KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban beheaded 12 Afghan civilians, mostly family members of local policemen, in an assault that was part of a week-long offensive that has so far killed 60 people and wounded scores in a remote province in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday.

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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden is asking his constituents their opinion on President Barack Obama’s request that Congress authorize military force against the Assad regime in Syria in response to allegations of the use of chemical weapons against civilians.