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Air security further tightened Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: The US is taking additional air security measures in the wake of airliner bomb plot
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| Jan.7 |
 Washington |
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Obama targets intelligence lapses 
US President has ordered a strengthening of the US terrorist watch lists, saying the US system failed over the attempted Detroit plane attack
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
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U.S. lowers threshold for watch lists The U.S. government has lowered the threshold for information important enough to put suspicious individuals on a watch list or no-fly list
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| Jan.3 |
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Tougher US air screening rules| The authorities are introducing tougher screening rules for passengers arriving by air from nations deemed to have links with terrorism | |
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| Dec.31 |
Tribal Areas |
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Suspected drone attack kills 3 |
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| Dec.30 |
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US aware 'Nigerian' prepared for attack |
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| Dec.28 |
Washington |
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U.S. help Yemen to confront al Qaeda |
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Obama orders review of flight screenings| President has ordered a review of security screening processes after botched terror attack on a U.S. airliner | |
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner killed |
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| Sep.18 |
Washington |
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Terror probe suspect admits ties 24-year-old Najibullah Zazi who is a suspect in an alleged terrorist plot in the United States has admitted to having ties to al Qaeda
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| Sep.14 |
 Somalia |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have 'likely killed' Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top al-Qaeda suspect, during a US military raid
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| Sep.8 |
Washington |
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U.S. to test carry-ons for explosives
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| Aug.23 |
 CIA |
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CIA report alleges prisoner abuse Interrogators threatened an al Qaeda prisoner with a gun and an electric drill to try to scare him into giving up information
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| Aug.22 |
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US 'names secret terror suspects'
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| Aug.6 |
West Pakistan |
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Taliban head Mehsud 'may be dead'
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
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US terror policy report delayed |
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| Jul.8 |
Tribal Areas |
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Drones 'kill dozens' |
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| May.15 |
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Anger at Obama Guantanamo ruling |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
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Obama stopped to detainee photo releases President told government lawyers to object to a court-ordered release of additional images showing alleged abuse of detainees
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| Apr.20 |
CIA |
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Obama reaffirms support for CIA
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
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US releases Bush-era interrogation memos Interrogation tactics such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation did not violate laws against torture when there was no intent to cause severe...
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term The US is abandoning its use of the term 'enemy combatants' to describe terror suspects - ending a key policy of the Bush administration
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| Feb.28 |
Washington |
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Bush urges wiretap immunity law |
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| Feb.21 |
London |
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UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil |
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| Feb.5 |
CIA |
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CIA admits waterboarding inmates
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| Jan.31 |
West Pakistan |
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CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist |
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| Jan.12 |
Washington |
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Water-boarding 'would be torture' |
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| Dec.10 |
CIA |
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CIA man defends 'water-boarding' |
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| Dec.8 |
CIA |
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Inquiry into destroyed CIA tapes |
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| Jul.27 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress passes anti-terror bill |
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| Jun.8 |
European Union |
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
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| Jan.8 |
Somalia |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects The AC-130 has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia
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| Sep.21 |
U.S. Senate |
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US deal struck on terror suspects |
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Senators defy Bush on tribunals A Senate committee is approving 15-9 legislation to set up trials for foreign terrorism suspects
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| Sep.11 |
Washington |
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US waging 'ideological struggle' |
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| Sep.6 |
Washington |
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons President said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay
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| Feb.16 |
UN |
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U.N. report: Close Guantanamo
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| Jan.16 |
Washington |
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U.S. unsure of al-Zawahiri fate |
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| Jan.14 |
West Pakistan |
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'Zawahiri' strike sparks protest
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| Jan.13 |
 West Pakistan |
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Airstrike targeted al-Zawahiri A CIA strike on a building in village near the Afghan border may have killed Osama bin Laden's most-trusted aide
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| Dec.23 |
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Mosques checked for radiation |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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Bush: Secret wiretaps will continue |
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| Dec.17 |
Washington |
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Bush admits he authorised spying |
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| Dec.8 |
Washington |
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US blocks ICRC access to suspects |
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| Nov.29 |
CIA |
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US probes secret CIA jail claim |
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| Oct.5 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate backs detainee rights
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| May.25 |
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Amnesty accuses US over 'torture' |
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| Apr.21 |
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US 'to toughen airspace checks' |
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| Jan.24 |
Washington |
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U.S. mulls $50M bin Laden reward |
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| Jan.19 |
Washington |
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Tight security at inauguration
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| Aug.12 |
New Jersey |
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3 arrested in missile-smuggling case
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| Mar.19 |
Kandahar |
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U.S. Troops Raid Villages |
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| Mar.6 |
Tribal Areas |
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Search for bin Laden tightens |
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| Mar.2 |
Pakistan |
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Sheikh Mohammed interrogated |
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
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US jubilant over al-Qaeda arrest |
