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NATO Leaders Accept Obama's Afghanistan Exit Strategy

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Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

While the leaders agreed to the plan, there is still apprehension whether Pakistan will help by opening its borders.

U.S. And Afghanistan Reach Long-Awaited Agreement

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Michael Juliani
Executive Producer

Long-delayed agreement will ensure United States support for more than a decade.

Afghan President Karzai Demands Confinement Of U.S. Troops

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, with U.S. and German army officials in 2008. (U.S. Army/Flickr)

Catherine Green
Executive Producer

A dramatic move.

Obama Calls For Thorough Investigation Into Killings Of Afghan Civilians

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Christine Detz
Executive Producer

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says death penalty is a possibility

U.S. Soldier Held For Deaths Of Afghan Civilians

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (Creative Commons)

Danny Lee
Executive Producer

An American soldier left his southern Afghanistan base and went house to house in two villages, killing 16 people and wounding others, CNN reported on Sunday.

The deadly incident, which occurred in Kandahar's Panjwayi district, could trigger further tensions between foreign troops and Afghan civilians, many of whom were angered by the burning of Qurans by American forces last month.