Afghan government exits security talks with U.S. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Underscoring Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s reputation in Washington as a mercurial U.S. ally, the Karzai administration suspended security talks with the United States on... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid) The Los Angeles Times Afghanistan Peace Photos USA Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup SYDNEY: Hundreds of fans greeted members of Australia's national football team at downtown Sydney's Circular Quay on Wednesday after the Socceroos qualified for next year's World Cup in Brazil with a ... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) The Times Of India Australia Football Photos Sydney Wikipedia: Australian national football team (disambiguation) Top Stories Soldiers killed after Taliban move Four US troops have been killed in an attack in Afghanistan which came just hours after Washington announced plans to open talks with the Taliban. | Defence officials sai... (photo: WN/Bero Amer) Belfast Telegraph Afghanistan Photos Taliban USA Wikipedia: Taliban Taliban claim deadly US attack hours after peace moves KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials w... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Chris Willis) The Times Of India Afghanistan Photos Taliban US Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) Over 7 million refugees in 2012: UN Zee Media Bureau | United Nations: At least 7.6 million people were forced to become refugees in 2012 reportedly highest since 1994. | Syria crisis played an important ro... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) Zeenews Africa Photos Refugees Syria Wikipedia: Refugee Taliban move toward peace talks WASHINGTON -- The Taliban signaled a breakthrough in efforts to open Afghan peace negotiations Tuesday, announcing the opening of a political office in Qatar and new read... (photo: Public Domain / Slick-o-bot) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Peace Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Taliban 4 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan — Four coalition soldiers were killed in an attack Tuesday night, the American military said in a statement. | While United States officials did not ... (photo: US Navy / Senior Airman Brian Ferguson) The New York Times Afghanistan Bagram Air Base Photos United States Wikipedia: Bagram Airfield More than seven million refugees displaced in 2012 - UN The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with the total number now higher than at any time since 1994. | (UNHCR) says that Syria is "a major new facto... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) BBC News Photos Refugees UN War Wikipedia: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Pakistan rejects Karzai remarks against security agencies ISLAMABAD, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Tuesday angrily reacted to recent remarks by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who had alleged that Pakistani security agencies ar... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) Xinhua Afghanistan Military Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: AfghanistanPakistan relations The Taliban Agree to Talk The Taliban, more used to lobbing mortars and laying improvised explosive devices on the battlefields of Afghanistan, used a televised address in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday ... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal) The New York Times Afghanistan Peace Talks Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) US, Taliban to have direct peace talks June 18: | The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming ... (photo: AP Photo / Hurriyet) The Siasat Daily Peace Talks Photos Taliban US Wikipedia: Taliban insurgency Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 27 PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 27 people... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) San Francisco Chronicle Funeral Bombing Pakistan Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in North-West Pakistan
