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Taliban attack luxury hotel Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip At least 80 people killed in blast Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan   23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out   President flees ceremony attack   Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony Afghans seize 'largest drug haul' Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan Taliban jail raid frees hundreds   About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape Karzai issues warning to Pakistan Airstrikes kill civilians At least 8 US soldiers have been killed   Obama opens foreign tour  US Democratic presidential contender, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is at the start of a high-profile international ... Obama meets with Afghan president U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians 4 aid workers killed 10 French soldiers killed in fighting Bush reshuffles war-zone troops Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians U.S. would support talks with Taliban Taliban executed 30 of 50 people 10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
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  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 brigade





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  Taliban attack luxury hotel  The Taliban say 4 of their fighters have attacked the luxury Serena hotel, popular with foreign visitors R. Gates: Afghanistan may split up NATO   Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip  US Secretary of State and UK Foreign Secretary have arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Karzai denies tensions with West At least 80 people killed in blast   A suspected bomb attack has killed dozens of people in Kandahar, as people were watching a dog-fighting competition Army considers Harry deployment Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan


January 2008 ... more > Top ^
Jan.4  Afghanistan appeals for food aid
Jan.8  'Bribes' free top Taliban leader
Jan.9  South Asia hit by food shortages
 3,000 Marines may be sent to Afghanistan
Jan.14  
Jan.23  Death sentence for Afghan reporter
Jan.25  Karzai: You can call me U.S. puppet
Jan.26  Afghanistan vetoes Ashdown envoy role
Jan.29  NATO's Afghan mission 'in jeopardy'
 Women hold rare protest
Jan.31  Blast kills top Afghan official


February 2008 ... more > Top ^
Feb.4  Report urges Afghan farmer boost
Feb.5  More opium likely in Afghan south
Feb.6
 
Feb.7
 NATO dismisses Afghanistan crisis
Feb.16  
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Feb.29  
  23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out


March 2008 ... more > Top ^
Mar.12  British airstrike kills Afghan civilians Car bomb attack kills six Mar.13  Parlament extends Afghan mission Mar.22  France to boost Afghan commitment Mar.24 Donors accused of failing Afghans Mar.26 France offers more troops for Afghanistan

April 2008 ... more > Top ^
Apr.2  NATO chief: Afghan troop increase likely France to send battalion to Afghanistan
Apr.17  UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan Apr.19 Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage Apr.26     President flees ceremony attack
  Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony.    Security forces whisked Karzai away from the scene and hundreds of people fled as shots rang out. He and other dignitaries were safe. The Taliban clai...
Apr.29 Karzai was warned of assassination plot

May 2008 ... more > Top ^
May.16  Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed May.22  3 dead in 'Quran shooting' protest May.24 Afghans appalled Marines not charged
May.27  12 dead as violence erupts May.31  Afghan forces kill 100 militants  Remote-controlled bomb kills 1, injures 5

June 2008 ... more > Top ^
Jun.8  Journalist for BBC killed British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100
Jun.9  PM hails fallen troops in Afghanistan Jun.10  First Hungarian soldier dies in Afghanistan Jun.11   Afghans seize 'largest drug haul'  Afghan police working with British special forces have uncovered a drugs stash of 237 tonnes of hashish, world's biggest seizure of drugs US defends Afghan border strike  Key Afghan donor meeting Jun.12  Karzai appeals for Afghanistan aid   Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan  World donors sought to bolster Afghanistan's fragile leadership as the need to help secure and feed the country concerns about pervasive cor... Jun.13   Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Afghanistan
  About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape.    Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Tal...
Jun.15     Karzai issues warning to Pakistan  Afghan President warned his troops would take their battle against Taliban across the border into Pakistan to prevent them launching attacks Jun.18 Dozens die as battle rages Jun.19  Suicide attacker kills 10 Jun.26  'Several insurgents' killed in fighting Jun.27  Allied death toll reaches 7-year high  Pentagon: Taliban 'resilient' in Afghanistan

July 2008 ... more > Top ^
Jul.1 Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll
Jul.5   Airstrikes kill civilians   The U.S. attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians were kill...  UN to urge revamp of Afghan aid Jul.6 Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike Car blast kills 41, including Indian envoys Jul.11  US 'killed 47 civilians' Insurgents tried to incite border battle Jul.13   At least 8 US soldiers have been killed   It is one of the biggest single losses in a day for the coalition since the start of military operations there Jul.16 NATO forces abandon outpost  US considers more troops for Afghanistan Jul.17  US bombing 'kills dozens' Jul.19     Obama opens foreign tour
  US Democratic presidential contender, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is at the start of a high-profile international tour
Jul.20     Obama meets with Afghan president  Sen. Barack Obama said that U.S. needs to focus on Afghanistan in its battle against terrorism and that troop levels must increase in Afghan... Jul.23  U.S.: More troops to Afghanistan unlikely Jul.25  UK, Danish soldiers killed Jul.31  Unrest sparks aid warning

