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Afghan MPs to debate women's rights| Kabul: Afghan MPs are to debate a law to prevent violence against women, amid a fierce argument between leading Afghan women over tactics | |
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| Mar.30 |
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Afghan head set for Qatar talks |
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| Mar.25 |
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Kerry makes surprise Afghanistan stop |
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| Mar.14 |
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Karzai talk 'put Nato lives at risk' |
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| Mar.10 |
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Karzai rebuke for US and Taliban |
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| Mar.2 |
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Nato apology for Afghan boys' deaths
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| Feb.24 |
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US forces 'must leave' Afghan region
The Afghan president Karzai has ordered US special forces to leave Wardak province within two weeks
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| Feb.16 |
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Karzai limits Afghan air strike help. Kabul
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| Feb.13 |
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Obama: 34,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan Washington: President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union speech that some 34,000 U.S. troops will have returned home by this time next yea...
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| Feb.2 |
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UK to host Afghan-Pakistani talks |
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| Jan.21 |
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Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission. London
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| Jan.11 |
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Early Afghan combat handover agreed |
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Obama and Karzai discuss endgame Washington: President Barack Obama has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to the White House to discuss the future role of the US in Afghanistan
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| Jan.7 |
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Afghan leader in crucial US visit |
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| Dec.10 |
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'Long way to go' on justice for Afghan women - UN |
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| Sep.7 |
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Prince Harry deployed to Afghanistan |
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| Jul.13 |
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Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP'. Northern Afghanistan
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| Jul.7 |
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Karzai urges help for 'progress' |
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| Jul.6 |
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Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul
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| Jul.3 |
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Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan
Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used for their troops in Afghanistan
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| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit. Kabul
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| May.21 |
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NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable 
Chicago: NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| NATO's combat troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2014, with only training units remaining
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| May.20 |
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'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan |
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| May.15 |
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Pakistan 'to attend' Nato summit |
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| May.1 |
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Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact |
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Obama pledges end to Afghan war |
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| Apr.16 |
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Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan |
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| Mar.15 |
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US 'committed to Afghan talks' |
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| Mar.13 |
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Cameron in US. Public want Afghan 'endgame' |
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| Mar.11 |
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Obama condolences over massacre |
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| Feb.24 |
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Afghan Koran protests reach deadly peak
Kabul: At least 12 people are killed as protests continue for a fourth day across Afghanistan over the burning of Korans at a US air base
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| Feb.23 |
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Obama apology for Koran burnings |
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| Feb.21 |
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Nato in Afghanistan Koran apology 
US Gen John R Allen, the Nato commander in Afghanistan, has apologised over reports foreign troops may have burnt copies of the Koran
| The books were taken from prisoners after the US uncovered a secret Taliban message system.
Rumours that a Koran had been burnt led to protests outside the US base.
Gen John R Allen said any 'improper disposal' of religious materials was inadvertent
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| Jan.29 |
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Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban' |
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| Jan.3 |
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Taliban ready for talks 'with foreigners' The Afghan Taliban are prepared to open an 'office outside the country for talks with foreigners,' a spokesman for the movement said
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| Dec.5 |
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Taliban could return, Karzai warns |
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| Dec.4 |
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Afghan conference as Nato eye exit |
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| Nov.16 |
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Karzai aims to set limits on U.S. troops |
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| Nov.13 |
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Taliban claims to leak security details |
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| Oct.19 |
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Clinton arrives in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.9 |
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Panetta: We have al Qaeda 'on the run' |
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| Jun.22 |
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Obama orders cut in Afghan force
Washington: Obama has announced the withdrawal of 10,000 US troops this year and another 23,000 by the end of September 2012
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| Jun.18 |
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Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban Kabul: The United States is involved in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a youth group
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| Apr.3 |
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Afghan Koran protests spreading
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| Mar.7 |
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US defence chief in Afghan visit |
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| Mar.6 |
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Karzai rebukes US on child deaths |
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| Nov.20 |
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NATO, Afghans hammer out long-term ties. Portugal
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| Oct.25 |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US |
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| Sep.18 |
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Afghans brave Taliban to vote
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| Jul.20 |
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Powers back Afghan takeover date. Kabul
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| Jun.23 |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander
Washington: Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
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| Jun.22 |
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Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims |
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| Apr.1 |
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Karzai accuses UN over election fraud. Kabul
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| Mar.28 |
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Obama arrives in Afghanistan. Kabul
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| Feb.25 |
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Afghan flag raised over Taliban town
Helmand: Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the government in the Taliban str...
