From NPR news in Washington, I am Windsor Johnston.The US saysthe Iran invitation to the Syria peace talks must be re-sented unless Tehran publicly state support for the 2012 agreement on the Syria transition government.Earlier today, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited Iran to the first day of peace talks in a Swiss city of Montreux Monday.Ban says invitation is a first step to restore peace in the country."The conference is our long, all-waited chance to end the violence and begin putting the country back together."Ban says Iran has agreed to its action planthat calls for a Syrian-led political process leading to a transitionthat meets the legitimate aspiration of the Syrian people.The coalition and Syrian delegations meets face-to-face in Geneva for 2 days starting Wednesday.US and Afghan officials are presenting competing narratives at a military operation north of Kabul that resulted in civilians causalities.NPR's Sean Carberry reports.US military official say that as a request of the local government,Afghan Special Forces led an operation to retake Taliban-held territory in Parwan province.Militants hiding in houses ambushed the Afghan forces and US advisors,killing one Afghan and one American.An Afghan commander called for US air support.American official set in aerial gunfire killed a number of militants and also 2 childrenwho were in one of the houses from which the militants were firing.
