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| Jan.4 |
 Kabul |
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Loya jirga agrees constitution The document gives the president sweeping powers. It awards parliament the power to appoint of ministers
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 Pakistan |
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India, Pakistan leaders meet President Musharraf welcomed Prime Minister Vajpayee
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| Jan.6 |
Pakistan |
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India, Pakistan to open talks |
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| Jan.22 |
New Delhi |
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Historic Kashmir talks bring hope
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| Jan.26 |
Kabul |
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Constitution becomes law |
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| Feb.4 |
Pakistan |
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Nuke chief apologizes |
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| Feb.17 |
Pakistan |
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India, Pakistan agree on framework
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| Mar.18 |
West Pakistan |
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Sources: Al-Zawahiri surrounded Pakistani forces have surrounded 'a high-value target' close to the border with Afghanistan
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| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Government minister killed in Heart
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| Apr.4 |
Sri Lanka |
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President wins election |
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| Apr.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden offers Europe truce al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims'
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| May.6 |
Afghanistan |
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bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer
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| May.12 |
New Delhi |
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Opposition leaps ahead in poll |
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| May.13 |
 New Delhi |
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Vajpayee resigns after poll upset| Prime Minister is ending his nearly 6 years in power. Sonia Gandhi is set to be next Prime Minister | |
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New Delhi |
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Gandhi urges 'strong government' |
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| May.16 |
Mumbai |
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Government fears hit shares
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| May.18 |
New Delhi |
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Gandhi 'humbly' declines PM job I must humbly decline this post, Sonia told to Congress party lawmakers, who reacted angrily to the decision
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| May.19 |
New Delhi |
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Singh named PM-designate| Congress party leader said the president has asked him to form a new government | |
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| May.23 |
Kashmir |
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33 killed in landmine attack on bus |
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| May.31 |
Karachi |
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18 killed in mosque blast
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| Jun.20 |
New Delhi |
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India and Pakistan set up hotline |
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| Jun.26 |
Pakistan |
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Prime minister resigns |
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| Jun.27 |
New Delhi |
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Upbeat end to South Asia talks
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| Jul.13 |
 Bangladesh |
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Flood havoc mounts in South Asia More than 10 million people are battling what some officials are calling the worst monsoon floods for over a decade
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| Jul.16 |
Southern India |
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School blaze kills 90| Mostly children aged between 4 and 9 have been killed after a fire swept through a school | |
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| Jul.29 |
Pakistan |
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High-level al Qaeda operative captured
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| Aug.2 |
Pakistan |
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Arrest 'led to US terror warning' |
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Bangladesh |
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Flood aftermath compounds misery |
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| Aug.21 |
Bangladesh |
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Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally
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| Sep.15 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf plans to keep army post |
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| Sep.26 |
Pakistan |
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Al Qaeda leader reportedly killed |
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| Oct.1 |
Pakistan |
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Mosque bomb kills 28 |
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| Oct.2 |
North East India |
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Toll in attacks tops 50
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| Oct.9 |
Kabul |
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Karzai rivals demand new vote
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| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
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Suicide bomber hits Kabul street |
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| Oct.24 |
Kabul |
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Karzai wins Afghan majority| Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections | |
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| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf urges Kashmir rethink
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| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
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Foreign poll staff held in Kabul |
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| Nov.3 |
Kabul |
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Karzai declared poll winner Incumbent has been declared the winner of first direct presidential election
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| Dec.7 |
Kabul |
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Karzai Sworn in as President |
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| Dec.26 |
Sri Lanka |
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Asia quake death toll tops 4,700
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| Dec.27 |
Sri Lanka |
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Asia quake death toll tops 23,000 |
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| Dec.28 |
Sri Lanka |
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Tsunami toll rises above 33,000 |
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