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| Jan.28 |
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Afghan conference sets deadlines |
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| Dec.7 |
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U.S. defense secretary arrives |
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| Dec.1 |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
Upstate New York: The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's governme...
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| Nov.30 |
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Obama issues new Afghan orders |
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| Nov.27 |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike. Berlin
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| Nov.19 |
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Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term |
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| Nov.11 |
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
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| Nov.4 |
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UN to evacuate Afghanistan staff
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| Nov.2 |
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Karzai declared elected president| Kabul: Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of voting | |
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| Nov.1 |
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Abdullah withdraws from Afghan runoff |
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| Oct.23 |
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Run-off campaigning begins |
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| Oct.20 |
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Karzai accepts election runoff| Kabul: Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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| Sep.20 |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning
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| Sep.16 |
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Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim |
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| Sep.10 |
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Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid |
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| Sep.8 |
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Recount clouds Karzai poll lead. Kabul
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| Aug.27 |
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US envoy 'in angry Karzai talks' |
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| Aug.18 |
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Poll media blackout urged |
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| Aug.16 |
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Karzai, rivals debate as elections near |
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| May.11 |
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US sacks top Afghanistan general |
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| Apr.4 |
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Karzai to review move toward sharia law |
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll. France
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| Oct.10 |
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U.S. would support talks with Taliban |
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| Oct.5 |
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Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
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| Jul.20 |
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Obama meets with Afghan president |
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| Jul.19 |
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Obama opens foreign tour. Kabul
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| Jun.15 |
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Karzai issues warning to Pakistan |
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| Jun.12 |
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Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan |
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| Feb.29 |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
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| Feb.6 |
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Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
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| Dec.25 |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
Map of Helmand Helmand: One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban
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| Jul.25 |
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S Korea urges release of hostages |
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| Jul.22 |
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Former king Zahir Shah dies. Kabul
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| Jan.26 |
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Nato 'to step up Afghan support' |
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| Nov.29 |
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NATO signals Afghan reinforcements |
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| Nov.28 |
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NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008 |
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| Sep.27 |
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Bush meets with anti-terror allies |
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| Sep.5 |
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'Taleban' in peace deal. Tribal Areas
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| Jul.10 |
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Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan |
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| Mar.27 |
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Christian convert is released |
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| Mar.21 |
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Convert 'faces execution'
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| Mar.1 |
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Bush makes first Afghan visit |
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| Feb.7 |
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U.N. staff flee cartoon riots |
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| Feb.6 |
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Cartoon protests turn deadly
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| Dec.19 |
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Cheney attends parliament ceremony |
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| Sep.18 |
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Afghanistan holds landmark elections |
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| May.15 |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story Washington: The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan
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| May.11 |
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Riots over US Koran 'desecration' |
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| Dec.7 |
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Karzai Sworn in as President |
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| Nov.3 |
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Karzai declared poll winner. Kabul
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| Oct.24 |
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Karzai wins Afghan majority Kabul: Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections
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| Oct.9 |
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Karzai rivals demand new vote |
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| Mar.31 |
