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| Jan.3 |
 Afghanistan |
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 Taliban ready for talks 'with foreigners'| The Afghan Taliban are prepared to open an 'office outside the country for talks with foreigners,' a spokesman for the movement said | |
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| Jan.12 |
 Washington |
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Pentagon chief anger at 'urination' video  | US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says a video which appears to show US Marines urinating on the corpses of Afghans is 'utterly deplorable' | |
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| Jan.19 |
Helmand |
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Afghan helicopter crash kills six| Six Nato soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the worst crash since 30 soldiers died last August | |
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| Jan.20 |
Afghanistan |
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  Attack killed four French soldiers  Map of Kapisa Afghanistan| Afghan soldier killed four French soldiers and injured 15 others, in eastern Afghanistan. President Sarkozy was suspending French operations | |
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| Jan.22 |
Kabul |
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 Afghan government hints at Taliban talks The Afghan government of Hamid Karzai signaled willingness to join in with an American-led drive towards peace talks
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| Jan.27 |
 London |
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 Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is to meet David Cameron following France's decision to speed up the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan
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| Jan.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'| The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks | |
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| Jan.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Man kills wife for giving birth to daughter Map of Kunduz Afghanistan Police are looking for Sher Mohammed, 29, a man they say strangled his wife after she bore him a third child that was not a son
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 Pakistan |
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Pakistan security 'helps Taliban' The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC
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