http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones?wprss=rss_war-zonesIn-depth coverage of the U.S. operations in Iraq, from the invasion of Baghdad to the Coalition Provisional Authority, the transfer of power and the ongoing fight against insurgents.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyThu, 16 May 2013 01:51:18 GMTThu, 16 May 2013 01:51:18 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones?wprss=rss_war-zoneshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2bf6992c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cafghans0Evoice0Ewariness0Eof0Epakistans0Esharif0C20A130C0A50C150Ce24d45b20Ebd630E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, calling to congratulate Pakistan’s prime minister-elect this week on his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistans-nawaz-sharif-locks-down-victory/2013/05/12/15f84ba2-bb0a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html">victory in parliamentary elections</a>, said he hoped the new government in Islamabad would create a “brotherly and peaceful atmosphere with Afghanistan” and cooperate in efforts to destroy terrorist hideouts so both “brother nations” can be saved.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghans-voice-wariness-of-pakistans-sharif/2013/05/15/e24d45b2-bd63-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2bf6992c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghans-voice-wariness-of-pakistans-sharif/2013/05/15/e24d45b2-bd63-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesPamela Constablehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b9fe340/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cfour0Eun0Epeacekeepers0Edetained0Ein0Egolan0Eheights0C20A130C0A50C0A70C566473f0A0Eb7270E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>BEIRUT —Syrian rebels kidnapped four United Nations peacekeepers Tuesday along the fraught cease-fire line between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights, in <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-rebels-release-un-peacekeepers/2013/03/09/c8883762-88da-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html">a replay of a similar incident in March.</a> </p> <p>The U.N. peacekeeping department in New York said four Philippine peacekeepers serving in the U.N. 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The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force brokered a cease-fire, a senior Afghan general said.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghan-pakistani-forces-again-clash-on-disputed-border-nato-troops-broker-truce/2013/05/06/748d0d8c-b64c-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b93643b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fafghan-pakistani-forces-again-clash-on-disputed-border-nato-troops-broker-truce%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F748d0d8c-b64c-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan%2C+Pakistani+forces+again+clash+on+disputed+border%3B+NATO+troops+broker+truce" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" 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police officer dead and others wounded, officials said Thursday. </p> <p>The incident could add to growing tension between the long-uneasy neighbors, both of which are key U.S. allies.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/afghan-police-officer-killed-in-border-clash-with-pakistanis/2013/05/02/1fc7369c-b318-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b6e3305/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Fafghan-police-officer-killed-in-border-clash-with-pakistanis%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F1fc7369c-b318-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan+police+officer+killed+in+border+clash+with+Pakistanis" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" 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underscoring his vulnerabilities as he battles a disparate but increasingly well-supplied rebel movement. Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-prime-minister-escapes-car-bombing/2013/04/29/b6e0b820-b0be-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html">narrowly escaped a car bombing</a> that targeted his convoy Monday morning. At least nine people were reported killed in that blast. Opposition activists said the dead included at least two of Halki’s bodyguards and a driver in the convoy.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/huge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus/2013/04/30/fa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b5a74cd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fhuge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ffa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Deadly+car+bomb+hits+busy+street+in+Damascus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fhuge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ffa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Deadly+car+bomb+hits+busy+street+in+Damascus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fhuge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ffa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Deadly+car+bomb+hits+busy+street+in+Damascus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fhuge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ffa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Deadly+car+bomb+hits+busy+street+in+Damascus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fhuge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ffa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Deadly+car+bomb+hits+busy+street+in+Damascus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016854299/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2b5a74cd/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016854299/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2b5a74cd/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016854299/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2b5a74cd/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:12:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/huge-car-bomb-hits-busy-street-in-damascus/2013/04/30/fa9f233a-b19f-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesAbigail Hauslohner, Ahmed Ramadanhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b4d83d7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Csyrian0Eprime0Eminister0Eescapes0Ecar0Ebombing0C20A130C0A40C290Cb6e0Ab820A0Eb0Abe0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon renewed an appeal Monday to Syria to allow U.N. chemical weapons experts into the country, saying that on-site inspections are essential to “establish the facts and clear up all the doubts” surrounding the reported use of the banned weapons in Syria’s escalating civil war.