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Over 1,800 Dead Following Afghan Quakes

Two powerful earthquakes left more than 1,800 people dead and at least 2,000 injured in northern Afghanistan late Monday.

U.S. to Train New Afghan Army

The U.S. military will train a new Afghan army and security force that will take the place of international peacekeepers by years end Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told reporters Monday.

Dangerous Land

Ray Suarez looks at the internal political and military situation in Afghanistan.

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U.S. Ends Operation Anaconda

Earlier Monday, Gen. Tommy Franks, chief of U.S. operations in Afghanistan, hailed Operation Anaconda as "an unqualified and absolute success."…

U.S.- Afghan Troops Winding Down 11-Day Battle

U.S. and Afghan troops overran the remaining major Taliban and al-Qaida position in and around the Shah-i-Kot mountain range in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday.

Update: Ground Assault in Afghanistan

After a report on the latest in the Afghan campaign, Margaret Warner discusses "Operation Anaconda" with Mark Thompson, Time Magazine's national security correspondent.

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U.S. Calls in Reinforcements in Eastern Afghanistan

Despite inclement weather and sporadic firefights, U.S. and Afghan forces continued fighting Taliban militants in the eastern Shah-i-Kot mountains Thursday.

Five Peacekeepers Killed in Explosion in Kabul

Two German and three Danish soldiers were killed today in an accidental explosion at a munitions site in the Afghan capital.

Ground Assault in Afghanistan

Spencer Michels reports the latest on the war in Afghanistan.

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Heavy Fighting Continues in Eastern Afghanistan

U.S. troops and Afghan allies fought their way to Taliban and al-Qaida bunkers amid heavy fire in eastern Afghanistan's ice-covered mountains Tuesday, in one of the bloodiest offensives to date.