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Afghan police carry an injured Taliban fighter, who was captured after an overnight clash with Afghan police in Jalalabad, in the eastern province of Nangrahar, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Provincial police chief Masoon Khan Hashimi said his officers ambushed Taliban insurgents outside a village in the Surkh Rod district, killing several and capturing two. (AP Photo/Nisar Ahmad)

US-Taliban plan leaves Karzai cold

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan — Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants. What provoked the mercurial Karzai and infuriated many other Afghans was a … 0

State fines South Hadley $7,500 for excessive debris at composting operation

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY — The town of South Hadley has agreed to pay a fine of $7,500 for penalties associated with its leaf and yard waste composting operation off Industrial Drive. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection found an overflow of materials in the compost area after odor complaints prompted an investigation. The overflow was found to largely be the result of debris deposited … 0

Updated: Granby man admits to 2011 arson, gets four-year prison sentence

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — After a partial day of testimony in his arson trial, Scott Szaban admitted to setting a fire that destroyed a Granby home in 2011. Szaban, 47, of 299 East State St., pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to a single count of arson, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one … 0