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Today  
  Southern Afghanistan: Two separate militant assaults in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika led to the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and at least 42 insurgents
Yesterday   Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push   Helmand: U.S. Marines kept up a major push against entrenched militants in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in the province Thu.   Afghan rebels capture US soldier  The soldier, captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, is believed to be the first seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two... Wed.   U.S. launches 'major operation'
  Southern Afghanistan: 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters

June 2009 ... more > Top ^
Jun. 24 'Shift needed' in Afghan combat  The new commander of US and Nato-led troops Gen McChrystal has said troops must shift from conventional warfare to protecting Afghan civilia... Jun. 21 Soldiers killed in attack on U.S. base Jun. 19   Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate'  U.S. military investigation: The military's use of airpower in a fight in Afghanistan was 'appropriate' but it did kill civilians unintentio... Jun. 11 US 'to protect Afghan civilians'     Afghanistan attacks 'at new high'
  Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001

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May.21 US commander in Pakistan warning. U.S. Senate May.20  U.S.: Airstrike deaths 'likely' accidental May.12  Taliban storm strategic city May.11 US sacks top Afghanistan general    Washington: The US defence secretary has asked Gen David McKiernan to step down, saying the battle against the Taleban needs 'new thinking' May.7  Early probe concedes civilians died May.6 US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens' May.2  19 militants killed

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Apr.20  U.S. generals gauge Afghan battlefield Apr.9  Obama wants $83B for Iraq, Afghanistan Apr.4  20 insurgents killed in Taliban stronghold   Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll Map of Strasbourg France   France: NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said

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Mar.27 US rethinks Afghanistan strategy. Washington Mar.26  Director: Better Afghanistan intel needed Mar.12 Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul

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Feb.21  'Permanent Swat ceasefire agreed' Feb.18  US urges Nato to up Afghan effort  Obama: Troops alone cannot win Feb.17 US to boost troops in Afghanistan. Washington Feb.12  Thousands guns sent to Afghans missing

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December 2008 ... more > Top ^
Dec.19   US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
   Washington: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade
Dec.11  U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan

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Nov.26  Karzai defends Taliban peace move Nov.17  Taliban not ready to renounce violence

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Oct.10 U.S. would support talks with Taliban. Washington  NATO agrees Afghan drug role Oct.8 US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians  Western Afghanistan: A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially... Oct.5  Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war   Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban   Saudi Arabia: In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group

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Sep.10  US to focus on Pakistani border Sep.9 Bush reshuffles war-zone troops. Washington

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Aug.19 10 French soldiers killed in fighting. Kabul Aug.11 U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians. Southern Afghanistan

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Jul.16  NATO forces abandon outpost Jul.13  At least 8 US soldiers have been killed Jul.11  Insurgents tried to incite border battle Jul.6  Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike Jul.5  Airstrikes kill civilians Jul.1  Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll

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Jun.18  Dozens die as battle rages Jun.11  US defends Afghan border strike Jun.8  British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100

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May.24  Afghans appalled Marines not charged

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Apr.2  France to send battalion to Afghanistan

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Mar.26  France offers more troops for Afghanistan

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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
Feb.28  Army considers Harry deployment Feb.6  R. Gates: Afghanistan may split up NATO

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December 2007 ... more > Top ^
Dec.12  Afghan battle 'being won' - Brown Dec.10  Brown hails Afghan battle success Dec.7  Pressure kept up on Taliban town

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Nov.10  US troops killed in ambush

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Oct.27  Coalition: 80 Taliban killed Oct.11  Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan

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Sep.27 170 militants dead. Southern Afghanistan

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Aug.24 U.S. jet 'bombs British troops'

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Jun.30 US probes Afghan civilian deaths. Helmand Jun.22 NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'   Helmand: Taliban militants stormed police posts, prompting heavy fighting and air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead Jun.16 Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed  Kabul: The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits

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

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Apr.11  US extends troops' tour of duty Apr.8  NATO troops killed

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Jan.26 Nato 'to step up Afghan support'. Belgium

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Dec.23  U.S.: Top bin Laden associate killed Nov.29  NATO signals Afghan reinforcements Nov.28 NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008. Latvia Oct.26  Nato confirms raid deaths 'Civilians killed' in Nato raids. Southern Afghanistan Oct.25   Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany   Berlin: Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting' Oct.5  NATO expands role in Afghanistan Sep.14  Poland to boost Nato Afghan force Sep.13     NATO fails on Afghan troops plea  No offers have been made by states in response to requests by commanders in Afghanistan Sep.10 Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters'. Southern Afghanistan Sep.9  Nato seeks Afghan troops boost Sep.8  Suicide bomb hits US convoy Sep.5   'Taleban' in peace deal  Pakistan: Pakistan has signed North Waziristan accord with pro-Taleban militants on the Afghan border to end the unrest Sep.2 14 Britons die in NATO crash. Kandahar Jul.10  Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan Jun.24  US-led forces 'kill 65 Taleban' Jun.18 Insurgents toll rises to 85 Jun.15 40 killed as troops take aim at Taliban. Southern Afghanistan May.21 '80 die' in air strike. Kandahar May.17  'Many dead' in major clash May.6  10 U.S. soldiers killed in copter crash Apr.14  47 killed in attack on Taliban