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Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid |
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| Jan.26 |
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Constitution becomes law |
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| Jan.4 |
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Loya jirga agrees constitution. Kabul
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| Jun.13 |
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Karzai elected head of state |
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| Jun.11 |
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Former king opened loya jirga Kabul: Mohammed Zahir Shah has told a traditional gathering that he wants to adopt a democratic system based on Islam
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| Apr.17 |
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Kabul joy as ex-king returns
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| Jan.20 |
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Donors pledge Afghan aid |
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| Dec.21 |
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Swearing-in of interim government Kabul: Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai
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| Nov.19 |
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4 journalists killed
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| Nov.14 |
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Aid workers freed 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
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| Sep.29 |
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Afghan opposition backs former king |
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| Sep.20 |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave. Kabul
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| Mar.2 |
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Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas |
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.7 |
Karzai urges help for 'progress' |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.12 |
Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan |
| 2007 |
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| Jan.26 |
Nato 'to step up Afghan support' |
| 2004 |
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| Mar.31 |
Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid |
| 2002 |
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| Jan.20 |
Donors pledge Afghan aid |
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| 2010 |
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| Sep.18 |
Afghans brave Taliban to vote
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| Apr.1 |
Karzai accuses UN over election fraud. Kabul
| 2009 |
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| Nov.1 |
Abdullah withdraws from Afghan runoff |
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| Oct.23 |
Run-off campaigning begins |
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| Oct.20 |
Karzai accepts election runoff| Kabul: Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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| Sep.16 |
Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim |
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| Sep.10 |
Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid |
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| Sep.8 |
Recount clouds Karzai poll lead. Kabul
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| Aug.18 |
Poll media blackout urged |
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| Aug.16 |
Karzai, rivals debate as elections near |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.18 |
Afghanistan holds landmark elections |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.3 |
Karzai declared poll winner. Kabul
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| Oct.24 |
Karzai wins Afghan majority Kabul: Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections
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| Oct.9 |
Karzai rivals demand new vote |
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| 2012 |
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| Apr.16 |
Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan |
| 2010 |
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| Feb.25 |
Afghan flag raised over Taliban town
Helmand: Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the government in the Taliban str...
| 2004 |
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| Jan.26 |
Constitution becomes law |
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| Jan.4 |
Loya jirga agrees constitution. Kabul
| 2001 |
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| Dec.21 |
Swearing-in of interim government Kabul: Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.21 |
Nato in Afghanistan Koran apology 
US Gen John R Allen, the Nato commander in Afghanistan, has apologised over reports foreign troops may have burnt copies of the Koran
| The books were taken from prisoners after the US uncovered a secret Taliban message system.
Rumours that a Koran had been burnt led to protests outside the US base.
Gen John R Allen said any 'improper disposal' of religious materials was inadvertent
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| 2001 |
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| Sep.20 |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave. Kabul
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| Mar.2 |
Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas |
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| 2005 |
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| May.15 |
Newsweek backs off Quran story Washington: The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan
| 2001 |
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| Nov.19 |
4 journalists killed
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| 2011 |
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| Dec.5 |
Taliban could return, Karzai warns |
| 2009 |
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| Sep.20 |
US in Afghanistan failure warning
| 2008 |
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| Jun.15 |
Karzai issues warning to Pakistan |
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| 2012 |
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| May.21 |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable 
Chicago: NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| NATO's combat troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2014, with only training units remaining
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| May.20 |
'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan |
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| May.15 |
Pakistan 'to attend' Nato summit |
| 2010 |
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| Jan.28 |
Afghan conference sets deadlines |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.29 |
NATO signals Afghan reinforcements |
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| Nov.28 |
NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008 |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.30 |
Afghan head set for Qatar talks |
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| Mar.25 |
Kerry makes surprise Afghanistan stop |
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| Jan.11 |
Obama and Karzai discuss endgame Washington: President Barack Obama has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to the White House to discuss the future role of the US in Afghanistan
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| Jan.7 |
Afghan leader in crucial US visit |
| 2012 |
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| Jul.6 |
Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul
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| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit. Kabul