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-prime-minister-escapes-car-bombing/2013/04/29/b6e0b820-b0be-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b4d83d7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fsyrian-prime-minister-escapes-car-bombing%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2Fb6e0b820-b0be-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=U.N.+chief+urges+Syria+to+allow+inspections+by+chemical+weapons+experts" 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rogue Afghan air force officer in Kabul. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/air-force-advisers-remember-deadly-insider-attack-of-2011/2013/04/28/ec2fa5d4-b02a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b47d98e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fair-force-advisers-remember-deadly-insider-attack-of-2011%2F2013%2F04%2F28%2Fec2fa5d4-b02a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Air+force+advisers+remember+deadly+Kabul+insider+attack+of+2011" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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al-Assad.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/us-intelligence-agencies-assad-used-chemical-weapons-on-a-small-scale/2013/04/25/208346aa-adc0-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b2bcd02/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Fus-intelligence-agencies-assad-used-chemical-weapons-on-a-small-scale%2F2013%2F04%2F25%2F208346aa-adc0-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=U.S.+officials+say+Assad+probably+used+chemical+weapons+on+%E2%80%98small+scale%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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Kerry reported progress in relaunching negotiations but warned, “We’re not going to raise expectations or promise results that can’t be delivered.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kerry-launches-pakistan-afghanistan-meetings/2013/04/24/0fc79ec6-acd8-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b1cec81/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fnational-security%2Fkerry-launches-pakistan-afghanistan-meetings%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F0fc79ec6-acd8-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Kerry%3A+Pakistan-Afghanistan+meetings+end+%E2%80%98on+a+good+track%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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100 percent sure.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israel-says-syria-used-chemical-weapons/2013/04/23/74c209a2-ac14-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2b117c1f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fisrael-says-syria-used-chemical-weapons%2F2013%2F04%2F23%2F74c209a2-ac14-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Israel+says+Syria+used+chemical+weapons" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016401445/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2b117c1f/a2t.img" border="0"/>chemical weaponsUnited NationsJoel GreenbergTue, 23 Apr 2013 15:48:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israel-says-syria-used-chemical-weapons/2013/04/23/74c209a2-ac14-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesWilliam Booth, Craig Whitlockhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2aebb6da/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Csyrian0Erebels0Esay0Eassertions0Eof0Echemical0Eweapons0Euse0Eunlikely0Eto0Eeffect0Eviolence0C20A130C0A40C190C840Af9a9e0Ea8f10E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>BEIRUT — Syrian rebels and activists reacted with resigned bitterness Friday to assertions that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, underscoring their low expectations of action by the United States and other Western countries after more than two years of conflict.</p> <a 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towering bluff. They had entered a sliver of their own country that did not belong to them, beginning one of the most daunting missions in the short history of the Afghan army.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones/afghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side/2013/04/07/8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a70ebcf/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fwar-zones%2Fafghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan+soldiers+enter+a+Taliban+nest+%E2%80%94+without+U.S.+troops+by+their+side" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fwar-zones%2Fafghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan+soldiers+enter+a+Taliban+nest+%E2%80%94+without+U.S.+troops+by+their+side" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fwar-zones%2Fafghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan+soldiers+enter+a+Taliban+nest+%E2%80%94+without+U.S.+troops+by+their+side" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fwar-zones%2Fafghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan+soldiers+enter+a+Taliban+nest+%E2%80%94+without+U.S.+troops+by+their+side" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fwar-zones%2Fafghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Afghan+soldiers+enter+a+Taliban+nest+%E2%80%94+without+U.S.+troops+by+their+side" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991429890/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a70ebcf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991429890/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a70ebcf/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991429890/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a70ebcf/a2t.img" border="0"/>John AllenAfghan ArmyAmerican militarySun, 07 Apr 2013 23:30:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones/afghan-soldiers-enter-a-taliban-nest--without-us-troops-by-their-side/2013/04/07/8feea0ae-9f95-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesKevin Sieffhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a695846/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cnational0Esecurity0Csix0Eamericans0Eincluding0Ethree0Ecivilians0Ekilled0Ein0Eattacks0Ein0Eafghanistan0C20A130C0A40C0A60C8260Aa80A40E9ee30E11e20Ea9410Ea19bce7af7550Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>Three American civilians and three U.S. troops were killed in two attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, including a powerful blast that struck officials traveling to a school to donate books. Among the dead was the first State Department diplomat to be killed in the country since the war began.