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Oct.20  U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies' Aug.16 Spanish troops die in crash Jun.30 16 bodies recovered from crash site Jun.28  Rescuers try to reach downed helicopter May.2  '28 die' in munitions blast

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Mar.21  Government minister killed in Heart

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Dec.6  US bombing kills Afghan children Aug.11  NATO takes over Afghan command Jun.6  6 Peacekeepers killed in Kabul blast

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Dec.21  Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport Jul.1 U.S. bomb hits wedding party Mar.7  Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold

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Dec.16  Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls Dec.15  Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora Dec.6 Kandahar fell  The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting Nov.25  Kunduz falls to opposition Nov.16  US kills Bin Laden deputy Nov.12   Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul  Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south Nov.9 Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif   Nov.2 US elite troops helicopter crashes Oct.31  U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Oct.27 US jets bombard Taleban front line Oct.19  100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Oct.9  US claims air supremacy Oct.7     US begins military strike Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Folmedia%2F1585000%2Fimages%2F_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Afghanistan
  Southern Afghanistan: Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad.    Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad ...
Sep.28  Special forces deploy

2 U.S. troops killed



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2009
Today
  Southern Afghanistan: Two separate militant assaults in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika led to the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and at least 42 insurgents
Jun. 21 Soldiers killed in attack on U.S. base 2008 Aug.19 10 French soldiers killed in fighting. Kabul Jul.13  At least 8 US soldiers have been killed Jul.1  Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll Jun.8  British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100 2007 Nov.10  US troops killed in ambush Aug.24 U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' Apr.8  NATO troops killed


Afghanistan, War & Army Arms Timeline ... See World Arms timeline Top ^
2009 Feb.12  Thousands guns sent to Afghans missing 2005 May.2  '28 die' in munitions blast


Afghanistan, War & Army Border Conflict Timeline ... See World Border Conflict timeline Top ^
2008 Jul.11  Insurgents tried to incite border battle


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2008 May.24  Afghans appalled Marines not charged 2006 Oct.25 Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany   Berlin: Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting' 2005 Oct.20  U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies'


Afghanistan, War & Army Ground Forces Timeline ... See World Ground Forces timeline Top ^
2001 Oct.19  100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Sep.28  Special forces deploy


Afghanistan, War & Army Military Leaders Timeline ... See World Military Leaders timeline Top ^
2009 May.11 US sacks top Afghanistan general    Washington: The US defence secretary has asked Gen David McKiernan to step down, saying the battle against the Taleban needs 'new thinking' 2008 Oct.5  Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war


Afghanistan, War & Army Civil War Timeline ... See World Civil War timeline Top ^
2007 Jun.16 Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed  Kabul: The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits 2001 Nov.25  Kunduz falls to opposition Nov.12 Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul  Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south


Afghanistan, War & Army Air Force Timeline ... See World Air Force timeline Top ^
2008 Aug.11 U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians. Southern Afghanistan 2007 Jun.22 NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'   Helmand: Taliban militants stormed police posts, prompting heavy fighting and air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead 2006 Dec.23  U.S.: Top bin Laden associate killed Sep.2 14 Britons die in NATO crash. Kandahar May.21 '80 die' in air strike. Kandahar May.6  10 U.S. soldiers killed in copter crash 2005 Aug.16 Spanish troops die in crash Jun.30 16 bodies recovered from crash site Jun.28  Rescuers try to reach downed helicopter 2003 Dec.6  US bombing kills Afghan children 2002 Dec.21  Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport Jul.1 U.S. bomb hits wedding party 2001 Nov.16  US kills Bin Laden deputy Nov.2 US elite troops helicopter crashes Oct.31  U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Oct.27 US jets bombard Taleban front line Oct.9  US claims air supremacy Oct.7   US begins military strike Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Folmedia%2F1585000%2Fimages%2F_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Afghanistan
  Southern Afghanistan: Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad.    Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad ...



