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US to Open Peace Talks With the Taliban

The Taliban and the United States agreed Tuesday to hold peace talks, starting later this week. The aim is to negotiate an end to the fighting in Afghanistan.

US to Open Peace Talks With the Taliban
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General Stanley McChrystal Optimistic on Afghanistan

General Stanley McChrystal Optimistic on Afghanistan
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US invasion of Afghanistan: 10 years later

US invasion of Afghanistan: 10 years later
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Pentagon tightens rules on military interaction with media

Pentagon tightens rules on military interaction with media
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US Afghanistan commander fired

US Afghanistan commander fired
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Can Gen. Petraeus turn things around in Afghanistan?

Todd Zwillich explains the political implications of the president's personnel decision. Jen DiMascio of Politico.com says that although Petraeus is credited with turning Iraq around, it remains to be seen if he can do the same in Afghanistan.

Can Gen. Petraeus turn things around in Afghanistan?
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Mouthing off behind bosses' backs

Does military culture always involve speaking out about your superiors, or was this just an unusual one-off at a very high level?

Mouthing off behind bosses' backs
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Obama fires McChrystal: a Truman-MacArthur dismissal or a Lincoln-Hooker moment?

In less than two days after the article surfaced on the internet, the U.S.'s top commander in the Afghanistan war found himself summoned to Washington, D.C. to hand his resignation to President Obama. We talk about similar events in U.S. history.

Obama fires McChrystal: a Truman-MacArthur dismissal or a Lincoln-Hooker moment?
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Gen. McChrystal's future: uncertain

Gen. Stanley McChrystal meets with President Obama today, as the fallout from a Rolling Stone article remains front and center in Washington. So, how will the president handle McChrystal's insubordination?

Gen. McChrystal's future: uncertain
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McChrystal criticizes President: will heads roll?

General Stanley McChrystal will answer for comments made by him and his aides in a now infamous Rolling Stone profile. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich has been gathering reactions from the political class on Capitol Hill.

McChrystal criticizes President: will heads roll?
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A military perspective on Gen. McChrystal's gaffes

The Takeaway talks with Jack Jacobs, a retired U.S. Army colonel, who believes that there was a culture of indiscipline in General Stanley McChrystal's headquarters and a major malfunction in the ranks between President Obama and the general.

A military perspective on Gen. McChrystal's gaffes
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Afghanistan still needs political security despite military successes

Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that NATO forces have stopped the Taliban's momentum, but no one is winning the war. The Takeaway delves into this issue.

Afghanistan still needs political security despite military successes
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As Marjah battle winds down, forces set sights on Kandahar

With the Taliban all but routed from their former stronghold of Marjah in Afghanistan, the U.S. and NATO forces will now focus on the much larger city of Kandahar.

As Marjah battle winds down, forces set sights on Kandahar

McChrystal apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths

Civilian deaths in NATO strike over weekend undermines overall mission in Afghanistan says US military commanders.

McChrystal apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths
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In Afghanistan, waiting for Gen. McChrystal's 'government in a box'

Allied forces continue to fight in Marjah, Afghanistan as they attempt to clear hundreds of Taliban fighters out of the region. But what happens once the offensive is over?

In Afghanistan, waiting for Gen. McChrystal's 'government in a box'