| Jan.20 |
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Kabul: Afghan forces end Intercontinental Hotel siege |
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| Aug.21 |
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Trump vows 'fight to win' in Afghanistan. Washington
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| Jun.10 |
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US soldiers 'killed by commando' in Achin district |
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| Apr.22 |
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Taliban killing or wounding more than 100 soldiers. Northern Afghanistan
| Apr.13 |
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US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan
Map of Achin Nangarhar Afghanistan The US military says it has dropped a 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb on a tunnel complex used by Islamic State militants in Afghanistan
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| May.21 |
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Afghan Taliban leader Mansour 'probably killed' in US air strike. NW Pakistan
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| Dec.23 |
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Afghanistan Taliban 'push further' into Helmand town of Sangin
| Dec.21 |
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6 US troops killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
| Oct.15 |
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US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift
| Oct.3 |
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MSF condemns Kunduz air strikes |
| Oct.2 |
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Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
Map of Kunduz Afghanistan Northern Afghanistan: A clinic has been bombarded in the northern Afghan city, killing three MSF aid workers, with Nato investigating whether it was behind it | |
| Oct.1 |
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Afghanistan Hercules crash: 'At least 10 dead' |
| Sep.30 |
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Kunduz attack: Afghan forces regain city say officials |
| Sep.28 |
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Afghan forces prepare counter-attack on Taliban in Kunduz |
| Aug.1 |
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New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour calls for unity |
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| Aug.5 |
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US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
Kabul: Maj Gen Harold Greene has been killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy near Kabul
| Jun.10 |
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Nato forces kill five US troops in Afghanistan. Southern Afghanistan
| Jun.1 |
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Taliban's Mullah Omar celebrates prisoner-swap 'victory' |
| May.31 |
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US soldier freed by Taliban captors
US Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl who has been held for nearly 5 years has been freed in deal that includes the release of five Afghan detainees
| Mar.5 |
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Five Afghan soldiers 'killed in Nato strike' |
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| Dec.17 |
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6 US soldiers die in Afghan air crash |
| Oct.11 |
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Pakistan Taliban commander 'seized in US operation'
| Jun.20 |
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Taliban offer to free US soldier in exchange for Guantanamo prisoners |
| Jun.9 |
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Explosions and gunfire heard near Kabul airport |
| May.15 |
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15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy |
| May.4 |
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5 US troops killed in southern Afghanistan |
| Mar.11 |
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2 Americans among dead in Afghan attack |
| Feb.24 |
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US forces 'must leave' Afghan region |
| Feb.13 |
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Obama: 34,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan |
| Jan.21 |
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Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission |
| Jan.11 |
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Obama and Karzai discuss endgame. Washington
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| Dec.1 |
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Taliban target US Afghan base, kill 5 |
| Sep.30 |
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US toll in Afghan war hits 2,000 |
| Sep.15 |
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Four Nato troops killed by 'Afghan police' |
| Sep.14 |
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Taliban attack 'revenge for film' |
| Sep.9 |
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US to hand Bagram back to Afghans |
| Aug.11 |
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Double gun attacks in Afghanistan |
| Jul.9 |
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6 American troops killed IED attack |
| Jul.3 |
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Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan |
| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| 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
| Apr.18 |
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US condemns Afghan bodies 'abuse' |
| Apr.15 |
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Assaults target presidential palace, embassies |
| Mar.14 |
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Soldier accused of Afghan killings flown out of country |
| Mar.10 |
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US soldier kills Afghan civilians
Kandahar: A US soldier in Afghanistan is reported to have killed a number of Afghan civilians after walking off his base in Kandahar province
| 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 bu... | |
| Jan.19 |
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Afghan helicopter crash kills six |
| 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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| Oct.29 |
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9 Americans, including 4 troops killed |
| Oct.7 |
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Afghanistan war marks 10 years |
| Sep.13 |
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Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
Kabul: Afghan and coalition forces battled Taliban who launched 3 brazen assaults, including a attack on the U.S. Embassy and NATO's command
| Aug.6 |
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Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces'
Map of Wardak Afghanistan A US Chinook helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan commandos in Wardak province
| 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
| Jun.18 |
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Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban. Kabul
| May.29 |
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Airstrike reportedly killed 12 children |
| May.28 |
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Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured. Northern Afghanistan
| Apr.27 |
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Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead. Kabul
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| Oct.11 |
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US troops may have killed hostage |
| Sep.19 |
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UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin |
| Aug.7 |
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Taliban kills medics, including Americans. Northern Afghanistan
| Jul.30 |
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July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan |
| Jul.25 |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online USA: A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January...
