Attacks by U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, including air strikes, have reportedly killed hundreds of children over the last four years, according to the U.N. body monitoring the rights of children.The Geneva-based Committee on the Rights of the Child said the casualties were “due notably to reported lack of precautionary measures and indiscriminate use of force.” It was reviewing a range....

All Afghan elections to date have been bankrolled—and largely organized—by international donors. In advance of 2014, Afghans and donors alike need to decide what to do to stage a credible presidential election and what can realistically be done given the timetable and costs.

The United States would continue to work to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan, the new US Secretary of State, John Kerry said, welcoming a group of Afghan musicians in one of his first public appearance as the top American diplomat.