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Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan May 4th, 2017
Conflict
Notorious Afghan warlord returns to Kabul on May the Fourth
An Afghan soldier inspects the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on December 11, 2014. A suicide bomber targeted a bus carrying Afghan army personnel, killing six soldiers and wounding 11.
Conflict
2014 was the bloodiest year of the war in Afghanistan — for Afghans
Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai speaks during his inauguration as president in Kabul on September 29, 2014.
Global Politics
Afghanistan’s new president looks to break from recent history