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| Oct.1 |
Helmand |
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Airstrike killed Afghan women, children
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| Oct.3 |
 Afghanistan |
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Soldiers killed in Afghan battle  Map of Nuristan Afghanistan 8 American soldiers and 2 Afghan troops have been killed in a fire-fight in the remote east of the country when military outposts were attacked
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| Oct.4 |
Washington |
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U.S. adviser: Taliban victory not foreseen
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| Oct.5 |
 Washington |
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 US 'needs time' on Afghan troops Defence secretary Robert Gates has said more time is needed to decide whether to increase troop levels in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan |
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Sacked UN man attacks mission
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| Oct.6 |
Afghanistan |
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Insurgents pushed into U.S. base
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Washington |
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 Obama aware of Afghan differences US President has said his decision on a new strategy in Afghanistan will not please everyone
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| Oct.7 |
UN |
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UN defends Afghan election role
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Kabul |
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Blast outside India embassy  | At least 7 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a large explosion near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy | |
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| Oct.8 |
Washington |
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Obama team weighs Afghanistan options
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| Oct.11 |
Washington |
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 Clinton warning to Afghan leader Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said whoever wins recent election will be expected to do more to address the country's problems
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| Oct.12 |
Kabul |
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Afghan quits election commission One of five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission has resigned amid the group's probe of allegations of voting fraud
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| Oct.14 |
 London |
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UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan Gordon Brown says the UK will send 500 more forces personnel to Afghanistan - but only if key conditions are met
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| Oct.17 |
Washington |
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 Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops John Kerry has said it would be irresponsible to send more US troops to Afghanistan before the result of the presidential election there is ...
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| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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US decision after Afghan result The White House will take no decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan until it determines the new government is a 'true partner'
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| Oct.19 |
Kabul |
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Abdullah ready for runoff with Karzai
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| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan's run-off poll hailed World leaders have welcomed the acceptance by President Hamid Karzai of the decision to hold a run-off presidential election
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 Karzai accepts election runoff| Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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Kabul |
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Sack Afghan poll officials - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said the UN wants more than half the top officials involved in Afghanistan's election replaced
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| Oct.22 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Strong earthquake rocks Afghanistan
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| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
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Run-off campaigning begins Incumbent President Hamid Karzai is due to face his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, in two weeks' time
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| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes| Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down | |
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Kabul |
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 Afghan rivals row over poll chief President Hamid Karzai has rejected a call by rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah to sack the head of the Afghan election commission
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Washington |
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Obama vows no rush on Afghanistan
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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8 U.S. troops killed| The service members were inside armored vehicles at the time of the multiple complex IED attacks | |
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Greece |
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At least 8 migrants drown
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Kabul |
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3 U.N. staff killed in firefight | The staff members were living in a private guesthouse in central Kabul near where an attack took place | |
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| Oct.28 |
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 UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned as 'despicable and brutal' a Taliban attack which killed six UN workers
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Washington |
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U.S. to pay Taliban to switch sides
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| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
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 Taliban leader: U.S. can't buy allegiance Mullah Brader Akhund delivered a message to Obama, calling his attempt to lure away Taliban fighters with money 'an old weapon that has failed...
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Kabul |
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Afghan election talks break down Talks between President Hamid Karzai and his election opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, have broken down
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Kabul |
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Abdullah 'to boycott Afghan vote' Abdullah Abdullah, President Karzai's main rival in the second round of presidential election, is reportedly set to abandon the poll
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| Oct.31 |
Kabul |
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Afghan rivals talk over vote boycott President Karzai's representatives were holding eleventh-hour talks with those of main rival Abdullah Abdullah in a bid to prevent the boycotting
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Kabul |
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Six Afghans arrested for attack on U.N. Among the six in custody was a religious teacher from a local mosque. 3 suicide bombers were Pakistani
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