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| Feb. 9 |
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U.S., Afghan troops prep for assault  U.S. and Afghan commanders gave their troops pep talks ahead of a planned assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marja
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| Jan. 15 |
Afghanistan |
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US releases names of prisoners at Bagram
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| Dec.31 |
Afghanistan |
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 2 security contractors killed in bombing Tw2o of the 7 CIA officers killed in a terrorist attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan were contractors for Xe, a firm formerly known as Blac...
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 Obama rallies CIA after Afghanistan bomb Barack Obama has sent a rallying letter to the after 7 staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in the agency's hist...
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CIA chief confirms officers killed by bomb The dead include a mother of three who was the head of the CIA's base in Khost Province, near Pakistan
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| Dec.30 |
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 Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack Map of Khost Afghanistan| A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
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U.S. condemns Taliban video of U.S. soldier
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| Dec.8 |
U.S. Senate |
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McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical'  Top U.S. commander: Finding Osama bin Laden and rolling back Taliban are necessary steps toward winning the war in Afghanistan
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| Dec.7 |
Afghanistan |
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 U.S. defense secretary arrives Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan, a week after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops to the Asian nation
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Obama team rejects criticism of exit timing
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| Dec.2 |
UN |
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U.N. chief backs U.S. Afghanistan plan
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war Map of West Point NY New York| The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's government. The new deployment over six months will bring U.S. troop strength in the country to more than 100,00... | |
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| Nov.30 |
Washington |
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Obama issues new Afghan orders US President Barack Obama has issued new orders for the US military after deciding how many more troops to send
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| Nov.24 |
Washington |
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Pentagon preparing to send 34000 troops
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Obama seeks Afghanistan closure
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| Nov.23 |
Washington |
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Obama, advisers meet on Afghanistan
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| Nov.20 |
Washington |
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US sets marker on Afghan corruption
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| Nov.18 |
Kabul |
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Clinton: Afghanistan at 'critical moment'
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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US demands Afghan 'bribery court'
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| Nov.11 |
Kabul |
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Envoy urges no US troop increase
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks US President has met his national security team to discuss strategy in Afghanistan as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels
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| Oct.26 |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
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| Sep.20 |
Afghanistan |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning The top US general there, Gen Stanley McChrystal: The US mission in Afghanistan will 'likely result in failure' unless troops are increased
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan| Four U.S. troops were killed in eastern Afghanistan in a roadside bombing. The deaths would raise U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan to 30 in July | |
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. launches 'major operation' 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters
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| Jun.11 |
Afghanistan |
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 Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an| Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade | |
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| Oct.8 |
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US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially...
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| Sep.9 |
Washington |
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  Bush reshuffles war-zone troops US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan
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| Jul.19 |
Kabul |
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Obama opens foreign tour US Democratic presidential contender, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is at the start of a high-profile international tour
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops'
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| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
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16 bodies recovered from crash site
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| May.15 |
Washington |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan
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| Jul.1 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. bomb hits wedding party At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured when a plane dropped a bomb as celebrants fired into the air
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| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes Helicopter was forced down by bad weather and a team of US special forces had to be rescued
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| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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 US begins military strike Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Folmedia%2F1585000%2Fimages%2F_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Afghanistan Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
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