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| Dec.1 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. airstrikes kill villagers
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N. Alliance pledges candidate list |
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Afghanistan |
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Pentagon denies its bombs hit village |
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| Dec.2 |
Afghanistan |
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Gov't could be ready by year's end |
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Ruhr |
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Name of interim Afghan PM proposed
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Kandahar |
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Marines prepares for Kandahar |
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| Dec.3 |
Ruhr |
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Agreement on Afghan government
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| Dec.4 |
Afghanistan |
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Raid wounds top bin Laden aide
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Afghanistan |
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Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda
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Ruhr |
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Karzai to head Afghanistan
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Afghanistan |
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Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora
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| Dec.5 |
 Ruhr |
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Afghan factions sign power deal Delegates at U.N.-sponsored talks have signed an accord to set up a post-Taliban government
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Kandahar |
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3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb
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Afghanistan |
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Uzbek warlord rejects Afghan deal |
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Canada |
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Commandos en route to Afghanistan |
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| Dec.6 |
 Kandahar |
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Kandahar fell| The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting | |
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| Dec.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Confusion over Omar fate
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. troops battle fleeing Taliban |
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| Dec.8 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives
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Kandahar |
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Assault continues on Tora Bora
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Uzbekistan |
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Key bridge to reopen to Afghanistan
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Kandahar |
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Factions discuss Kandahar leadership
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Afghanistan |
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Hunt for bin Laden steps up
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| Dec.9 |
Afghanistan |
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US planes pound Bin Laden hideout
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans gaining on al Qaeda Anti-Taliban fighters had captured 2 enemy command centers and 4 tunnel complexes
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Afghanistan |
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Key tunnel taken at caves Anti-Taleban fighters have seized a key supply tunnel and strategic heights in the Tora Bora
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| Dec.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Gains against al Qaeda in mountains Eastern Alliance had taken over a main base on Tora Bora and had given al Qaeda fighters a short time to surrender
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England |
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UK willing to lead peacekeepers
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Afghanistan |
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al Qaeda surrender deadline passes There is no immediate word of any members of al Qaeda giving up to anti-Taliban forces
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Afghanistan |
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Australian al Qaeda fighter captured
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| Dec.12 |
Afghanistan |
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Freedom in exchange for bin Laden Eastern Alliance offered a new deal: Surrender Osama and his inner circle and go free. Airstrikes resumed against al Qaeda
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| Dec.13 |
Kabul |
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Karzai enters Kabul
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Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden surrounded in caves Opposition fighters and U.S. troops have surrounded Osama near Tora Bora. Warplanes pounded the mountains
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| Dec.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Bombs pound bin Laden hideout
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European Union |
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EU pledges troops for Afghanistan
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Afghanistan |
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US troops storm al-Qaeda caves Special forces have been fighting a pitched battle alongside Afghan allies in the Tora Bora. There is no sign of surrender
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| Dec.15 |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora| U.S. forces have heard Osama giving orders over a short-range radio | |
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Afghanistan |
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Forces close in on al Qaeda
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Afghanistan |
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Chemical war camp found Material from a chemical, biological and nuclear weapons center is being examined
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| Dec.16 |
Afghanistan |
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Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls| Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown | |
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Afghanistan |
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Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda US forces, UK troops and their Afghan allies are pursuing hundreds of militants fleeing into the mountains
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| Dec.17 |
Afghanistan |
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Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan A group of 5 non-Afghan fighters believe terrorist mastermind is still in the Tora Bora
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Afghanistan |
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Humiliation for al-Qaeda fighters Anti-Taleban fighters have publicly paraded captured al-Qaeda members. There are still resistance from some pockets
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban may have arranged escapes Oopposition forces may have agreed to let Taliban leaders go free in exchange for surrendering territory
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| Dec.18 |
Afghanistan |
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Karzai ready for foreign troops New interim leader has welcomed proposals for an international security force
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| Dec.20 |
 UN Security Council |
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Green light for Afghan force Security Council has given the go-ahead for a multinational force to help stabilise Kabul
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Afghanistan |
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British troops spearhead Afghan force 50 Royal Marines is the vanguard of a multinational security force
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| Dec.21 |
Afghanistan |
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US warplanes attack convoy
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Kabul |
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Swearing-in of interim government| Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai | |
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| Dec.22 |
Kabul |
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Karzai appealed for billions of dollars New leader pledges peace and stability, the revival of agriculture, schools and hospitals.
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| Dec.24 |
Kabul |
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Warlord Dostum is given top job New leader Karzai has appointed the northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum as deputy defence minister
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| Dec.26 |
Afghanistan |
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New Bin Laden TV broadcast| Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera | |
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| Dec.27 |
Afghanistan |
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Ministry: Bin Laden escapes to Pakistan
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Afghanistan |
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US bombers hit Taleban hideout
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| Dec.28 |
Texas |
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Bush says Afghan mission goes on
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| Dec.29 |
Afghanistan |
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200 al-Qaeda members questioned
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| Dec.31 |
Afghanistan |
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US denies bombing civilians
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