KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai fired the attorney-general on Wednesday after the country’s top prosecutor announced he intended to run for the presidency in elections next year. Abdul Jabar Sabit has also accused some government and parliament members of corruption and tried to prosecute leaders of former armed …

(Reuters) – Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 6:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday: * denotes new or updated item

(Reuters) – A U.S. soldier was killed by an explosive charge rigged to a house while conducting operations in Diyala province, north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. A U.S. Marine died on Sunday as a result of non-combat related incident in Anbar province, the U.S. …