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| Mar.13 |
Cameron in US. Public want Afghan 'endgame' |
| 2011 |
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| Oct.19 |
Clinton arrives in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.9 |
Panetta: We have al Qaeda 'on the run' |
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| Mar.7 |
US defence chief in Afghan visit |
| 2010 |
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| Mar.28 |
Obama arrives in Afghanistan. Kabul
| 2009 |
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| Dec.7 |
U.S. defense secretary arrives |
| 2008 |
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| Jul.20 |
Obama meets with Afghan president |
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| Jul.19 |
Obama opens foreign tour. Kabul
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| Feb.6 |
Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
| 2006 |
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| Jul.10 |
Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan |
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| Mar.1 |
Bush makes first Afghan visit |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.11 |
Early Afghan combat handover agreed |
| 2012 |
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| Jul.3 |
Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan
Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used for their troops in Afghanistan
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| May.1 |
Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact |
| 2010 |
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| Nov.20 |
NATO, Afghans hammer out long-term ties. Portugal
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| Jul.20 |
Powers back Afghan takeover date. Kabul
| 2009 |
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| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll. France
| 2006 |
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| Sep.5 |
'Taleban' in peace deal. Tribal Areas
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.24 |
US forces 'must leave' Afghan region
The Afghan president Karzai has ordered US special forces to leave Wardak province within two weeks
| 2009 |
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| Apr.4 |
Karzai to review move toward sharia law |
| 2006 |
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| Mar.27 |
Christian convert is released |
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| Mar.21 |
Convert 'faces execution'
| 2001 |
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| Nov.14 |
Aid workers freed 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.14 |
Karzai talk 'put Nato lives at risk' |
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| Feb.2 |
UK to host Afghan-Pakistani talks |
| 2012 |
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| Mar.15 |
US 'committed to Afghan talks' |
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| Jan.29 |
Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban' |
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| Jan.3 |
Taliban ready for talks 'with foreigners' The Afghan Taliban are prepared to open an 'office outside the country for talks with foreigners,' a spokesman for the movement said
| 2011 |
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| Dec.4 |
Afghan conference as Nato eye exit |
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| Jun.18 |
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban Kabul: The United States is involved in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a youth group
| 2009 |
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| Nov.11 |
Obama in Afghan troop level talks |
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| Aug.27 |
US envoy 'in angry Karzai talks' |
| 2008 |
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| Oct.10 |
U.S. would support talks with Taliban |
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| Oct.5 |
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
| 2006 |
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| Sep.27 |
Bush meets with anti-terror allies |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.10 |
Karzai rebuke for US and Taliban |
| 2012 |
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| Mar.11 |
Obama condolences over massacre |
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| Feb.23 |
Obama apology for Koran burnings |
| 2011 |
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| Mar.6 |
Karzai rebukes US on child deaths |
| 2010 |
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| Jun.23 |
Obama fires US Afghan commander
Washington: Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
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| Jun.22 |
Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.30 |
Obama issues new Afghan orders |
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| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike. Berlin
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| Nov.19 |
Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term |
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| Nov.2 |
Karzai declared elected president| Kabul: Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of voting | |
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| May.11 |
US sacks top Afghanistan general |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.7 |
Karzai Sworn in as President |
| 2002 |
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| Jun.13 |
Karzai elected head of state |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.21 |
Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission. London
| 2012 |
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| Sep.7 |
Prince Harry deployed to Afghanistan |
| 2008 |
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| Feb.29 |
Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
| 2007 |
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| Jul.22 |
Former king Zahir Shah dies. Kabul
| 2002 |
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| Apr.17 |
Kabul joy as ex-king returns
| 2001 |
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| Sep.29 |
Afghan opposition backs former king |
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.24 |
Afghan Koran protests reach deadly peak
Kabul: At least 12 people are killed as protests continue for a fourth day across Afghanistan over the burning of Korans at a US air base
| 2011 |
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| Apr.3 |
Afghan Koran protests spreading
| 2006 |
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| Feb.7 |
U.N. staff flee cartoon riots |
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| Feb.6 |
Cartoon protests turn deadly
| 2005 |
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| May.11 |
Riots over US Koran 'desecration' |
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| 2011 |
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| Nov.13 |
Taliban claims to leak security details |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.4 |
UN to evacuate Afghanistan staff
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.10 |
'Long way to go' on justice for Afghan women - UN |
|
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| 2012 |
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| May.1 |
Obama pledges end to Afghan war |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Yesterday |
Afghan MPs to debate women's rights| Kabul: Afghan MPs are to debate a law to prevent violence against women, amid a fierce argument between leading Afghan women over tactics | |
| 2012 |
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| Jul.13 |
Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP'. Northern Afghanistan
| 2005 |
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| Dec.19 |
Cheney attends parliament ceremony |
| 2002 |
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| Jun.11 |
Former king opened loya jirga Kabul: Mohammed Zahir Shah has told a traditional gathering that he wants to adopt a democratic system based on Islam