| Jun.23 |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander. Washington
| Feb.15 |
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Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive |
| Feb.13 |
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Taliban stronghold under siege |
| Feb.12 |
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NATO launching major Afghan offensive
Map of Marjah Afghanistan Helmand: NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province. Operation Moshtarak. Moshtarak, a Dari word for 'together,' symbolizes the combined forces are serving alongside one another... | |
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| Dec.30 |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
Map of Khost Afghanistan A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
| Dec.1 |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war. Upstate New York
| Nov.27 |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike |
| Oct.26 |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes |
| Sep.20 |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning |
| Sep.3 |
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'Scores die' in explosion. Northern Afghanistan
| Jul.20 |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan
| Jul.1 |
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U.S. launches 'major operation'. Southern Afghanistan
| Jun.11 |
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Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' |
| Apr.4 |
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
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| Dec.19 |
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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 bri...
| Oct.8 |
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US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians |
| Oct.5 |
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Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
| Sep.9 |
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Bush reshuffles war-zone troops |
| Aug.19 |
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10 French soldiers killed in fighting |
| 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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| Sep.27 |
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170 militants dead |
| Aug.24 |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' |
| Jun.30 |
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US probes Afghan civilian deaths |
| Jun.22 |
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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 |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed. Kabul
| May.12 |
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Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed. Helmand
| Jan.26 |
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Nato 'to step up Afghan support' |
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| Nov.28 |
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NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008 |
| Oct.26 |
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'Civilians killed' in Nato raids |
| Oct.25 |
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Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany Berlin: Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting'
| Sep.13 |
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NATO fails on Afghan troops plea
| Sep.10 |
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Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters' |
| Sep.5 |
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'Taleban' in peace deal. Tribal Areas
| Sep.2 |
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14 Britons die in NATO crash |
| Jun.18 |
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Insurgents toll rises to 85 |
| Jun.15 |
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40 killed as troops take aim at Taliban |
| May.21 |
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'80 die' in air strike |
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| Aug.16 |
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Spanish troops die in crash
| Jun.30 |
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16 bodies recovered from crash site
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| Mar.21 |
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Government minister killed in Heart |
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| Dec.6 |
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US bombing kills Afghan children |
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. bomb hits wedding party
| Mar.7 |
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Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold |
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| Dec.16 |
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Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls |
| Dec.15 |
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Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora |
| Dec.6 |
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Kandahar fell The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
| Nov.25 |
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Kunduz falls to opposition |
| Nov.16 |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy |
| Nov.12 |
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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
| Nov.9 |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
| Nov.2 |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes
| Oct.31 |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban |
| Oct.27 |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line
| Oct.19 |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban |
| Oct.9 |
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US claims air supremacy |
| Oct.7 |
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US begins military strike 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 range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| Sep.28 |
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Special forces deploy |
before year 2000
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| Feb. 15, 1989 |
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End of Soviet–Afghan War Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen | |
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2017 |
| Apr.13 |
US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan
Map of Achin Nangarhar Afghanistan The US military says it has dropped a 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb on a tunnel complex used by Islamic State militants in Afghanistan
2016 |
| May.21 |
Afghan Taliban leader Mansour 'probably killed' in US air strike. NW Pakistan
2015 |
| Oct.1 |
Afghanistan Hercules crash: 'At least 10 dead' |
2013 |
| Jan.21 |
Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission |
2009 |
| Sep.3 |
'Scores die' in explosion. Northern 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 |
| Sep.2 |
14 Britons die in NATO crash |
| May.21 |
'80 die' in air strike |
2005 |
| Aug.16 |
Spanish troops die in crash
| Jun.30 |
16 bodies recovered from crash site
2003 |
| Dec.6 |
US bombing kills Afghan children |
2002 |
| 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 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 range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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2017 |
| Jun.10 |
US soldiers 'killed by commando' in Achin district |
| Apr.22 |
Taliban killing or wounding more than 100 soldiers. Northern Afghanistan
2015 |
| Dec.21 |
6 US troops killed in Afghanistan suicide bombing
2014 |
| Aug.5 |
US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
Kabul: Maj Gen Harold Greene has been killed in an attack by an Afghan soldier at a British-run military academy near Kabul
2013 |
| Dec.17 |
6 US soldiers die in Afghan air crash |
| May.4 |
5 US troops killed in southern Afghanistan |
| Mar.11 |
2 Americans among dead in Afghan attack |
2012 |
| Sep.30 |
US toll in Afghan war hits 2,000 |
| Sep.15 |
Four Nato troops killed by 'Afghan police' |
| Jul.9 |
6 American troops killed IED attack |
| Jan.19 |
Afghan helicopter crash kills six |
2011 |
| Oct.29 |
9 Americans, including 4 troops killed |
| May.28 |
Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured. Northern Afghanistan
| Apr.27 |
Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead. Kabul
2010 |
| Jul.30 |
July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan |
2009 |
| Oct.26 |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes |
| Jul.20 |
U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan
2008 |
| Aug.19 |
10 French soldiers killed in fighting |
2007 |
| Aug.24 |
U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' |
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2017 |
| Aug.21 |
Trump vows 'fight to win' in Afghanistan. Washington
2015 |
| Oct.15 |
US troops to stay in Afghanistan in policy shift
2013 |
| Feb.24 |
US forces 'must leave' Afghan region |
| Feb.13 |
Obama: 34,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan |
| Jan.11 |
Obama and Karzai discuss endgame. Washington
2012 |
| Sep.9 |
US to hand Bagram back to Afghans |
| Jul.3 |
Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan |
| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| 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
2011 |
| Jun.22 |
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
2010 |
| Sep.19 |
UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin |
| Jul.25 |
Thousands of Afghan war docs go online USA: A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January...
