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| Jan.2 |
 Kabul |
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MPs reject most Karzai cabinet nominees| The parliament has turned down 17 out of President Hamid Karzai's 24 nominees for his new Cabinet. Energy minister was among the rejected | |
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| Jan.3 |
Afghanistan |
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 Taliban factions compete for bomb credit The Taliban in Afghanistan claimed the bomber was an Afghan Army soldier. Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud also claim the responsibility
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| Jan.9 |
Afghanistan |
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 Newly released video vows revenge| The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents appears in a newly released video, in which he vows revenge for the killing of a Taliban leader | |
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| Jan.15 |
Afghanistan |
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US releases names of prisoners at Bagram  Map of Bagram Afghanistan US authorities have released the names of 645 prisoners held at air base in Afghanistan in response to a freedom of information lawsuit
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| Jan.16 |
Kabul |
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 Lawmakers reject most of Karzai's picks| Afghan President's second attempt to seat a new Cabinet failed Saturday with the parliament rejecting a majority of his selections | |
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| Jan.17 |
Kabul |
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Militants attack Afghan capital| Suspected Taliban militants have launched an attack in an area around the presidential palace, setting off explosions and sparking a gunbattle | |
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| Jan.23 |
Kabul |
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Parliamentary election 'postponed' Afghanistan is to postpone its parliamentary elections by four months until September
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| Jan.27 |
 London |
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Key summit to tackle Afghanistan A summit on the future of Afghanistan is set to start with a possible offer of talks with moderate Taliban members high on the agenda
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| Jan.28 |
London |
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Afghan conference sets deadlines| A plan by the Afghan government to reintegrate members of the Taliban into law-abiding society got strong support at a conference | |
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No more combat troops to Afghanistan French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner: is reinforcing his country's opposition to joining the U.S.-led surge there
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| Jan.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Forces mistakenly exchange fire Map of Wardak Afghanistan A joint Afghan-international force and Afghan soldiers exchanging fire when both sides mistook the other for enemy combatants
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