for photograph, as he wears a shirt signed by Messi, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A young Afghan soccer fan who shot to fame after he was photographed in a Messi shirt made from a plastic bag has been forced to flee with his family to the Afghan capital after criminal gangs and the Taliban threatened to kill or kidnap him. Shafiqa Ahmedi said Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 that criminals threatened to kidnap her now-7-year-old son Murtaza, a fan of Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi, after demanding money. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, file)

Young Afghan Messi fan threatened by criminals, Taliban

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Senior leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, center, delivers a speech to his fighters, in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan, in this Friday, May 27, 2016 file photo. Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 it was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan) ** FILE **

Apple cuts historical war game Afghanistan ‘11, which features Taliban enemies, from iOS App Store

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Afghan official: Taliban kill 14 troops in western province

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 13, 2009, file photo, Zalmay Khalilzad, special adviser on reconciliation speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 17-year old war has arrived in Islamabad, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 for talks with the country's political and military leadership. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Pakistani PM says Afghan peace is in his country’s interest

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Illustration on the potential for developing the mineral wealth of Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Afghan mom sells daughter, global warming blamed

By Tim Constantine

Insurgents kill 4 in attack on Afghan checkpoint

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A wounded man sits on the ground after explosions in central Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 30, 2018, following a coordinated double suicide bombing. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

US general to Congress: War in Afghanistan is at stalemate

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 2017, file photo, Pakistan's army spokesman Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor addresses a news conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Ghafoor told a briefing of foreign journalists Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, that Pakistan's influence over the Taliban is overstated, yet he said Pakistan has repeatedly told the insurgent group to join the peace process. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

US envoy for Afghan peace in Pakistan for talks on Taliban

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

James Mattis: Pakistan must ‘get on board’ with Afghan peace talks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, July 21, 2018 file photo, Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, arrives to address an election campaign rally in Islamabad, Pakistan. A Pakistani government spokesman says on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 President Donald Trump has reached out to Prime Minister Khan, sending him a letter seeking Islamabad's cooperation in bringing the Taliban to negotiating table to end the 17-year war in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan says Trump seeks help on Taliban talks

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Senior leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, center, delivers a speech to his fighters, in Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan, in this Friday, May 27, 2016 file photo. Niazi said Sunday, May 29, 2016 it was willing to hold peace talks with the Afghan government but would demand the imposition of Islamic law and the departure of all foreign forces. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan) ** FILE **

Mullah Abdul Manan, Taliban leader, killed in U.S. drone strike

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An Afghan security force walks around the site of suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Taliban insurgents staged a coordinated attack targeting a security firm in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing people and wounding others. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban attack in Kabul killed 6, including British national

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Security forces block a road at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Najib Danish, spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the attack in Kabul took place when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives and then other insurgents started a gun battle with forces in the area. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Briton among 6 dead in Taliban attack in Kabul

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Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani speaks during a panel discussion at the United Nations Office at Geneva, during the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (Denis Balibouse/pool photo via AP)

Top diplomats at UN meeting offer support for Afghanistan

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Security forces block a road at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Najib Danish, spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the attack in Kabul took place when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives and then other insurgents started a gun battle with forces in the area. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Official says airstrike in Afghanistan was US

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Security forces block the roads at the site of a suicide bomber attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Najib Danish, spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the attack in Kabul took place when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives and then other insurgents started a gun battle with forces in the area. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

US airstrike reportedly kills dozens of Afghan civilians

By RAHIM FAIEZ and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Nov. 26, 2018, photo, a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Leandro A. Jasso, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. A rash of American combat deaths in Afghanistan puts a spotlight on a stalemated 17-year war that is testing President Donald Trump’s commitment to pursuing peace with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Rise in US deaths in Afghanistan clouds outlook for peace

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

An Afghan security officer stands guard outside a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, a day after a suicide attack. A suicide bomber was able to sneak into the wedding hall where hundreds of Muslim religious scholars and clerics had gathered to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban kill 4 Afghan troops; airstrike kills 10 people

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Zalmay Khalilzad is not wasting any time as he seeks to forge an elusive peace deal with three days of talks with top Taliban members. (Associated Press)

Zalmay Khalilzad seeks Afghanistan Taliban peace deal

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times