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/six-americans-including-three-civilians-killed-in-attacks-in-afghanistan/2013/04/06/8260a804-9ee3-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a695846/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fnational-security%2Fsix-americans-including-three-civilians-killed-in-attacks-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F04%2F06%2F8260a804-9ee3-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones&t=Six+Americans%2C+including+three+civilians%2C+killed+in+attacks+in+Afghanistan" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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government buildings and fought a seven-hour gun battle with security forces, police said.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taliban-raids-afghan-provincial-capital/2013/04/03/ff0233f8-9c47-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a49b097/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Taliban+raids+Afghan+city%2C+killing+dozens&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Ftaliban-raids-afghan-provincial-capital%2F2013%2F04%2F03%2Fff0233f8-9c47-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a 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70,000 Syrians dead.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/rebels-claim-to-take-key-city-in-southern-syria/2013/03/29/e53b75e8-987c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a23055b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Rebels+claim+to+take+key+city+in+southern+Syria&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Frebels-claim-to-take-key-city-in-southern-syria%2F2013%2F03%2F29%2Fe53b75e8-987c-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991025417/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a23055b/a2.htm"><img 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/nebraska-kebab-maker-now-top-us-adviser-in-afghanistan/2013/03/28/17959a48-8688-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a214fbe/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Nebraska+kebab-maker+has+advised+seven+U.S.+commanders+in+Afghanistan&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fnebraska-kebab-maker-now-top-us-adviser-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F03%2F28%2F17959a48-8688-11e2-a80b-3edc779b676f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991004855/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a214fbe/a2.htm"><img 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Kerry</a> playfully hit a header Tuesday while hearing the success stories of a handful of female Afghan entrepreneurs.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghan-women-tell-kerry-of-security-fear/2013/03/26/ab60d1b4-95e9-11e2-8219-3a24602783a7_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2a002201/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Afghan+women+tell+Kerry+of+security+fear&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fafghan-women-tell-kerry-of-security-fear%2F2013%2F03%2F26%2Fab60d1b4-95e9-11e2-8219-3a24602783a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769955049/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a002201/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769955049/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a002201/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161769955049/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/2a002201/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack ObamaTalibancombat forcesTue, 26 Mar 2013 11:04:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghan-women-tell-kerry-of-security-fear/2013/03/26/ab60d1b4-95e9-11e2-8219-3a24602783a7_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesAnne Gearanhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29f6728d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cjohn0Ekerry0Evisits0Eafghanistan0Eto0Erepair0Erelations0Ewith0Ehamid0Ekarzai0C20A130C0A30C250C64a1f63e0E95410E11e20Ebc8a0E934ce979aa740Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>KABUL — Secretary of State John F. Kerry and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-afghanistan-karzai-is-on-a-high-stakes-quest-for-sovereignty/2013/03/16/935f440c-8d9b-11e2-adca-74ab31da3399_story.html">Afghan President Hamid Karzai </a>smoothed over one of the worst patches in their countries’ difficult relationship with a compromise Monday that settles — for now — a bitter dispute over the fate of Taliban prisoners deemed a threat to U.S. forces.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/john-kerry-visits-afghanistan-to-repair-relations-with-hamid-karzai/2013/03/25/64a1f63e-9541-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29f6728d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Kerry+and+Karzai+smooth+over+tensions+as+Afghans+take+control+of+detention+center&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fjohn-kerry-visits-afghanistan-to-repair-relations-with-hamid-karzai%2F2013%2F03%2F25%2F64a1f63e-9541-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769907125/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29f6728d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769907125/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29f6728d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161769907125/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29f6728d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:55:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/john-kerry-visits-afghanistan-to-repair-relations-with-hamid-karzai/2013/03/25/64a1f63e-9541-11e2-bc8a-934ce979aa74_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesAnne Gearan, Kevin Sieffhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29bf4a44/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cmiddle0Ieast0Csyria0Erebels0Eaccuse0Eeach0Eother0Eof0Efiring0Ea0Echemical0Eweapon0Enear0Ealeppo0C20A130C0A30C190C2d7af7940E90Aa70E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>BEIRUT — The Syrian government and rebels accused each other Tuesday of firing a chemical weapon near the city of Aleppo, killing at least two dozen people in an attack that, if confirmed, would mark the first use of chemical arms and a major escalation in Syria’s two-year-old conflict.