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Taliban behead 12 people in remote Afghan province
Taliban behead 12 people in remote Afghan province
Taliban behead 12 people in remote Afghan province
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban beheaded 12 Afghan civilians, mostly family members of local policemen, in an assault that was part of a week-long offensive that has so far killed 60 people and wounded scores in a remote province in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
Obama: ‘No Apologies’ for Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange
Obama: ‘No Apologies’ for Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange
Obama: ‘No Apologies’ for Bergdahl Prisoner Exchange
BRUSSELS (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday he "absolutely makes no apologies" for seeking the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a prisoner swap with the Taliban, vigorously defending an exchange that has caused a furor in the United States and has dogged the president on his European trip this week.
AP Analysis: Bergdahl Release Talks Had Wider Goal
AP Analysis: Bergdahl Release Talks Had Wider Goal
AP Analysis: Bergdahl Release Talks Had Wider Goal
The announcement that the U.S. government had secured the release of missing U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and that it was freeing five senior Taliban figures from Guantanamo Bay has been portrayed first and foremost as a prisoner exchange. But the four-year history of secret dialogue that led to Saturday's release suggests that the main goal of each side may have been far more sweeping.
Tiny Qatar Stands to Benefit from Go-Between Role
Tiny Qatar Stands to Benefit from Go-Between Role
Tiny Qatar Stands to Benefit from Go-Between Role
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Qatar's behind-the-scenes role in securing the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban operatives was a classic move by a tiny but natural gas-rich Gulf state with outsize ambitions that extend to hosting soccer's World Cup in eight years' time.

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