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Afghanistan |
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King, N. Alliance Reach Agreement |
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England |
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Blair warns alliance poised to strike
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| Oct.2 |
 United Kingdom |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum Surrender terrorist or surrender power
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| Oct.3 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan distances itself from Taleban
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| Oct.5 |
 Afghanistan |
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Taliban offers aid workers deal Taliban would release 8 detained workers if the U.S. stops propaganda of military action
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban to release UK journalist |
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| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
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Bush warns Taleban US President demands to hand over Bin Laden. Gunners tried to shoot down an aircraft above Kabul
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Switzerland |
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Donors pledged $608m to Afghans |
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| Oct.7 |
European Union |
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Europe rallies behind attacks
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Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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Afghanistan |
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US threatens more strikes
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Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden has warned US |
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| Oct.8 |
Kabul |
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US launches new strikes
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban refuse to bow to US |
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Afghanistan |
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US renews assault on Taleban
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UN Security Council |
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Security Council backs attacks |
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| Oct.9 |
Kandahar |
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Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat attacked
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Afghanistan |
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US claims air supremacy The United States now are able to carry out operations around the clock. 85% of targets had been damaged or destroyed
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Afghanistan |
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Al-Qaeda threatens terror attacks |
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| Oct.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban charge 3 with spying |
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Kabul |
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Kabul raids |
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Afghanistan |
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5,000lb bunker busting bombs
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| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
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US planes pound Kabul Bombs have fallen near the airport and a military base in the east of Kabul. Taleban said 140 people had been killed
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban demand tax on aid convoy |
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Kabul |
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Loud explosions, huge fireball
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| Oct.12 |
Kabul |
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Bombardment resumes
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Afghanistan |
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Attacks on hold for holy day
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| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
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Bomb went astray US admits a bomb has missed a Taleban military target at Kabul airport and fallen on a residential neighbourhood
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Afghanistan |
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Al-Qaeda threatens US and UK
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban reject ceasefire trade |
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| Oct.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban show bomb devastation
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Afghanistan |
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Millions at risk |
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Kabul |
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Bush rejected offer by Taleban
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| Oct.15 |
USA |
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UN says US feeding Taleban |
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UN |
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US and UN talk post-Taliban rule |
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Kabul |
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US jets hammer Kabul |
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| Oct.16 |
Kabul |
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Red Cross hit in US bomb attack |
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| Oct.17 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Taleban strike Northern Alliance
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Afghanistan |
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US striking Taleban front lines |
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Afghanistan |
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Strikes paving way for ground troops
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| Oct.18 |
Afghanistan |
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US special forces inside Afghanistan
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| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban| Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved | |
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Kandahar |
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Afghans flee bombed Kandahar
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban defiant on Bin Laden |
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| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Key sites targeted by US troops
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Kabul |
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Air defences subdued
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| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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US attacks Taleban front line 
Map of Mazar-e Afghanistan Planes had targeted positions around the Bagram airfield, and outside northern city of Mazar-e Sharif
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan holds back refugee tide |
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Afghanistan |
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Campaign may end by winter's start
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| Oct.22 |
Western Afghanistan |
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Taliban accuse U.S. of 'genocide'
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Pakistan |
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Refugees force their way into Pakistan |
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Kabul |
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Air raids |
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| Oct.23 |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden camps destroyed |
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Afghanistan |
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US admits bombs went astray |
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| Oct.24 |
Afghanistan |
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Cluster bombs trap villagers
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Afghanistan |
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US claims small gains in war
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
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US admits Bin Laden may escape
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| Oct.26 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban opponent executed| Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders | |
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Afghanistan |
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Second bombing error
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England |
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Marines get war on terror role
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Kabul |
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Heavy raids on Kabul More than 20 bombs fell on the city. Pentagon admitted it hit a Red Cross depot
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| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line| Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul | |
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Tribes march to Taleban's aid Thousands of armed tribesmen volunteered to fight for the Taleban. The authorities refused crossing into Afghanistan
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Northern Afghanistan |
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US bombing error kills 9 Missile has struck a village in territory controlled by Northern Alliance
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| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Targets hit along Tajikistan border There is no sign of an assault against the 6,000 Taleban soldiers
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Kabul |
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US bomb kills 10 in Kabul Bombs hit 3 houses wiping out an entire family
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| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs Warplanes have targeted underground command centres of al-Qaeda network
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban tell tribesmen to wait Thousands of armed Pakistani waiting across the border were told not to enter Afghanistan since there is no need
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Kandahar |
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U.S. jets struck Kandahar U.S., Britain dispute campaign critics. Warplanes struck Taliban positions facing the Northern Alliance
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| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans warned over cluster bombs U.S.is broadcasting warnings how to tell the difference between unexploded cluster bomb and airdropped food parcels
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Kandahar |
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Allies pound Kandahar Aircraft also pounded Taleban north of Kabul. A 'modest number' of allied ground troops are inside Afghanistan
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| Oct.31 |
Kandahar |
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Attacks rattle Kandahar A large explosions were heard and flashes could be seen as C-130 transport aircraft flying low
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Northern Afghanistan |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban| Navy jets and heavy bombers pounded battle lines between Taliban and Northern Alliance | |
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