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BBC reporter and famed photographer among 31 killed in Afghanistan 
Map of Shashdarak Kabul Afghanistan Kabul: Ten journalists were among 31 people killed in a series of attacks in Afghanistan
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Massive explosion kills at least 80 in Kabul's diplomatic area Map of German Embassy Kabul Afghanistan| A huge explosion has hit close to foreign embassies and the presidential palace. 60 casualties, but expect that figure to rise. Nearly a dozen United States citize... | |
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Afghanistan mourns protest bombing victims |
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Kabul explosion: Islamic State 'admits attack on Hazara protest' So-called Islamic State has said it was behind an attack on Shia Hazara minority protest march, that killed 80 people and wounded 230
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Afghan Taliban announce successor to Mullah Mansour |
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Kunduz strike: US to compensate victims of hospital bombing |
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US investigates Kunduz hospital bombing |
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MSF condemns Kunduz air strikes |
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New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour calls for unity |
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Afghanistan decries CIA 'violations' |
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Kabul police boss quits amid attacks |
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| Sep.21 |
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Afghanistan election commission names Ahmadzai winner |
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Afghan presidential candidates agree vote audit |
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Kerry in Kabul amid Afghan poll row |
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Afghan poll crisis: Defiant Abdullah claims victory| Kabul: Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has claimed victory in last month's poll, despite results giving a lead to his rival, Ashraf Ghani | |
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Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani leads in early vote count. Kabul
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Afghan presidential candidate survives convoy attack. Kabul
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US parties clash over prisoner deal |
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Afghanistan Indian consulate attack |
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Afghan election set for run-off. Kabul
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Afghans defy threat of violence to vote for new leader
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Two AP journalists shot in Afghanistan, one fatally 
Anja Niedringhaus, 48, a German photographerwas shot in Khost province province. Kathy Gannon, a Canadian reporter in a stable condition
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| Jan.18 |
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Afghanistan security probe after Kabul restaurant raid
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| Nov.21 |
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U.S., Afghanistan agree security pact Washington: The U.S. and Afghanistan have reached a deal on the final language of a bilateral security agreement, guiding the role of American troops
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| Sep.12 |
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Afghan Taliban attack US consulate. Western Afghanistan
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| Jun.19 |
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Afghan government pulls out of talks. Kabul
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| Jun.18 |
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US, Taliban to hold Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar Representatives from the United States and the Taliban will engage in Afghanistan peace talks Thursday in an office that has opened in Qatar
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| Feb.24 |
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US forces 'must leave' Afghan region |
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| Feb.13 |
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Obama: 34,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan |
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| Jan.21 |
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Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission |
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| Jan.11 |
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Obama and Karzai discuss endgame. Washington
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Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP' |
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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
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| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
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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 ... | |
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| May.1 |
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Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact |
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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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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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Afghan conference as Nato eye exit |
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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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Afghan Koran protests spreading
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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 |
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| Feb.25 |
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Afghan flag raised over Taliban town. Helmand
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. Northern Afghanistan
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| 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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| 2014 |
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| Sep.21 |
Afghanistan election commission names Ahmadzai winner |
|
| Jul.12 |
Afghan presidential candidates agree vote audit |
|
| Jul.8 |
Afghan poll crisis: Defiant Abdullah claims victory| Kabul: Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has claimed victory in last month's poll, despite results giving a lead to his rival, Ashraf Ghani | |
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| Jul.7 |
Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani leads in early vote count. Kabul
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| Jun.6 |
Afghan presidential candidate survives convoy attack. Kabul
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| Apr.26 |
Afghan election set for run-off. Kabul
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| Apr.5 |
