WWW.UPI.COM writes: "KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government would guarantee deposits at stumbling Kabul Bank, which was rocked by a sudden government takeover. Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai - Kabul Bank - President of Afghanistan - Asia"

For British troops to be out of Afghanistan by 2015, local leaders need to be running the country themselves.

Ten Afghan civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday. The attack has caused outrage in Afghanistan and prompted a stern warning from President Hamid Karzai who has repeatedly condemned airstrikes that have mistakenly killed civilians.

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"SYDNEY, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence agencies are dysfunctional and are contributing to a "quagmire" in Afghanistan, a former CIA officer complained. Afghanistan - Central Intelligence Agency - Asia - Intelligence agency - United States"