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 Kabul |
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Afghan officials quit over summit attack Afghanistan's interior minister and director of national security have resigned in the wake of an attack on a high-level peace conference
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| Jun.7 |
Afghanistan |
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10 troops killed in Afghanistan| Attacks across Afghanistan killed 10 allied troops, including seven Americans, in the deadliest day for coalition forces this year | |
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| Jun.9 |
Helmand |
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 Hostile fire downs Nato helicopter Four American soldiers are killed after their helicopter is shot down in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan
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Kandahar |
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39 dead in blast at Afghanistan wedding| A bombing at a wedding ceremony Wednesday in Kandahar province killed 39 people and wounded 73 others | |
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| Jun.12 |
 Pakistan |
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Pakistan's ISI 'supports' Taliban Pakistan's intelligence service has direct links with the Taliban in Afghanistan, a report claims, but Pakistan denies it
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| Jun.16 |
 Seattle |
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U.S. Army charges 3 in Afghan killings Three additional soldiers are facing murder charges in the deaths of Afghan civilians between and have been placed in pre-trial confinement
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| Jun.19 |
 UN |
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U.N.: Afghan security remains unstable Security in war-torn Afghanistan has not improved in recent months and violence threatens any strides toward stability
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Washington |
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 Firm tied to Blackwater gets contract A firm affiliated with the former Blackwater security company has been awarded a contract to provide protection to U.S. in the Afghan cities
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| Jun.21 |
Washington |
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 US money 'reaches Taliban' Investigators say the US military has been giving tens of millions of dollars to Afghan security firms who are channelling the money to warlords
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
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 Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims| US President was angered by a magazine profile in which the top military commander in Afghanistan criticised senior administration officials | |
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| Jun.23 |
Washington |
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 Obama fires US Afghan commander  Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
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| Jun.24 |
Afghanistan |
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June deadliest month for coalition troops| June has become the deadliest month of the Afghan war for coalition troops, a grave milestone in the nearly 9-year-old conflict | |
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| Jun.26 |
Kabul |
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 Karzai backs choice of Petraeus Afghanistan's president has backed the selection of Gen. David Petraeus as the top NATO commander in Afghanistan
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Taliban commander shot dead  Ghulam Sakhi, disguised as a woman, was shot dead in Afghanistan when he fired at troops
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Afghanistan |
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 Six NATO troops killed in bombing attacks 4 of the deaths occurred in southern Afghanistan. 2 other were killed by improvised explosive devices in separate attacks in eastern Afghani...
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| Jun.27 |
CIA |
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Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA Speaking on US television Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, has conceded that the war in Afghanistan has been 'harder and slower' than expected
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CIA |
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CIA defends Blackwater contract The head of CIA has defended awarding a large contract to the controversial security company formerly known as Blackwater
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| Jun.29 |
U.S. Senate |
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 Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen The man chosen to take charge of the US military in Afghanistan has warned of an escalation of violence in the coming months
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| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban rule out negotiations with Nato The Taliban in Afghanistan have said that there is no question of their entering into any kind of negotiations with Nato forces
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