August 2008 ... more > Top ^
Aug.11     U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians   An air strike by the United States kills 25 Taliban militants and 8 civilians in Oruzgan Provinc Aug.13     4 aid workers killed
  The Taliban gunmen opened fire on an aid group's vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, killing four International Rescue Committee workers Aug.14  Blast kills 3 coalition troops Aug.18  Independence Day threats 'credible' Aug.19   10 French soldiers killed in fighting
  100 insurgents attacked a patrol near the Afghan capital. 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul province Sarkozy arrives in Kabul
Aug.20  Afghanistan win first ever Olympic medal Aug.21  NATO denies airstrike killed French troops Aug.24  Karzai fires commanders over civil. Deaths

September 2008 ... more > Top ^
Sep.2  UK troops in huge turbine mission Sep.4  Pakistan, Afghanistan deplore U.S. attack Sep.7  General wants review of civilian killings Sep.9     Bush reshuffles war-zone troops
  US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan Sep.10 US to focus on Pakistani border
Sep.17  U.S. apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths Sep.19  Pentagon reviewing Afghanistan strategy Sep.25  Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft'  Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash Sep.26  U.S. envoy urges better coordination Sep.29  Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan

October 2008 ... more > Top ^
Oct.4  Afghan victory hopes played down Oct.5     Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban
  In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war
 Earthquake rattles Afghanistan Oct.6  Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace Oct.8   US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians
  A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially reported Oct.10 NATO agrees Afghan drug role   U.S. would support talks with Taliban  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks Oct.19   Taliban executed 30 of 50 people  Afghan officials claim that the Taliban has executed as many as 30 of 50 people captured on a bus in Kandahar Province

November 2008 ... more > Top ^
Nov.5  Karzai appeals to Obama over deaths Nov.7  U.S. study likely to say Afghanistan 'dire' Nov.9  Governor: U.S. forces killed guards Nov.12 Two schoolgirls blinded in acid attack
 Suicide bomber attacks U.S. convoy Nov.13  'Extra UK troops' for Afghanistan Nov.17 Taliban not ready to renounce violence Nov.18  Taliban reject peace overture Nov.25   10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls  The militants confessed and said they were paid 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($1,265) to carry out the acts Nov.26 Karzai defends Taliban peace move  Four killed in blast near U.S. Embassy

December 2008 ... more > Top ^
Dec.8  Taliban 'noose' around Kabul Dec.11 U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan
Dec.12  Karzai tours U.S. aircraft carrier Dec.14  Bush hails Afghan 'hopeful gains' Dec.18 Report: Afghan police need to refocus Dec.19   US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
  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 brigade
Dec.22  Taliban 'narco-terrorist' gets life sentence Dec.25  U.S. to arm local Afghans to fight Taliban Dec.29  Four dead in bomb attacks  Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies


R. Gates: Afghanistan may split up NATO Army considers Harry deployment Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan




