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2007
Politics (9)
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Crime (9)
Kabul, January 2007
Kabul, February 2007
Kabul, March 2007
Kabul, April 2007
Kabul, May 2007
Kabul, June 2007
Kabul, July 2007
Kabul, August 2007
Kabul, September 2007
Kabul, October 2007
Kabul, November 2007
Kabul, December 2007
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| Jan.15 |
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US defence chief in Kabul talks Robert Gates is in Kabul for talks on the rising levels of violence in the country
| Jan.16 |
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Afghan civilians stop attack at U.S. base 2 civilians thwarted a terrorist attack when a vehicle loaded with explosives attempted to crash through the gate
| Jan.25 |
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NATO to reinforce Afghan brigade NATO commander in Afghanistan: troops battling Taliban will soon be reinforced with another combat brigade
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| Mar.19 |
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Bomb targets U.S. Embassy convoy A suicide bomber attacked a convoy on a busy highway injuring several people
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| Jun.16 |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits
A man had blown himself up on board the police academy bus. Such an attack is new in Kabul and the tactics have been borrowed directly from Iraq
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| Jun.20 |
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Taliban 'targeting Kabul' The spokesman for the militant group, Zabiyullah Mujahed, said Taliban were recovering after Nato had infiltrated the group and killed some of its leaders
| Jun.21 |
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Karzai: Taliban 'not a long-term threat' President Hamid Karzai: The Taleban do not pose a threat to long-term stability in Afghanistan
| Jun.23 |
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Karzai blasts NATO over deaths Afghan President upset over the deaths of civilians caught in the middle of fighting between coalition troops and militant fighters
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| Jul.1 |
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Karzai orders bomb deaths probe Afghan President has ordered an inquiry into air strikes in Helmand province by foreign forces amid disputes over civilian deaths
| Jul.15 |
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Pardon for child 'suicide bomber' A 14-year-old from Pakistan, caught while on a mission to blow up an Afghan provincial governor, was pardoned by President Karzai
| Jul.19 |
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Fickle warlord Hekmatyar ends insurgency Rebel leader and Taliban and al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has declared a ceasefire against the government
| Jul.22 |
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Former king Zahir Shah dies Zahir Shah has died at the age of 92 following a long illness. He was deposed in 1973 and went into exile, but returned in 2002 | |
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| Aug.18 |
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German woman kidnapped A woman has been kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the capital. She works for an international aid organisation | |
| Aug.19 |
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Kidnapped German woman freed Christina Meier was freed during a police raid on a house, and a number of her suspected abductors were arrested | |
| Aug.31 |
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Bomber targets airport A suicide bomber plowed into 3 vehicles at Kabul International Airport's military gate, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding 4 other people
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| Sep.28 |
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'Many killed' in bus blast A powerful explosion on a bus carrying army personnel has killed at least 27 people including civilians
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| Oct.1 |
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Ten 'casualties' in attack A suicide bomber blew himself up in a bus carrying policemen in the capital
| Oct.8 |
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Afghanistan executes 15 convicts Afghanistan executed prisoners by gunfire, including a man convicted of killing 3 Western journalists and an Afghan photographer
| Oct.11 |
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Afghanistan shuts security firms Afghan authorities shut down 2 private security companies and more than 10 others, suspected of murder and robbery, would soon be closed
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| Dec.4 |
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Thirteen killed by car bomb The bomber hit a bus carrying Afghan soldiers during rush hour in the south-west of Kabul
| Dec.22 |
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Australia vows Afghan commitment PM Kevin Rudd has told President Karzai during a visit he is committed to the 'long haul' in Afghanistan
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Italy's PM visits Afghanistan Romano Prodi arrived to meet with Afghan President Karzai and to visit with his country's troops
| Dec.25 |
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Urgent talks on Afghan expulsions Foreign officials are in urgent discussions with the Afghan government over 2 diplomats who have been ordered to leave the country | |
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