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Top al Qaeda operative caught
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| Jan.28 |
Afghanistan |
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At least 18 rebels killed in firefight |
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| Dec.17 |
UN |
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Al-Qaeda 'still poses big threat' |
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| Nov.13 |
Washington |
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U.S. looks for 'signals' in bin Laden tape |
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| Nov.8 |
France |
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'Bin Laden alive,' says Interpol
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| Oct.4 |
Washington |
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Walker Lindh sentenced to 20 years
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| Sep.14 |
Pakistan |
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Top al Qaeda operatives interrogated |
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Upstate New York |
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US charges five over al-Qaeda links |
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| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
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9/11 planner arrested
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| Sep.6 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. blames civilian deaths on ground fire |
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Mass graves raise questions |
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| Aug.18 |
Afghanistan |
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Tapes on bin Laden's network |
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| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed' |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
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Judge: terror suspects 'must be named' |
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| Jul.1 |
Philippines |
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Extra $10m to fight terror |
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| Jun.14 |
Karachi |
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Al-Qanoon claimed responsibility for bomb |
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| May.30 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'shifts men from al-Qaeda hunt'
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| May.16 |
Pakistan |
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Body found may be Daniel Pearl's
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| Mar.7 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
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Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold |
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| Mar.2 |
Afghanistan |
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Caves hit with pressure bombs |
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| Feb.8 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban foreign minister surrenders
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| Feb.5 |
Washington |
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US softens line on 'evil axis' |
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American Taleban indicted
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| Jan.23 |
Guantanamo |
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US halts transfers to Guantanamo camp |
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| Jan.11 |
Singapore |
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Tape shows attack plans |
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Guantanamo |
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Afghan captives start detention| The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo | |
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| Jan.8 |
Afghanistan |
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3 Taleban ministers surrender |
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| Jan.3 |
Afghanistan |
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'Omar handover' is negotiating |
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Kabul |
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Taleban prisoners released
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| Dec.26 |
Afghanistan |
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New Bin Laden TV broadcast |
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| Dec.19 |
West Pakistan |
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13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt
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| Dec.17 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban may have arranged escapes |
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Afghanistan |
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Humiliation for al-Qaeda fighters |
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Afghanistan |
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Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan |
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| Dec.16 |
Afghanistan |
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Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls
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| Dec.15 |
Afghanistan |
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Chemical war camp found |
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| Dec.12 |
Afghanistan |
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Freedom in exchange for bin Laden |
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| Dec.11 |
Afghanistan |
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al Qaeda surrender deadline passes |
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Afghanistan |
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Gains against al Qaeda in mountains |
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Key tunnel taken at caves |
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| Dec.8 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives |
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| Dec.6 |
 Kandahar |
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Kandahar fell The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
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| Nov.19 |
 Afghanistan |
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4 journalists killed Gunmen stopped an unguarded convoy on the way from Jalalabad to Kabul. 4 bodies had been found
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| Nov.18 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Taliban offer to surrender Konduz
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| Nov.16 |
Kabul |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy |
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| Nov.15 |
Afghanistan |
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US raids kill terror group leaders |
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| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Aid workers freed 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
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Kandahar |
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Jalalabad seized |
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| Nov.12 |
Kabul |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul| Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south | |
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| Nov.9 |
Afghanistan |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
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| Nov.8 |
Japan |
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Navy to join coalition |
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| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes
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| Oct.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban |
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| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line
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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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| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban |
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| Oct.9 |
Afghanistan |
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US claims air supremacy |
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike 
Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Folmedia%2F1585000%2Fimages%2F_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Afghanistan 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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| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
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US begins ground deployment
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| Sep.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden 'hidden by Taleban' |
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| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Special forces deploy |
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
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US warns of long campaign |
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin pledges support for US |
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| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war
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| Sep.12 |
NATO |
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NATO reviews retaliatory action |
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