Afghan president sets up panel to pursue talks with the Taliban

Suicide bomber kills 4 police, 3 others in increasingly violent northern Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 5 police, civilian in increasingly violent northern Afghanistan

Pakistani Taliban claim suicide bombing attacks that kills at least 43 Shiites at procession

Gates tours Afghan war zone, sees signs of progress in US counterinsurgency strategy

Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone

Gates visits US outpost in Afghanistan, sees signs of progress in effort against insurgents

Gates says US making progress in Afghan war

At least 1,172 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,172

Chaplain killed in Afghanistan is 1st Army clergy killed in action since Vietnam

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since ‘70

Afghan president says deadly NATO airstrike hit parliamentary candidate’s convoy

Afghan president says airstrike killed civilians

Afghan fighting kills 2 US troops, 37 insurgents; Kabul says NATO strike killed civilians

2 US troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed

2 US troops killed in insurgent attacks in eastern Afghanistan; Taliban commander killed

2 American troops killed in Afghan attacks

1 American servicemember killed in insurgent attack Thursday in eastern Afghanistan

1 American servicemember killed in Afghan attack

Justice Department charges the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban with conspiracy in CIA bombing

Leader of Pakistan Taliban charged in CIA bombing

Afghan refugees hit by Pakistani floods forced to start over yet again

Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods

Bomb attack kills Muslim religious leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city

Bomb attack kills Afghan Muslim religious leader

Bomb attack kills Muslim religous leader in southern Afghanistan’s violent Kandahar city

Bomb attack kills Afghan Muslim religous leader

6 more US troops killed in roadside bomb explosion, insurgent fighting in Afghanistan

6 more American troops die in Afghan fighting

5 more US troops killed in roadside bomb explosion, insurgent attack in Afghanistan

5 more American troops die in Afghan fighting

NATO says 5 American troops killed in roadside bomb explosion, insurgent attack in Afghanistan

Next major coalition battleground: Pacify the insurgency in the harsh homeland of the Taliban

Birthplace of the Taliban: the next battleground

NATO says 4 American troops killed in roadside bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Roadside bombs kill 8 coalition troops in southern Afghanistan as Karzai doubts US strategy

Roadside bombs kill 7 US troops in violent southern Afghanistan as Karzai doubts US strategy

Roadside bombs kill at least 7 US troops, including 5 in single blast in Afghanistan

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Bloody 3 days for US troops as 14 killed, most by homemade bombs

NATO says 7 US troops killed in 2 separate roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan

7 US troops killed in 2 south Afghan bomb attacks

Afghan district chief killed in bombing at security meeting in key eastern city

Afghan district chief killed in strike on compound

Afghan leader urges rethink of ‘ineffective’ anti-terror strategy, criticizes civilian deaths

Afghan president criticizes anti-terror strategy

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting, bringing August total to 41

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting

6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting, bringing August total to 41

6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting

Three US troops killed in Afghanistan fighting, bringing August total to 41

Three US troops killed in Afghanistan fighting

Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases; girl students apparently poisoned in Kabul

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Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan, no coalition casualties reported

Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan

Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan, no coalition casualties reported

Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan

3 US troops killed in Afghanistan, while market bombing kills 3 police, 2 civilians

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Market bombing in northern Afghanistan town kills 3 police, 2 civilians, wounds 15

President Barack Obama hosts a press conference

At least 1,145 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,145

Army: 5 Stryker brigade soldiers conspired to kill Afghan civilians; 7 others also charged

Army: Soldiers plotted to kill Afghan civilians

Troops working to secure next month’s Afghan elections kill 40 Taliban militants near capital

Troops kill 40 militants east of Afghan capital

US troops fire warning shots to end protests over Afghan police arrest of religious leader

Despite intense fighting, Afghan capital begins removing blast walls that protect, but impede

Afghan capital removing its protective blast walls

4 foreign troops killed by bombs, ambush in Afghanistan, raising month’s death toll to 46

NATO: 4 foreign troops killed in Afghanistan

Roadside bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan, raising month’s toll to 44

NATO: Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan