Acting Pentagon chief in unannounced visit to Afghanistan

Pat Shanahan says he has no orders to cut U.S. troop levels there, though the Taliban is demanding such a move in preliminary peace talks

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U.S. general wounded in Afghanistan shooting, Pentagon says. The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. army Brig.-Gen. Jeffrey Smiley was shot in a Taliban attack that killed two Afghan leaders inside the Kandahar governor's compound last week. >>

US envoy reports 'significant progress' in talks with Taliban. The Taliban must agree to enter into peace talks with the Afghan government and agree to a lasting ceasefire before the U.S. will withdraw its troops; national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon. >>

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US: More than 70 Taliban leaders killed in Afghanistan. U.S. military ramps up airstrikes, more than 500 in April alone; national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon. >>

Watchdog report questions US claim on Afghan war progress. WASHINGTON (AP) - A government watchdog is taking issue with Pentagon assertions that momentum in the fight against the Taliban has shifted to Afghan... >>

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