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Afghan security officers patrolled near a guesthouse targeted by Taliban in an overnight attack in Kabul last week. An all-night siege in an upscale neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital ended in the early hours of Wednesday with the deaths of four heavily armed Taliban attackers, though no civilians or security personnel were injured or killed, an Afghan official said. (Associated Press)

Taliban offensive tests Afghanistan-Pakistan intelligence-sharing deal

By Naila Inayat and Shirzad Ashoori - Special to The Washington Times

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, released a video showing the handover of Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo as a significant achievement for the insurgents. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

‘Taliban Five’ travel ban set to expire; ex-Gitmo detainees exchanged for Bowe Berghdal

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan in June 2014. The soldier was held captive by the Taliban for nearly five years after he walked away from his Army post in Afghanistan. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Travel ban ends for Guantanamo inmates swapped for Bowe Bergdahl

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, has called for efforts to recover American hostages. (AP)

Duncan Hunter, Army battle over Green Beret Jason Amerine investigation

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, May 21, 2015 photo, local militia group fighters walk past a building torched by Taliban fighters at Talawka village in Kunduz province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Fighting has been raging in Kunduz for more than a month. Pushed back by army reinforcements that arrived days after the assault began, insurgents now occupy villages in Gor Tepa, 15 kilometers (12 miles) from the provincial capital, also called Kunduz. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan forces struggle as Taliban seeks northern stronghold

By Lynne O'Donnell - Associated Press

General John F. Campbell, commander of international forces in Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan) ** FILE **

Afghan official: 19 police, 7 soldiers dead in ongoing siege

By Mirwais Khan - Associated Press

General John F. Campbell commander of international forces in Afghanistan speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 23, 2015. Campbell said the Islamic State group is actively recruiting in Afghanistan but is not yet operational there. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Islamic State is actively recruiting in Afghanistan, U.S. commander Gen. John F. Campbell says

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

Afghan security forces inspect the site after a suicide car bombing attack in Kabul on Tuesday. The stepped-up tempo of terrorist strikes in the heart of Afghanistan's capital raises fresh questions about whether U.S. efforts to stand up and train Afghanistan's armed forces will ever pay off militarily. (Associated Press)

Iraq, Afghanistan forces struggling despite years of U.S. investment, training

By Jacqueline Klimas and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. security hinges on Afghanistan

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Afghan security forces inspect the site of the Park Palace Hotel attacked by gunmen, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Gunmen stormed the guesthouse on Wednesday night as it hosted a party for foreigners. An hourslong siege ended early Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Taliban attack in Kabul kills 14, including 9 foreigners

By Lynne O'Donnell and Amir Shah - Associated Press

A Pakistani security official displays cartridges he collected from the scene of an attack on a bus, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Gunmen killed dozens of people on Wednesday aboard a bus in southern Pakistan bound for a Shiite community center, in the latest attack targeting the religious minority, police said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Gunmen kill 43 in attack on Shiite minority in Pakistan

By Adil Jawad and Asif Shahzad - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday Nov. 7, 2014 file artist rendering, Irek Hamidullin, front center, his attorney Robert Wagner, front left, and interpreter Ihab Samra, front right, appear in federal court as judge Henry Hudson, left, listens in Richmond, Va. Hamidullin was arraigned on a new 15-count indictment Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in U.S. District Court in Richmond. Hamidullin is charged with leading a Taliban attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan. A five-day jury trial is scheduled to start July 27. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren, File)

Russian arraigned in Virginia on new terrorism charges

By LARRY O'DELL - Associated Press

Afghan security forces members inspect the site of a suicide attack near a new Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April, 18, 2015. A security official says that at least 22 people have been killed after a suicide bomber attacked a bank branch in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Ashraf Ghani: Islamic State responsible for suicide bombing that killed at least 33

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is facing desertion charges after leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009. Experts say the former POW may get a lesser sentence. (Eugene R. Fidell via Associated Press)

Bowe Bergdahl could get lesser sentence for desertion, legal experts say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Several legal analysts predicted that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 28, who faces confinement for life if convicted, will receive a more lenient sentence in a plea deal to avoid a drawn-out trial that just provides more bad publicity for the Army after a year of media scrutiny on the conditions around Sgt. Bergdahl's disappearance in 2009. (Associated Press)

Bowe Bergdahl charged with desertion

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a new conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Jonathan Ernst, Pool) ** FILE **

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan president, thanks U.S. troops for sacrifices in first visit to D.C.

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, walks with U.S. Army Gen. John Campbell upon arrival at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. The pace of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan will headline Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Washington(AP Photo/Jonathan Ernst, Pool)

U.S. pullout from Afghanistan hinged to developing forces

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, a onetime anthropologist and former World Bank executive, will meet with President Obama and Secretary of State John F. Kerry to discuss possible changes to the timetable to withdraw the bulk of American troops. (Associated Press)

Ashraf Ghani, Obama to discuss U.S. troops in Afghanistan

By Jonathan Soch - The Washington Times

Young volunteer militia pose for a picture before going into battle against Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Afghan army kills commander of Islamic State affiliate

Associated Press