Monday, March 25, 2013

Afghanistan War News Updates -- March 25, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai as U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham, left, looks on at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Monday. Reuters

John Kerry Arrives In Kabul Seeking To Repair Ties With Afghan Leader Hamid Karzai -- NBC

KABUL -- Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan’s capital Monday on an unannounced visit that aims to repair fractured ties with President Hamid Karzai.

It is Kerry’s sixth visit to Afghanistan since President Barack Obama took office, but his first as secretary of state.

State Department officials told reporters traveling with Kerry that he is optimistic the U.S. and Afghanistan can overcome recent differences, including an awkward moment earlier this month when Karzai accused the U.S. and the Taliban of colluding to convince Afghans that foreign forces were needed beyond 2014.

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More News On Afghanistan

ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, March 25. -- ISAF
Taliban abduct 10 Afghan soldiers, 1 doctor in Badakhshan
-- Khaama Press
Explosion kill 4 Afghan children in Kandahar province -- Khaama Press
58 killed in Afghanistan violence -- Stars and Stripes/Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Calif. Soldier Dies After Being Wounded in Afghanistan -- NBC

Secretary of State Kerry makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan -- Reuters
John Kerry visits Afghanistan to repair relations with Hamid Karzai -- Washington Post
Kerry arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced visit -- FOX News/AP
Kerry Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Kerry makes unannounced Afghanistan stop for Karzai meeting -- CNN
Kerry Visits Afghanistan on Unannounced Trip -- Wall Street Journal
John Kerry arrives in Afghanistan to meet president Karzai -- Khaama Press
Kerry in Kabul to Discuss Security, Taliban Amid Frictions -- Bloomberg Businessweek

US-run Bagram prison transfer to Afghan government completed -- Khaama Press
US army hands over Bagram prison to Afghanistan -- BBC
US hands prison over to Afghans -- AP
U.S. Cedes Control, Almost, on Afghan Prisoners -- New York Times
Parwan prison to be turned to Afghans, removing obstacle to long-term security agreement -- Washington Post
US hands over Bagram jail to Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
US, Afghanistan OK detention center transfer -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US Hands Full Control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Parwan prison turned over to Afghan forces -- UPI
US hands over Bagram military prison to Afghanistan -- Deutsche Welle

Stalemate to continue: Taliban rule out talks with Karzai during Qatar visit -- Express Tribune
Taliban say no intention of holding talks with Karzai in Qatar -- Pak Tribune
Pakistan Sees Afghanistan's Karzai as Obstacle to Peace With Taliban -- New York Times/Reuters
Karzai seen as an obstacle by Pakistan to peace with Taliban -- Khaama Press

Are the Americans really pulling out? -- Anwer Mooraj, Express Tribune
Afghanistan: The Promise -- Strategy Page

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