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Pakistan's new leader offers talks to Taliban

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif told a packed hall of his party stalwarts that talks with the Taliban -- who have been fighting the state for almost a decade -- are not off the table. Full story

Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest



About the correspondent

Richard Engel

Richard Engel was named NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent in April 2008. His report, "Tip of the Spear," aired on MSNBC.

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Blog posts from NBC in Kabul
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Chinese official booted after account of lurid affair emerges

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Photos: The front lines

See pictures from the fight in Afghanistan.

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