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Afghan Minister: Deal Reached on International Force

Interim Defense Minister Mohammad Fahim Friday said Afghanistan had reached an agreement on the deployment of an international security force.

Pentagon Revises Cave Search Plans

U.S. officials have decided to limit the number of American troops searching the Tora Bora cave complex for clues to Osama bin Laden's whereabouts. Despite the move, Pentagon officials continued to press Afghan commanders to probe region.

Terrorists Largely Defeated in Afghanistan

After nearly three months of U.S. bombing and anti-Taliban attacks on the ground, interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai said terrorism has largely been defeated in his nation.

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.