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Trump says he canceled secret Camp David meeting with Taliban leaders
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Taliban leaders were to travel to the US for secret peace talks this weekend but that the meeting has been canceled and he's called off peace talks with the militant group entirely.
ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed in airstrike, US says
The head of ISIS in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed Orakzai, also known as Sad Arhabi, and 10 other ISIS fighters were killed Saturday night in an airstrike in Nangarhar province, according to provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani.
Afghan national security adviser quits
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted the resignation of his national security adviser but refused the resignations of three other security officials as the country battles the Taliban.
Mike Pompeo makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit after arriving from his previous stop in Vietnam.
Afghan government calls off ceasefire with Taliban
The Afghan government has formally called off the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban it had announced for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Eid celebrations in Afghanistan marred by deadly bombing
As onlookers lauded reports of Taliban fighters and Afghan government security forces shaking hands and embracing during an unprecedented ceasefire to mark Eid, a deadly bombing in eastern Afghanistan marred celebrations Saturday.
US conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan opium labs
The US conducted airstrikes targeting opium processing labs in Afghanistan Sunday, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Michael Andrews tells CNN.
