U.S. officials released 27 Afghan detainees Wednesday after determining they had been mistakenly identified as Taliban forces and had no ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network.

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Mediators continued to push for a truce between warring tribes in the eastern Afghanistan town of Gardez Monday. Last week, more than 60 people were killed in the worst internal fighting since the Taliban government collapsed two months ago.

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In the worst violence since the fall of the Taliban, rival Pashtun factions battled for control of a strategic southeastern city today, leaving as many as 43 people dead and dozens more injured.

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Afghan and U.S. troops stormed Kandahar's Mir Wais hospital early this morning killing six al-Qaida gunmen who had refused a final ultimatum to surrender.

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Jim Lehrer talks with Afghanistan's Interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai about his request for a larger peacekeeping force.

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Excerpts from President Bush's press conference earlier, during which he welcomed Afghanistan Interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai and took questions from reporters.

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Interim Afghan Prime Minister Hamid Karzai today announced the names of 21 people selected to help pull together the first Loya Jirga--Afghan tribal council--in nearly four decades.

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Experts discuss how the new Afghan government will use recently secured reconstruction aid, and how to prevent the misuse of funds.

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Spencer Michels reports on what it will take to rebuild Afghanistan.

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The world has pledged more than $2.6 billion so far to help rebuild Afghanistan, but the United Nations says the war-torn country will need $15 billion over the next decade.

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