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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
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| 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
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| 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
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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