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| Mar.12 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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British airstrike kills Afghan civilians Map of Helmand Afghanistan The British troops were responsible for an airstrike that killed two women and two children. Insurgents fired upon the troops
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Feb.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Army considers Harry deployment  | Army heads are to decide whether the Prince can continue his deployment in Afghanistan after news broke of him on the front line against the Taliban | |
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| Feb.6 |
Kabul |
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Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip| US Secretary of State and UK Foreign Secretary have arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit | |
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Pro-Western Tadic wins new term
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| Jan.26 |
Kabul |
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Afghanistan vetoes Ashdown envoy role Afghanistan has made it clear it does not want British general Paddy Ashdown to be the new UN envoy to the country
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| Dec.13 |
Scotland |
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U.S. seeks help in Afghanistan Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushed European allies for more troops to re-energize efforts in southern Afghanistan
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| Dec.12 |
London |
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Afghan battle 'being won' - Brown Prime Minister has told MPs that forces are 'winning the battle against the insurgency' in Afghanistan
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Brown hails Afghan battle success British Prime Minister arrived on an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan leaders and British troops who are part of NATO's force
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| Sep.5 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Bomb kills 2 British troops 2 soldiers were killed and another soldier and an interpreter were wounded in a blast in the Helmand province
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63 died from forest fires
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops'| 3 soldiers have been killed by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes | | |
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| May.3 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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UK soldier killed A NATO soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan while manning a checkpoint near the town of Garmsir
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| Apr.30 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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NATO-led troops move into Helmand Hundreds of British troops swept into lush poppy fields, drawing hostile fire, in the Sangin Valley in southern Afghanistan
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Nov.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Blair meets troops Prime Minister met some of the 6,000-strong British force at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan
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| Sep.2 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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14 Britons die in NATO crash The aircraft went off the radar and crashed in an open area in Kandahar
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| Jul.15 |
Afghanistan |
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UK troops take Taleban stronghold 300 British soldiers, backed by hundreds of American and Canadian troops, have taken control of Sangin
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| Jul.10 |
London |
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900 more UK troops for Afghanistan Britain will bolster its force by about 900 in the next few months. It currently has about 4,800 troops
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| Jul.2 |
Afghanistan |
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British troops die 2 soldiers were killed in an attack on their base in the volatile Sangin district of Helmand province
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| Jan.30 |
England |
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Donors discuss Afghan development Afghan leaders and international donors are meeting to discuss the ongoing efforts to rebuild the country
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Hamas won elections
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| Jul.18 |
England |
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Afghan warlord guilty of torture Faryadi Zardad, 42, has been found guilty of a 'heinous' campaign of torture and hostage taking in his homeland
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| Jul.29 |
England |
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Report: Afghanistan could implode A British parliamentary committee has warned that Afghanistan is likely to 'implode, with terrible consequences'
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| May.17 |
Afghanistan |
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Virus: 20 more cases
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| Jan.7 |
Kabul |
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Blair visits Afghanistan UK Prime Minister has become the first world leader to visit Afghanistan and to meet Karzai since the fall of the Taleban
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Oct.2 |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum Surrender terrorist or surrender power
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| Feb.6 |
England |
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Hijackers seize Afghan plane| Hijackers reported to be demanding the release of a key opposition figure imprisoned by Taliban authorities | |
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