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| Aug.6 |
 Washington |
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 Bush and Karzai vow 'an end to Taliban'  US President and the Afghan leader have vowed to put an end to the Taleban in Afghanistan. Karzai said the Taliban were a defeated force
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| Aug.10 |
 Helmand |
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 Coalition in 13-hour Taliban fight Afghan troops backed by coalition aircraft are fighting a large battle with militants in Helmand province
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Afghanistan |
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  S. Korean negotiators meet Taliban 2 top Taliban leaders and 4 South Korean officials met face-to-face for the first time to negotiate the fate of 21 hostages
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| Aug.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released The militants holding 21 Korean hostages will release two female hostages who are unwell
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 Pakistan |
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 Musharraf 'to join Afghan jirga' Pakistan's President is expected to attend the final session of a tribal council in neighbouring Afghanistan
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| Aug.12 |
Afghanistan |
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 4 soldiers killed in fighting  The 3 coalition soldiers died after sustaining wounds in an explosion during fighting in Nangarhar provin
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed Map of Ghazni Afghanistan| Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized | |
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| Aug.15 |
Afghanistan |
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Troops strike in Afghan mountains Hundreds of U.S. and Afghan soldiers have embarked on a major operation against militants in the eastern region of Tora Bora
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| Aug.17 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Insurgents killed in fighting Almost a dozen insurgents were killed after militants attacked a force led by Afghan police
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| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
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 German woman kidnapped| A woman has been kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the capital. She works for an international aid organisation | |
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| Aug.19 |
Afghanistan |
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 Kidnapped German in Afghan video Private TV stations in Afghanistan have broadcast a video appearing to show Christina Meier, aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul
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Kabul |
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Kidnapped German woman freed Christina Meier was freed during a police raid on a house, and a number of her suspected abductors were arrested
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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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| Aug.27 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghan opium at record high UN: opium production in Afghanistan has soared to record levels, with an increase on last year of more than 1/3
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| Aug.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released South Korean negotiators have reached a deal with militants holding 19 S. Korean Christian aid workers for over a month
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Coalition forces kill 100 insurgents The ongoing battle is in Kandahar province's northern Sha Wali Kot district
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages Map of Ghazni Afghanistan| The hostages were released into the care of officials of the Red Cross at 3 separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the city of Ghazni | |
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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 Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban| Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | |
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| Aug.31 |
Kabul |
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Bomber targets airport A suicide bomber plowed into 3 vehicles at Kabul International Airport's military gate, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding 4 other people
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Main Event: Two female Korean hostages... 