Afghans defy threat of violence to vote for new leader
| 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 |
|
| Sep.10 |
Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid |
|
| Sep.8 |
Recount clouds Karzai poll lead |
|
| Aug.18 |
Poll media blackout urged |
|
| 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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| 2010 |
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| Feb.25 |
Afghan flag raised over Taliban town. Helmand
| 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
|
| |
| 2001 |
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| Sep.20 |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave. Kabul
|
| Mar.2 |
Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas. Northern Afghanistan
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| 2018 |
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| Apr.30 |
BBC reporter and famed photographer among 31 killed in Afghanistan Map of Shashdarak Kabul Afghanistan Kabul: Ten journalists were among 31 people killed in a series of attacks in Afghanistan
| 2014 |
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| Apr.4 |
Two AP journalists shot in Afghanistan, one fatally Anja Niedringhaus, 48, a German photographerwas shot in Khost province province. Kathy Gannon, a Canadian reporter in a stable condition
| 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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| 2009 |
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| Sep.20 |
US in Afghanistan failure warning |
| 2008 |
|
| 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 ... | |
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Afghan conference sets deadlines |
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.29 |
NATO signals Afghan reinforcements |
|
| Nov.28 |
NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008 |
|
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| 2015 |
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| Oct.3 |
US investigates Kunduz hospital bombing |
| 2014 |
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| Jan.18 |
Afghanistan security probe after Kabul restaurant raid
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| 2014 |
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| Jul.10 |
Kerry in Kabul amid Afghan poll row |
| 2013 |
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| Jan.11 |
Obama and Karzai discuss endgame. Washington
| 2012 |
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| Jul.6 |
Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul |
|
| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| 2010 |
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| Mar.28 |
Obama arrives in Afghanistan |
| 2009 |
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| Dec.7 |
U.S. defense secretary arrives |
| 2008 |
|
| Jul.20 |
Obama meets with Afghan president |
|
| Jul.19 |
Obama opens foreign tour. Kabul
|
| Feb.6 |
Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.10 |
Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan |
|
| Mar.1 |
Bush makes first Afghan visit |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Nov.21 |
U.S., Afghanistan agree security pact Washington: The U.S. and Afghanistan have reached a deal on the final language of a bilateral security agreement, guiding the role of American troops
| 2012 |
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| Jul.3 |
Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan
|
| May.1 |
Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact |
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.20 |
NATO, Afghans hammer out long-term ties. Portugal
|
| Jul.20 |
Powers back Afghan takeover date. Kabul
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.5 |
'Taleban' in peace deal. Tribal Areas
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| 2017 |
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| May.30 |
Massive explosion kills at least 80 in Kabul's diplomatic area Map of German Embassy Kabul Afghanistan| A huge explosion has hit close to foreign embassies and the presidential palace. 60 casualties, but expect that figure to rise. Nearly a dozen United States citize... | |
| 2014 |
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| May.22 |
Afghanistan Indian consulate attack |
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.12 |
Afghan Taliban attack US consulate. Western Afghanistan
|
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan decries CIA 'violations' |
| 2013 |
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| Feb.24 |
US forces 'must leave' Afghan region |
| 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 |
|
| 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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| Jun.19 |
Afghan government pulls out of talks. Kabul
|
| Jun.18 |
US, Taliban to hold Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar Representatives from the United States and the Taliban will engage in Afghanistan peace talks Thursday in an office that has opened in Qatar
| 2012 |
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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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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| 2016 |
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| May.24 |
Afghan Taliban announce successor to Mullah Mansour |
| 2015 |
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| Aug.1 |
New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour calls for unity |
| 2014 |
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| Nov.30 |
Kabul police boss quits amid attacks |
| 2012 |
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| Mar.11 |
Obama condolences over massacre |
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| Feb.23 |
Obama apology for Koran burnings |
| 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 |
|
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike |
|
| Nov.19 |
Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term |
|
| 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 | |
|
| 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 |
| 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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| 2016 |
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| Jul.23 |
Kabul explosion: Islamic State 'admits attack on Hazara protest' So-called Islamic State has said it was behind an attack on Shia Hazara minority protest march, that killed 80 people and wounded 230
| 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 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Cartoon protests turn deadly
| 2005 |
|
| May.11 |
Riots over US Koran 'desecration' |
|
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.4 |
UN to evacuate Afghanistan staff |
|
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| 2016 |
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| Jul.23 |
Afghanistan mourns protest bombing victims |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.13 |
Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP' |
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.19 |
Cheney attends parliament ceremony |
| 2002 |
|
| 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
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