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Marjah (10)   South Asia Government (27)   NATO (163)   UN (214)   Southern Afghanistan (140) Recent Summary.     Click for More > Three UK soldiers die in Afghanistan Afghanistan bombings 'kill 18' 'Green-on-blue' attack kills 2 in Afghanistan Taliban attack 'revenge for film' Ten Afghan soldiers killed in attack Double gun attacks in Afghanistan Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops Apr. 30 year 2012 ... more > Nov.8 Oct.30 Sep.14 Aug.26 Aug.11 Aug.10      * Time by Topic * Location by Topic Helmand, 21st Century, Time by Topic Time War & Army Crime & Justice Rebellion Politics Collateral Damage Soldiers Die 2012 'Green-on-blue' attack kills 2 in Afghanistan 5 Royal Marines charged with murder in Afghanistan death Taliban attack 'revenge for film' Double gun attacks in Afghanistan Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops Afghan helicopter crash kills six Afghanistan bombings 'kill 18' 5 Royal Marines charged with murder in Afghanistan death US Marines charged in urine video 'Green-on-blue' attack kills 2 in Afghanistan Attackers in Afghan raid wore U.S. uniforms Taliban attack 'revenge for film' Double gun attacks in Afghanistan Your ad is here Your ad is here 'Green-on-blue' attack kills 2 in Afghanistan Double gun attacks in Afghanistan Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops Afghan helicopter crash kills six 2011 Afghan suicide attack 'kills 13' NATO-Afghan raid killed 16 militants Airstrike reportedly killed 12 children 2 U.S. troops believed killed by drones NATO: civilians 'accidentally killed' Twin car bombings 'leave several dead' Afghan suicide attack 'kills 13' Governor targeted en route to funeral Afghan suicide attack 'kills 13' NATO-Afghan raid killed 16 militants 2nd phase of security handover announced Nato to hand over key Afghan city Airstrike reportedly killed 12 children 2 U.S. troops believed killed by drones NATO: civilians 'accidentally killed' Missing British soldier found dead 2 U.S. troops believed killed by drones 2010 Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin UK troops 'to move out of Sangin' UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan Taliban put up stiff resistance Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths Coalition finds resistance, explosives Taliban stronghold under siege Coalition troops find 'minimal interference' NATO launching major Afghan offensive Afghan bomb 'kills 15 civilians' Troops seize drugs, bomb-making material Police kill 64 in Afghan drug bust 10 Afghans killed in suicide attack Taliban put up stiff resistance Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive Coalition finds resistance, explosives Taliban stronghold under siege Coalition troops find 'minimal interference' Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan Afghan flag raised over Taliban town Afghan bomb 'kills 15 civilians' McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths Your ad is here July 2009 Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours U.S. launches 'major operation' U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours 2008 Your ad is here Blast kills top Afghan official Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here 2007 Coalition: 80 Taliban killed US probes Afghan civilian deaths NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians' Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed NATO raid 'kills 21 civilians' Your ad is here Coalition: 80 Taliban killed Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials Karzai orders bomb deaths probe US probes Afghan civilian deaths NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians' NATO raid 'kills 21 civilians' Your ad is here      * Time by Topic * Location by Topic

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  Taliban attack 'revenge for film'   The Taliban have told the BBC that they carried out an attack on Nato's Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in revenge for a film mocking Islam

  Double gun attacks in Afghanistan  Two separate gun attacks on Nato-led troops in south Afghanistan have left a total of six US soldiers dead

Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops  The man in an Afghan military uniform opened fire on the troops in the volatile Helmand province

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	Nov.27		2nd phase of security handover announced
	Aug.27		Twin car bombings 'leave several dead'
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	Jul.19		Nato to hand over key Afghan city
	Jul.13		Governor targeted en route to funeral
	Jul.4		Missing British soldier found dead
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Dec.2 Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan. London Sep.19   UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin

Map of Sangin Southern Afghanistan

  Control of the area was formally handed over from UK forces to the US Marine Corps at 0630 BST Jul.17  Troops seize drugs, bomb-making material Jul.6   UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'   British troops in Afghanistan are to hand over responsibility for the Sangin area of Helmand province to US forces Jul.5 Police kill 64 in Afghan drug bust Jun.9  Hostile fire downs Nato helicopter May.21  UK troops 'under US command'

Feb.25   Afghan flag raised over Taliban town

Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan

Feb.20 Taliban put up stiff resistance Feb.16 Marines seize key police HQ in offensive Feb.15   Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive   The NATO operation aimed at tackling a Taliban stronghold is making progress, but still has a long way to go Feb.14 McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths. Afghanistan   Coalition finds resistance, explosives   12 Afghan civilians were killed when two rockets fired by coalition forces missed their target, as the Taliban showed stiff resistance to the... Feb.13 Coalition troops find 'minimal interference' Nato hails major Afghan operation. Afghanistan   Taliban stronghold under siege   The major Operation Moshtarak to rout militants from a notorious southern Afghan stronghold claimed its first NATO casualties Feb.12   NATO launching major Afghan offensive Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan

NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province  Operation Moshtarak. Moshtarak, a Dari word for 'together,' symbolizes the combined forces are serving alongside one another. 15,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Canada attacked Taliban targets in and around Marjah

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Feb.9  U.S., Afghan troops prep for assault

year 2009

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Jul.21 U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties Jul.10   Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours

Map of Sangin Southern Afghanistan  5 British soldiers have died were killed in two separate blasts while on foot patrol Jul.1   U.S. launches 'major operation'  Southern Afghanistan: 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters May.23 'Record' Afghanistan drugs bust Feb.17 Drug abuse hampers Afghan police

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year 2008

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Jan.31   Blast kills top Afghan official   The deputy governor of Helmand province has been killed in a bomb attack on a mosque

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year 2007

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Dec.25     Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials

One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban

UN Timeline (214)

Oct.27 Coalition: 80 Taliban killed Sep.26 Scores killed in fighting Jul.1 Karzai orders bomb deaths probe. Kabul Jun.30   US probes Afghan civilian deaths  The coalition says a number of civilians appear to have died in air strikes in the southern province of Helmand Jun.22   NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'

Taliban militants stormed police posts, prompting heavy fighting and air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead.    Province ...

Southern Afghanistan Timeline (140)

May.12     Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed   The Taliban's top military commander in Afghanistan has been killed in fighting with Afghan and Western forces in the south of the country May.9 NATO raid 'kills 21 civilians'

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year 2006

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Aug.28 17 killed in suicide blast

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