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Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas Opposition leader said that Taleban has started to destroy 2 centuries-old Buddhas, despite worldwide pleas
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Arrested for spreading Christianity
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| Sep.10 |
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Massoud attacked Anti-Taliban leader suffered in an assassination attempt. U.S. officials say Massoud was killed. His brother claims he's alive
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| Sep.16 |
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Pakistan seeks Bin Laden handover
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| Sep.20 |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate
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| Sep.21 |
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Protests turn violent
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| Sep.22 |
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Taliban: Plane shot down
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| Sep.28 |
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Special forces deploy US and UK commandos have been operating within Afghanistan performing scouting and reconnaissance missions
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| Sep.29 |
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Afghan opposition backs former king Mohammed Zahir Shah is holding talks in Rome with Northern Alliance to plan a new government
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| Sep.30 |
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Bin Laden 'hidden by Taleban'
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| Oct.2 |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum
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| Oct.5 |
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Taliban offers aid workers deal
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| Oct.6 |
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Bush warns Taleban
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| Oct.7 |
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US begins military strike 
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1585000/images/_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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US claims air supremacy The United States now are able to carry out operations around the clock. 85% of targets had been damaged or destroyed
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| Oct.11 |
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US planes pound Kabul
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| Oct.13 |
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Bomb went astray
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| Oct.19 |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved
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| Oct.21 |
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US attacks Taleban front line
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| Oct.26 |
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Taleban opponent executed Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders
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| Oct.27 |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
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| Oct.29 |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs
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| Oct.30 |
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Afghans warned over cluster bombs |
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Allies pound Kandahar
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| Oct.31 |
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Attacks rattle Kandahar |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Navy jets and heavy bombers pounded battle lines between Taliban and Northern Alliance
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Bin Laden calls Pakistanis to arms
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Bombing to go on during Ramadan
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UN warns of aid catastrophe |
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Taleban hunt Karzai |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes Helicopter was forced down by bad weather and a team of US special forces had to be rescued
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B-52s slam Taliban frontline |
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Bin Laden hits out at UN infidels |
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Taliban town taken by N. Alliance |
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| Nov.5 |
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More troops aid bombing raids |
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Alliance preparing multi-pronged attack |
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Taliban troops killed |
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| Nov.6 |
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Pentagon deny helicopter crash |
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N. Alliance capture town of Kisindeh |
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Alliance gaining ground on Mazar |
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Heavy bombing on Kandahar |
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| Nov.9 |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
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| Nov.10 |
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Bush: N. Alliance stay out of Kabul |
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| Nov.11 |
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N. Alliance take several towns |
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Northern Alliance moves on Kabul |
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| Nov.12 |
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Opposition claims Heart |
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Opposition edge Kabul |
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UN invited to organize government |
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| Nov.14 |
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Jalalabad seized
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Aid workers freed| 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter | |
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Post-Taliban government discussing |
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| Nov.15 |
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US raids kill terror group leaders
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Omar issues new threat |
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N. Alliance under U.S. pressure |
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| Nov.16 |
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Taliban evacuate Kandahar |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy Air strikes near Kabul had killed Mohammed Atef, a key planner behind the 11 September attacks
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| Nov.17 |
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Taliban still in control of Kandahar |
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Rabbani returns to Kabul |
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| Nov.18 |
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Taliban offer to surrender Konduz
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Northern Alliance willing to meet king |
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4 journalists killed Gunmen stopped an unguarded convoy on the way from Jalalabad to Kabul. 4 bodies had been found
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Senior Taliban official switches sides |
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Taleban in Kunduz 'near surrender' |
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N. Alliance agrees to talks in Europe
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120,000 children face famine |
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Taliban vow to fight on in Kandahar |
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Taliban to stop fighting in Konduz |
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Konduz fight rages |
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Alliance ready to push south |
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| Nov.24 |
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Top Taliban commander surrenders |
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Northern Alliance entered Kunduz |
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Carnage in prison revolt |
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Alliance claimed half of Konduz |
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Kunduz falls to opposition General Daoud says city has finally fallen to his forces. There had been sporadic fighting.
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Marines on ground near Kandahar |
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US Marines hunt Bin Laden |
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| Nov.27 |
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Afghan conference starts
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U.S. strikes leadership compound |
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| Nov.28 |
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CIA officer killed
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Alliance opposes multi-national force |
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Mixed signals on force plan |
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U.S. keeps pressure on Kandahar |
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Afghan factions edge closer to deal |
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Airstrikes slam Kandahar |
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U.S. airstrikes kill villagers |
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Name of interim Afghan PM proposed |
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Agreement on Afghan government |
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Raid wounds top bin Laden aide |
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Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda |
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Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora |
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Karzai to head Afghanistan |
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Afghan factions sign power deal
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3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb |
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Kandahar fell| The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting | |
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Confusion over Omar fate |
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Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives |
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Factions discuss Kandahar leadership |
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| Dec.9 |
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US planes pound Bin Laden hideout |
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| Dec.10 |
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Afghans gaining on al Qaeda |
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Key tunnel taken at caves |
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| Dec.11 |
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Gains against al Qaeda in mountains |
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al Qaeda surrender deadline passes |
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| Dec.12 |
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Freedom in exchange for bin Laden |
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Bin Laden surrounded in caves |
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| Dec.14 |
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US troops storm al-Qaeda caves |
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| Dec.15 |
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Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora U.S. forces have heard Osama giving orders over a short-range radio
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Chemical war camp found |
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| Dec.16 |
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Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown
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Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda |
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| Dec.17 |
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Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan |
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Humiliation for al-Qaeda fighters |
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Taliban may have arranged escapes |
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| Dec.18 |
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Karzai ready for foreign troops
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| Dec.20 |
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Green light for Afghan force
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British troops spearhead Afghan force
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| Dec.21 |
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Swearing-in of interim government Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai
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| Dec.22 |
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Karzai appealed for billions of dollars
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| Dec.24 |
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Warlord Dostum is given top job
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| Dec.26 |
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New Bin Laden TV broadcast Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera
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US begins military strike 
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