Middle East:Afghanistan:
- US rejects deal on Kandahar
- Soldiers glimpse children hiding up in the caves
- US insists Taliban chief must be brought to justice
- First cracks in accord as warlord boycotts council
- Rise and fall of village cleric who fought 'criminals and traitors'
- Two months on, a war waged by the strong against the weak nears its inevitable end
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