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United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will meet the Taliban this week for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where the United States and the insurgents have fought a bloody and costly war for the past 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.Full story

Afghan forces take control of country’s security

  Twelve years after the Taliban were toppled from power in Afghanistan, international troops have handed over responsibility for security to the country's army. But as the ceremony took place, a suicide bomb killed three people, a reminder of the constant challenge that lies ahead. ITN’s Nick Thatche

'Taliban is ready to talk peace' with Afghan state: Afghan official

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban is willing to consider peace talks with the Afghan state following secret discussions, a senior Afghan official said on Tuesday, in what may be the first significant step towards an end to the long-running war. Full story

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  Afghans take over security from US-led forces

U.S.-led international troops handed control of Afghanistan’s national security to local forces Tuesday – a moment President Hamid Karzai described as “historic.”

  Will military allow female Army Rangers and Navy Seals?

The door for over 237,000 military combat jobs has opened, but that doesn’t mean other elite military units aren’t still boys clubs. Sources tell NBC that a potential schedule has been drawn to allow women to begin special forces training as early as 2015. Now’s Alex Wagner is joined by NBC’s Jim Mi

  Soldier’s homecoming is ‘best Father’s Day ever’

Members of the 4th Stryker Brigade combat team celebrated an especially happy Father’s Day by returning home after 7 months in Afghanistan. The return was especially sweet for Specialist Jesse Pennington, who got the chance to meet and hold his two-month-old daughter for the first time.

  This soldier's homecoming was twice as nice

A soldier returning from Afghanistan meets his newborn twin daughters for the first time. KING’s Elisa Hahn reports.

  Afghan forces target Taliban hideout, killing 7

The seven insurgents were holed up with an arsenal of weapons and explosives, which they intended to use to target NATO and Afghan airport bases. Afghan forces killed all insurgents in the hideout. NBC’s Duncan Golestani reports.

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