By FISNIK ABRASHI, Associated Press Writer
The Afghan police ordered 7,000 officers onto the streets of Kabul as the top U.S. general in the country warned that militants were planning attacks during Monday's Independence Day celebrations.

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan issued a rare public warning that militants are planning attacks during the country's Independence Day on Monday. Just hours before the alert went out, a suicide bomber killed nine Afghans near a U.S. base.

By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
The U.S.-backed Afghan government welcomed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation Monday, saying he "was not someone good for Afghanistan" and his departure will have a positive effect on the region.