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| Oct.1 |
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
| Oct.2 |
United Kingdom |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum Surrender terrorist or surrender power
| Oct.3 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan distances itself from Taleban
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| Oct.12 |
Kabul |
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Bombardment resumes
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Afghanistan |
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Attacks on hold for holy day
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| Oct.16 |
Kabul |
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Red Cross hit in US bomb attack |
| 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
| Oct.18 |
Afghanistan |
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US special forces inside Afghanistan
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| Oct.25 |
Washington |
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US admits Bin Laden may escape
| 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
| 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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Pakistan |
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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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |