International peacekeepers in Afghanistan agreed Monday to help the Afghan government investigate the weekend assassination of a cabinet member and increase security in the capital city of Kabul.

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The Afghan government demanded that the United States take "all necessary measures" to avoid civilian casualties after as many as 40 civilians were killed and 100 injured by fire that may have mistakenly come from U.S. aircraft.

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Investigators announced Friday that two U.S. pilots were solely responsible for the accidental bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan two months ago.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai named the members of his Cabinet Wednesday after being officially sworn-in in front of the 1,600-member loya jirga, signaling the end of more than a week of debate and discussion from the historic grand council.

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In the first free election in its history, Afghanistan's loya jirga, or grand council, voted overwhelmingly Thursday to elect Hamid Karzai the head of the interim Afghan government.

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The Afghan loya jirga -- the grand tribal council called to form a post-Taliban government -- opened Tuesday amid continued political infighting and confusion over the roles of Afghan leaders.

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Two experts discuss Afghanistan's grand council meeting as it struggles to establish a new government.

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Gwen Ifill looks at Afghanistan's grand council, or loya jirga, as it meets to compose the new Afghan government.

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The opening of the Afghan loya jirga, the grand tribal council called to set up a new government, was postponed a day due to a political dispute and logistical problems.

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As the term of the interim Afghan government comes to a close, the battle-scarred country is preparing for a "loya jirga" or traditional grand council, to choose a transitional leadership that will set the course for a post-Taliban Afghanistan.

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