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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
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Bush vetoes bill banning waterboarding
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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
British Foreign Secretary Miliband said that British territory was used to transport two suspects in the CIA's rendition program
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| Feb.5 |
CIA |
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CIA admits waterboarding inmates The CIA has for the first time publicly admitted using the controversial method on terror suspects
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Pro-Western Tadic wins new term
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| Jan.31 |
West Pakistan |
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CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist
Abu Laith al-Libi, as a senior al Qaeda leader believed to have executed attacks against U.S., a wanted terrorist, was killed by an airstrik...
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| Jan.12 |
Washington |
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Water-boarding 'would be torture' US national intelligence chief Mike McConnell has said that interrogation technique 'would be torture' if he was subjected to it
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| Dec.10 |
CIA |
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CIA man defends 'water-boarding' Retired agent John Kiriakou has said a al-Qaeda suspect was interrogated using a simulated drowning technique but that he believes it was ju...
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| Dec.8 |
CIA |
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Inquiry into destroyed CIA tapes The justice department and the CIA are launching a joint inquiry into the destruction of 2 videotapes of interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
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Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners |
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100,000 protest junta
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| Aug.3 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush eavesdropping bill gets boost |
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| Jul.27 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress passes anti-terror bill
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
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| Jun.11 |
Virginia |
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Court rebukes enemy combatant policy |
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| Jun.8 |
European Union |
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed' Dick Marty, a Council of Europe investigator, says he has evidence to prove the CIA ran secret jails in Poland and Romania
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| Apr.27 |
Guantanamo |
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US holds 'senior al-Qaeda figure' |
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| Jan.31 |
Boston |
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Arrest over security scare |
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| Jan.18 |
Washington |
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New rules on terror detainees |
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| Jan.11 |
Somalia |
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Official: strike missed al Qaeda suspects |
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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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Guard detained over Hussein video
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Sep.21 |
U.S. Congress |
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US deal struck on terror suspects
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| Sep.14 |
U.S. Congress |
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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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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Feb.16 |
UN |
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U.N. report: Close Guantanamo
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Iran restarts uranium work
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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 A missile strike in a village in Pakistan has prompted Islamabad to protest to its American allies
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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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Hajj stampede kills at least 345
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| Dec.23 |
USA |
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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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WTO seals farms deal
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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. Congress |
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Senate backs detainee rights
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Ahmadinejad elected as president
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| May.25 |
Washington |
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FBI records detail Koran claims |
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USA |
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Amnesty accuses US over 'torture' |
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| Apr.21 |
USA |
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US 'to toughen airspace checks' |
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force
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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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First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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| Aug.12 |
New Jersey |
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3 arrested in missile-smuggling case
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Bomb at Jordanian Embassy
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| Mar.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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U.S. Troops Raid Villages |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Mar.6 |
West Pakistan |
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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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Pakistan |
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Top al Qaeda operative caught Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is believed to be the key planner of the 9/11 and several al Qaeda attacks in the last 10 years
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182 died after arson attack in subway
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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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Russian troops storm theater
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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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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 Ramzi Binalshibh was one of the al Qaeda operatives most wanted by the U.S. government
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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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Brazil wins World Cup
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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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Bethlehem church under siege
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| Mar.7 |
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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Washington |
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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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Donors pledge Afghan aid
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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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Israel seizes arms shipment
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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 Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown
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| Dec.15 |
Afghanistan |
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Chemical war camp found |
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Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora
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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.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Confusion over Omar fate |
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| Dec.6 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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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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| Dec.4 |
Afghanistan |
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Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora |
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Afghanistan |
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Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda |
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Afghanistan |
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Raid wounds top bin Laden aide |
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Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa
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| Nov.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Mixed signals on force plan |
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| Nov.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Alliance claimed half of Konduz |
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| Nov.24 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Northern Alliance entered Kunduz |
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Afghanistan |
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Top Taliban commander surrenders |
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Hamas leader killed
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Alliance ready to push south |
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| Nov.22 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Konduz fight rages |
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| Nov.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Taliban to stop fighting in Konduz |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Taliban vow to fight on in Kandahar |
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| Nov.19 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Taleban in Kunduz 'near surrender' |
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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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Southern Afghanistan |
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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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China joins WTO
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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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Gunmen killed 4 women
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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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Tourism minister shot
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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://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1585000/images/_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif 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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Jet explodes over Black Sea
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| Sep.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden 'hidden by Taleban'
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Afghan opposition backs former king
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| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Special forces deploy |
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Arafat, Peres agreed on truce
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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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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
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| Sep.15 |
USA |
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Bush says US is at war
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| Sep.12 |
NATO |
|
NATO reviews retaliatory action |
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Massoud attacked
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Milosevic extradited to Hague
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Crown prince kills royal family
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
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Israel retreat complete
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Visit by Pope John Paul II