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AFGHANISTAN: Kabul was a busy place today. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, wrapping up a visit to the Afghan capital, suggested that U.S. forces might start leaving the country ahead of schedule. As he left, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of…

MIDDLE EAST: Margaret Warner reports on Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East, and his attempts to breathe new life into the peace process. His visit coincides with an Israeli announcement that it's buildings hundreds of…

The Pentagon has thrown its hat into the ring over a new consumer protection agency. Politico reports Tuesday that military leaders want a consumer watchdog to oversee auto dealers and prevent them from making predatory sales to servicemembers. The…

A selection letters sent to Radio Free Afghanistan -- complaints of corruption, suggestions for rural development, song requests, poetry, tips for the president -- as well as photos and artifacts are at the Library of Congress in "Voices from Afghanistan."…