The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.4 billion aid package for Afghanistan on Tuesday, urging President Bush to quickly devise a plan to build internal security within the war-torn country.

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British Royal Marines led a force of 1,000 allied troops in a new search of southeastern Afghanistan Thursday, with plans to destroy caves and bunkers and capture al-Qaida members who may still be in the region.

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U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with suspected al-Qaida militants, killing as many as four in gun battles near Khost, an eastern Afghan city near the Pakistani border.

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Turkey announced on Monday it would officially assume leadership of the international peacekeeping team in Afghanistan from British forces for the next six months.

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Dr. Sima Samar, vice chair of Afghanistan's interim government and minister of women's affairs, talks about the emerging role of women after years of harsh Taliban rule.

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Former King Mohammad Zaher Shah returned to Afghanistan Thursday for the first time in nearly three decades. The king is slated to head a meeting of tribal leaders that will outline the future of the nation after years of extremist…

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War-ravaged Afghanistan gets a boost with the return of former King Mohammed Zahir Shah, after 29 years in exile.

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Four people were killed and 18 injured Monday in an explosion believed to be an attempt to assassinate Mohammad Fahim, Afghanistan's interim defense minister.

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Authorities in Afghanistan arrested hundreds suspected of planning a bombing campaign against the government of interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai.

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Egypt will limit its contact with Israel's government, but would not completely close diplomatic channels -- a move that comes as anger grows in the Arab world over Israel's deepening incursions into Palestinian-held territory.

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