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Karzai vows to keep corrupt officials out of government 

KABUL -- The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration -- a demand...

Afghan leader vows to keep corruption out 

By Robert H. Reid

The Associated Press

KABUL

The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be...

Afghan corruption is tough to combat 

KABUL -- President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise. Standing at Karzai's side on Tuesday were his two...

In Afghanistan, cleaning up corruption could take decades 

By Robert H. Reid and Kathy Gannon

The Associated Press

KABUL

President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out...

11 die in Taliban attack on U.N. hotel 

KABUL -- Terrified U.N. workers scrambled over the roof or leaped from windows to escape choking smoke and gunfire after being awakened at dawn...

Militants storm Afghan hotel housing U.N. election staff 

By Robert H. Reid and Heidi Vogt

The Associated Press

KABUL

Terrified U.N. workers scrambled over the roof or...

DEA agents among 14 killed 

KABUL -- A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday while returning from the scene of a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers in western...

Shadowy Egyptian is key al-Qaida figure 

KABUL -- He's a heavyweight in al-Qaida but little known outside jihadi and intelligence circles even though he runs the terrorist movement's...

8 U.S. soldiers killed in fierce Afghan fighting 

KABUL -- Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan...

Attack kills Afghan spy boss 

KABUL -- A Taliban suicide bomber attacked officials leaving a mosque east of the capital Wednesday, killing the country's deputy intelligence...