2009 |
| Sep.20 |
US in Afghanistan failure warning |
| Jul.1 |
U.S. launches 'major operation'. Southern Afghanistan
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
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 bri...
| Sep.9 |
Bush reshuffles war-zone troops |
2007 |
| Jan.26 |
Nato 'to step up Afghan support' |
2006 |
| Nov.28 |
NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008 |
| Sep.13 |
NATO fails on Afghan troops plea
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2012 |
| Apr.18 |
US condemns Afghan bodies 'abuse' |
| Mar.14 |
Soldier accused of Afghan killings flown out of country |
| Mar.10 |
US soldier kills Afghan civilians
Kandahar: A US soldier in Afghanistan is reported to have killed a number of Afghan civilians after walking off his base in Kandahar province
2010 |
| Aug.7 |
Taliban kills medics, including Americans. Northern Afghanistan
2006 |
| Oct.25 |
Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany Berlin: Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting'
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2015 |
| Dec.23 |
Afghanistan Taliban 'push further' into Helmand town of Sangin
| Sep.30 |
Kunduz attack: Afghan forces regain city say officials |
| Sep.28 |
Afghan forces prepare counter-attack on Taliban in Kunduz |
| Aug.1 |
New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour calls for unity |
2014 |
| Jun.1 |
Taliban's Mullah Omar celebrates prisoner-swap 'victory' |
2013 |
| Jun.9 |
Explosions and gunfire heard near Kabul airport |
| May.15 |
15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy |
2012 |
| Dec.1 |
Taliban target US Afghan base, kill 5 |
| Sep.14 |
Taliban attack 'revenge for film' |
| Aug.11 |
Double gun attacks in Afghanistan |
| Apr.15 |
Assaults target presidential palace, embassies |
2011 |
| Sep.13 |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
Kabul: Afghan and coalition forces battled Taliban who launched 3 brazen assaults, including a attack on the U.S. Embassy and NATO's command
| Aug.6 |
Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces'
Map of Wardak Afghanistan A US Chinook helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan commandos in Wardak province
2010 |
| Feb.15 |
Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive |
| Feb.13 |
Taliban stronghold under siege |
2009 |
| Dec.30 |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
Map of Khost Afghanistan A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
| Jun.11 |
Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' |
2007 |
| Sep.27 |
170 militants dead |
| May.12 |
Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed. Helmand
2006 |
| Sep.10 |
Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters' |
| Jun.18 |
Insurgents toll rises to 85 |
| Jun.15 |
40 killed as troops take aim at 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
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2010 |
| Feb.12 |
NATO launching major Afghan offensive
Map of Marjah Afghanistan Helmand: NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province. Operation Moshtarak. Moshtarak, a Dari word for 'together,' symbolizes the combined forces are serving alongside one another... | |
2001 |
| Oct.19 |
100 US Rangers clash with Taleban |
| Sep.28 |
Special forces deploy |
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2012 |
| 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 |
| Jun.18 |
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban. Kabul
2009 |
| Dec.1 |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war. Upstate New York
2008 |
| Oct.5 |
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
2006 |
| Sep.5 |
'Taleban' in peace deal. Tribal Areas
1989 |
| Feb. 15, 1989 |
End of Soviet–Afghan War Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen | |
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2010 |
| Jun.23 |
Obama fires US Afghan commander. Washington
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2007 |
| Jun.16 |
Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed. Kabul
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
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2015 |
| Oct.2 |
Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
Map of Kunduz Afghanistan Northern Afghanistan: A clinic has been bombarded in the northern Afghan city, killing three MSF aid workers, with Nato investigating whether it was behind it | |
2014 |
| Jun.10 |
Nato forces kill five US troops in Afghanistan. Southern Afghanistan
| Mar.5 |
Five Afghan soldiers 'killed in Nato strike' |
2011 |
| May.29 |
Airstrike reportedly killed 12 children |
2010 |
| Oct.11 |
US troops may have killed hostage |
2009 |
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike |
2008 |
| Oct.8 |
US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians |
2007 |
| Jun.30 |
US probes Afghan civilian deaths |
2006 |
| Oct.26 |
'Civilians killed' in Nato raids |
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2011 |
| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan war marks 10 years |
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2015 |
| Oct.3 |
MSF condemns Kunduz air strikes |