Ahead of new talks with the Taliban, some Afghan leaders think federalism is the only way to secure long-term peace.

Ahead of new talks with the Taliban, some Afghan leaders think federalism is the only way to secure long-term peace.
Some 20,000 Afghan Shia fighters said to be fighting alongside Iran to help save government of Syrian President Assad.
By delegating talks on US-Afghan security pact to grand assembly, Karzai has made a clever bid to dodge responsibility.