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syria-rebels-accuse-each-other-of-firing-a-chemical-weapon-near-aleppo/2013/03/19/2d7af794-90a7-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29bf4a44/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Syria%2C+rebels+accuse+each+other+of+firing+a+chemical+weapon+near+Aleppo&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Fsyria-rebels-accuse-each-other-of-firing-a-chemical-weapon-near-aleppo%2F2013%2F03%2F19%2F2d7af794-90a7-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921109792/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29bf4a44/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921109792/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29bf4a44/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921109792/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29bf4a44/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syria-rebels-accuse-each-other-of-firing-a-chemical-weapon-near-aleppo/2013/03/19/2d7af794-90a7-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesBabak Dehghanpisheh, Ahmed Ramadanhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29aaf74b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Ckabul0Edrivers0Eendure0E90A0A0Emiles0Eof0Ebad0Eroad0C20A130C0A30C170C81a75df20E7e6f0E11e20Ea6710E0A30A7392de8de0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>It’s a street like most others in the commercial core of this capital: not really a street at all but a bowl of mud soup thickened with mounds of dirt and gravel. Drivers, accustomed to years of navigating Kabul’s wretched roads, splash through puddles and slalom around potholes.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kabul-drivers-endure-900-miles-of-bad-road/2013/03/17/81a75df2-7e6f-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29aaf74b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Kabul+drivers+endure+900+miles+of+bad+roads&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fkabul-drivers-endure-900-miles-of-bad-road%2F2013%2F03%2F17%2F81a75df2-7e6f-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920997072/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29aaf74b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920997072/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29aaf74b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920997072/u/0/f/636710/c/34656/s/29aaf74b/a2t.img" border="0"/>economic aidUnited NationsHamid KarzaiSun, 17 Mar 2013 15:26:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kabul-drivers-endure-900-miles-of-bad-road/2013/03/17/81a75df2-7e6f-11e2-a671-0307392de8de_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesRichard Leibyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29ac61c6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cmiddle0Ieast0Csyrian0Erebels0Ebreak0Eyear0Elong0Eblockade0Eof0Ehoms0C20A130C0A30C170C10Afc18e60E8f0Ad0E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>BEIRUT — Syrian rebels broke through a year-long government blockade in the city of Homs after fierce clashes last week, a symbolic victory for the ragtag force at a time when the conflict has ground to a stalemate in most large cities. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-rebels-break-year-long-blockade-of-homs/2013/03/17/10fc18e6-8f0d-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/29ac61c6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Syrian+rebels+break+year-long+siege+of+Homs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle_east%2Fsyrian-rebels-break-year-long-blockade-of-homs%2F2013%2F03%2F17%2F10fc18e6-8f0d-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Bashar al-Assadgovernment forcesYouTubeSun, 17 Mar 2013 14:51:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-rebels-break-year-long-blockade-of-homs/2013/03/17/10fc18e6-8f0d-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zonesBabak Dehghanpishehhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2992edde/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cwar0Ezones0Cdunford0Ekarzais0Ecriticism0Eincreases0Erisk0Eof0Eafghan0Einsider0Eattacks0C20A130C0A30C140Cd93522e40E8cc40E11e20E9f540Ef3fdd70Aacad20Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>KABUL — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has warned that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/karzai-chides-us-during-hagel-afghanistan-visit/2013/03/10/773cfa5c-89af-11e2-a88e-461ffa2e34e4_story.html">President Hamid Karzai’s harsh public statements</a> against the United States this month could increase the risk of an attack on U.S. forces.</p> <p>Gen. Joseph Dunford sent an e-mail Wednesday to his subordinate generals claiming that Karzai’s remarks could trigger more<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/2-us-troops-and-5-afghans-killed-in-insider-attack/2013/03/11/43c5289c-8a50-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html"> “insider attacks,” </a>in which disgruntled or radical Afghan troops or police officers turn their weapons on U.S. troops. One such incident in Wardak province this week left two U.S. Special Operations troops dead when an Afghan policeman opened fire.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/war-zones/dunford-karzais-criticism-increases-risk-of-afghan-insider-attacks/2013/03/14/d93522e4-8cc4-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2992edde/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Dunford%3A+Karzai%E2%80%99s+criticism+increases+risk+of+Afghan+%E2%80%98insider+attacks%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fwar-zones%2Fdunford-karzais-criticism-increases-risk-of-afghan-insider-attacks%2F2013%2F03%2F14%2Fd93522e4-8cc4-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img 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officer opened fire Monday on a gathering of Americans and Afghans in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least two members of the U.S. Special Operations forces and five Afghan troops and police officers, officials said. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/2-us-troops-and-5-afghans-killed-in-insider-attack/2013/03/11/43c5289c-8a50-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/2971bf65/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=2+U.S.+troops%2C+5+Afghans+killed+in+%E2%80%98insider+attack%E2%80%99&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2F2-us-troops-and-5-afghans-killed-in-insider-attack%2F2013%2F03%2F11%2F43c5289c-8a50-11e2-8d72-dc76641cb8d4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_war-zones" target="_blank"><img 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Dehghanpishehhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/295af798/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cnational0Esecurity0Cdefense0Esecretary0Ehagel0Evisits0Eafghanistan0C20A130C0A30C0A80C39ab58ae0E87f30E11e20E999e0E5f8e0A410Acb9d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iwar0Ezones/story01.htm<p>KABUL — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in the Afghan capital Friday night to take stock of America’s winding-down war in Afghanistan, one of the thorniest issues the new Pentagon chief will confront. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/defense-secretary-hagel-visits-afghanistan/2013/03/08/39ab58ae-87f3-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html?wprss=rss_war-zones">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636710/s/295af798/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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