Afghanistan, War & Army War Management Timeline ... See World War Management timeline Top ^
2009 Wed. U.S. launches 'major operation'
  Southern Afghanistan: 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters
Jun. 24 'Shift needed' in Afghan combat  The new commander of US and Nato-led troops Gen McChrystal has said troops must shift from conventional warfare to protecting Afghan civilia... May.21 US commander in Pakistan warning. U.S. Senate Apr.20  U.S. generals gauge Afghan battlefield Apr.9  Obama wants $83B for Iraq, Afghanistan Apr.4   Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll Map of Strasbourg France   France: NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said Mar.27 US rethinks Afghanistan strategy. Washington Mar.26  Director: Better Afghanistan intel needed Feb.18  US urges Nato to up Afghan effort Feb.18  Obama: Troops alone cannot win Feb.17 US to boost troops in Afghanistan. Washington 2008 Dec.19 US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
   Washington: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade
Dec.11  U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan Sep.10  US to focus on Pakistani border Sep.9 Bush reshuffles war-zone troops. Washington Jun.11  US defends Afghan border strike Apr.2  France to send battalion to Afghanistan Mar.26  France offers more troops for Afghanistan Feb.28  Army considers Harry deployment Feb.6  R. Gates: Afghanistan may split up NATO 2007 Dec.12  Afghan battle 'being won' - Brown Dec.10  Brown hails Afghan battle success Apr.11  US extends troops' tour of duty Jan.26 Nato 'to step up Afghan support'. Belgium 2006 Nov.29  NATO signals Afghan reinforcements Nov.28 NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008. Latvia Oct.5  NATO expands role in Afghanistan Sep.14  Poland to boost Nato Afghan force Sep.13   NATO fails on Afghan troops plea  No offers have been made by states in response to requests by commanders in Afghanistan Sep.9  Nato seeks Afghan troops boost Jul.10  Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan 2003 Aug.11  NATO takes over Afghan command


Afghanistan, War & Army Rebellion Timeline ... See World Rebellion timeline Top ^
2009 Thu. Afghan rebels capture US soldier  The soldier, captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, is believed to be the first seized in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least two... Jun. 11   Afghanistan attacks 'at new high'
  Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001
May.12  Taliban storm strategic city May.2  19 militants killed Apr.4  20 insurgents killed in Taliban stronghold Mar.12 Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul 2008 Nov.17  Taliban not ready to renounce violence Jul.16  NATO forces abandon outpost Jun.18  Dozens die as battle rages 2007 Dec.7  Pressure kept up on Taliban town Oct.27  Coalition: 80 Taliban killed Sep.27 170 militants dead. Southern Afghanistan May.12   Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed    Helmand: The Taliban's top military commander in Afghanistan has been killed in fighting with Afghan and Western forces in the south of the country 2006 Sep.10 Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters'. Southern Afghanistan Sep.8  Suicide bomb hits US convoy Jun.24  US-led forces 'kill 65 Taleban' Jun.18 Insurgents toll rises to 85 Jun.15 40 killed as troops take aim at Taliban. Southern Afghanistan May.17  'Many dead' in major clash Apr.14  47 killed in attack on Taliban 2004 Mar.21  Government minister killed in Heart 2002 Mar.7  Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold 2001 Dec.16  Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls Dec.15  Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora Dec.6 Kandahar fell  The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting Nov.9 Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif  


Afghanistan, War & Army Peace Efforts Timeline ... See World Peace Efforts timeline Top ^
2009 Feb.21  'Permanent Swat ceasefire agreed' 2008 Nov.26  Karzai defends Taliban peace move Oct.10 U.S. would support talks with Taliban. Washington Oct.5   Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban   Saudi Arabia: In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group 2006 Sep.5   'Taleban' in peace deal  Pakistan: Pakistan has signed North Waziristan accord with pro-Taleban militants on the Afghan border to end the unrest 2003 Jun.6  6 Peacekeepers killed in Kabul blast


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2009 Yesterday Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push   Helmand: U.S. Marines kept up a major push against entrenched militants in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in the province 2007 Oct.11  Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan


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2009 Jun. 19   Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate'  U.S. military investigation: The military's use of airpower in a fight in Afghanistan was 'appropriate' but it did kill civilians unintentio... Jun. 11 US 'to protect Afghan civilians' May.20  U.S.: Airstrike deaths 'likely' accidental May.7  Early probe concedes civilians died May.6 US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens' 2008 Oct.8 US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians  Western Afghanistan: A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially... Jul.6  Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike Jul.5  Airstrikes kill civilians 2007 Jun.30 US probes Afghan civilian deaths. Helmand May.9  NATO raid 'kills 21 civilians' 2006 Oct.26  Nato confirms raid deaths Oct.26 'Civilians killed' in Nato raids. Southern Afghanistan