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The 3-day pause in fighting comes amid promises to release Taliban prisoners.

Many Kabul residents tell Newsy they fear U.S. troops' withdrawal will lead to civil war and boost the Taliban's power.

Stimson Center Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program & Director of the China Program Yun Sun, discusses how China will handle the Taliban diplomatically in comparison to the West. She speaks to Yvonne Man and David...

1. US President George W. Bush walks by with golf club

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US Pres
ident
"Vice President Qadir of Afghanistan was gunned down. The administration and the country mourns the...

1. Wide of United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates arriving, zoom in on Gates

2. Mid of Gates shaking hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, zoom in on Gates, pan to Hatoyama, tilt...

1. US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arriving to address the press

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US Presi
dent
"We had extensive conversations with President Karzai,...

1. Various of NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen surround by media

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO ch
ief:
"I would say that a reconciliation and reintegration process could contribute to a...

1. Wide of State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley entering briefing room

2. Cutaway of reporter asking que
stion
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) P.J. Crowley, State Department
Spokesman:
"We do not question...

1. Various of Afghan President Hamid Karzai meeting British soldiers who have served in Afghanistan at Wellington Barracks in London

2. Wide of Afghan President Hamid Karzai addressing...

1. US President Barack Obama walking towards podium and saying (English) "Good evening"

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US Presi
dent:
"I ordered an additional 30-thousand American troops into...

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBERS: 4037894; 4035579VOICEOVER: IN CENTRAL KABUL AFGHANS ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY -- FAMILIES NOW LIVE IN LIMBO AT A CAMP FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED...

CLEAN: Afghan conference allows Afghan government to have their say

A few thousand more troops are needed to help end the stalemate in Afghanistan, according to a senior U.S. military commander who also told lawmakers Thursday that Russian meddling is complicating the counterterrorism fight.Army General...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had a very good discussion with the US envoy leading efforts to forge a deal with the Taliban says a spokesman in a meeting where he was shown the draft of a proposed agreement with the insurgents (Footage...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani initially refused to abide by the U.S. agreement to free captured Taliban fighters.

There were two separate suicide bombings, which targeted a military base and a provincial chief.

Aug.31 -- Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, an Iowa Republican, discusses the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. She speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu on "Bloomberg: Balance of Power."

The blitz through the Taliban's southern heartland means the insurgents now hold half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals.

The hearing marked the first time lawmakers have been able to question a member of the Biden administration about the withdrawal.

1. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi shaking hands

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ramen
3. Miliband duri
ng meeting
4. Qureshi
during...

1. Wide of Afghan police with Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) driving by

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g by
3. Afghan police removing barrier for vehicle
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1. Wide shot of news conference

2. SOUNDBITE (English): Ali Ahmad Jalali, Afghan Interior Mini
ster:
"We are pleased to announce that three UN workers taken hostage 27 days ago have been released...

1. Wide of Afghan President Hamid Karzai walking to lectern

2. Cutaway of cameramen fil
ming
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan
President:
"The Afghan people can no longer tolerate these...