An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces risks alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency the new government is trying to stop. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Christina Goldbaum and Najim ...

Younus Qanooni (right), the leader of the northern alliance's delegation, discusses the progress of the second day of talks Wednesday. With him are alliance delegates Amena Afzali (right) and Hussain ...

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) -- Talks on Afghanistan's political future gained momentum Thursday, with the northern alliance dropping its rejection of international security forces and moving closer to ...

Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Opposition forces broke through Taliban front lines Monday and pushed to the gates of the capital, Kabul, after a string of stunning victories in ...

On Friday, the U.S. official reported the northern alliance was on the move elsewhere, bringing the battle to the Taliban's southern strongholds. Advance elements of a northern alliance force have ...