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Afghanistan Inaugurates Interim Government

In Afghanistan's first peaceful transfer of power in decades, Pashtun tribal leader Hamid Karzai Saturday signed the oath of office as the country's new interim leader.

Creating a Government

Hamid Karzai and other officials face numerous challenges as Afghanistan's interim government assumes power.

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U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force

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The United Nations Security Council Thursday unanimously approved a plan to send an international peacekeeping force to back Afghanistan's new interim government.

Britain to Lead Afghan Peacekeeping Force

Britain Wednesday announced it would lead an international military force charged with bolstering Afghanistan's newly-selected government.

U.S. Captures More Al-Qaida and Taliban Prisoners

As U.S. forces continue the cave-by-cave search near Tora Bora and interrogate al-Qaida and Taliban troops, a deadly prison revolt in Pakistan ends with thirteen dead.

U.S. Vows to Find Bin Laden, Mullah Omar

Anti-Taliban Afghan warlords declared victory against al-Qaida today, while the United States focused its military goals on pursuing senior al-Qaida leadership, including Osama bin Laden.

U.S. Vows to Find Bin Laden, Mullah Omar

As Afghan alliance forces secure the final al-Qaida stronghold in Tora Bora, U.S. officials today reiterated their determination to catch the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks.

Al-Qaida Forces "Contained" in Tora Bora Mountains

U.S. and Afghan tribal forces intensified their attacks on al-Qaida positions in the mountainous Tora Bora region of eastern Afghanistan.

EU, U.N. Leaders Discuss Afghan Peacekeeeping Force

European Union leaders met in Brussels Friday to discuss what their role in an international peacekeeping force for Afghanistan.