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Jan.9  3,000 Marines may be sent to Afghanistan
Jan.29  NATO's Afghan mission 'in jeopardy'
Feb.6
Feb.7  NATO dismisses Afghanistan crisis
Feb.28
Feb.29
  23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
Mar.12  British airstrike kills Afghan civilians Mar.13  Parlament extends Afghan mission Mar.22  France to boost Afghan commitment Mar.26 France offers more troops for Afghanistan Apr.2  NATO chief: Afghan troop increase likely Apr.2 France to send battalion to Afghanistan May.24 Afghans appalled Marines not charged May.27  12 dead as violence erupts May.31  Afghan forces kill 100 militants Jun.8 British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100 Jun.9  PM hails fallen troops in Afghanistan Jun.10  First Hungarian soldier dies in Afghanistan Jun.11 US defends Afghan border strike Jun.18 Dozens die as battle rages Jun.26  'Several insurgents' killed in fighting Jun.27  Allied death toll reaches 7-year high Jun.27  Pentagon: Taliban 'resilient' in Afghanistan Jul.1 Foreign forces' worst Afghan toll Jul.5 Airstrikes kill civilians   The U.S. attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians were kill... Jul.6 Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike Jul.11  US 'killed 47 civilians' Jul.11 Insurgents tried to incite border battle Jul.13 At least 8 US soldiers have been killed   It is one of the biggest single losses in a day for the coalition since the start of military operations there Jul.16 NATO forces abandon outpost Jul.16  US considers more troops for Afghanistan Jul.17  US bombing 'kills dozens' Jul.23  U.S.: More troops to Afghanistan unlikely Jul.25  UK, Danish soldiers killed Jul.31  Unrest sparks aid warning Aug.11   U.S. air strike kills 25 militants, 8 civilians   An air strike by the United States kills 25 Taliban militants and 8 civilians in Oruzgan Provinc Aug.14  Blast kills 3 coalition troops Aug.19 10 French soldiers killed in fighting
  100 insurgents attacked a patrol near the Afghan capital. 21 other soldiers were wounded in the fighting in the Sarobi area in Kabul province Aug.21  NATO denies airstrike killed French troops Aug.24  Karzai fires commanders over civil. Deaths Sep.2  UK troops in huge turbine mission Sep.7  General wants review of civilian killings Sep.9   Bush reshuffles war-zone troops
  US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan Sep.10 US to focus on Pakistani border Sep.17  U.S. apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths Sep.19  Pentagon reviewing Afghanistan strategy Sep.25  Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft' Sep.25  Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash Sep.29  Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan Oct.4  Afghan victory hopes played down Oct.5   Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban  In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group Oct.5 Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war Oct.6  Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace Oct.8 US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians  A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially reported Oct.10 NATO agrees Afghan drug role Oct.10 U.S. would support talks with Taliban  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks Nov.7  U.S. study likely to say Afghanistan 'dire' Nov.9  Governor: U.S. forces killed guards Nov.12  Suicide bomber attacks U.S. convoy Nov.13  'Extra UK troops' for Afghanistan Nov.17 Taliban not ready to renounce violence Nov.18  Taliban reject peace overture Nov.26 Karzai defends Taliban peace move Dec.8  Taliban 'noose' around Kabul Dec.11 U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan Dec.12  Karzai tours U.S. aircraft carrier Dec.19 US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an
  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 brigade
Dec.25  U.S. to arm local Afghans to fight Taliban Dec.29  Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies



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2008 Jan.4  Afghanistan appeals for food aid Jan.9  South Asia hit by food shortages Oct.5  Earthquake rattles Afghanistan



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2008 Aug.20  Afghanistan win first ever Olympic medal



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2008 Feb.4  Report urges Afghan farmer boost



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2008 Jan.8  'Bribes' free top Taliban leader Jan.14   Taliban attack luxury hotel
  The Taliban say 4 of their fighters have attacked the luxury Serena hotel, popular with foreign visitors Jan.23  Death sentence for Afghan reporter Jan.31  Blast kills top Afghan official Feb.4  Report urges Afghan farmer boost Feb.5  More opium likely in Afghan south Feb.16 At least 80 people killed in blast   A suspected bomb attack has killed dozens of people in Kandahar, as people were watching a dog-fighting competition Mar.12 Car bomb attack kills six Apr.19 Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage Apr.26   President flees ceremony attack
  Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony.    Security forces whisked Karzai away from the scene and hundreds of people fled as shots rang out. He and other dignitaries were safe. The Taliban clai...
Apr.29 Karzai was warned of assassination plot May.16  Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed May.31  Remote-controlled bomb kills 1, injures 5 Jun.8  Journalist for BBC killed Jun.11 Afghans seize 'largest drug haul'  Afghan police working with British special forces have uncovered a drugs stash of 237 tonnes of hashish, world's biggest seizure of drugs Jun.13 Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Afghanistan
  About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape.    Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Tal...
Jun.19  Suicide attacker kills 10 Jul.6 Car blast kills 41, including Indian envoys Aug.13   4 aid workers killed  The Taliban gunmen opened fire on an aid group's vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, killing four International Rescue Committee workers Aug.18  Independence Day threats 'credible' Oct.10 NATO agrees Afghan drug role Oct.19 Taliban executed 30 of 50 people  Afghan officials claim that the Taliban has executed as many as 30 of 50 people captured on a bus in Kandahar Province Nov.12 Two schoolgirls blinded in acid attack Nov.12  Suicide bomber attacks U.S. convoy Nov.25 10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls  The militants confessed and said they were paid 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($1,265) to carry out the acts Nov.26  Four killed in blast near U.S. Embassy Dec.22  Taliban 'narco-terrorist' gets life sentence Dec.29  Four dead in bomb attacks



Afghanistan, 2008 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2008 Jan.4  Afghanistan appeals for food aid Jan.23  Death sentence for Afghan reporter Jan.25  Karzai: You can call me U.S. puppet Jan.26  Afghanistan vetoes Ashdown envoy role Jan.29  Women hold rare protest Feb.6   Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip  US Secretary of State and UK Foreign Secretary have arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Feb.7 Karzai denies tensions with West
Feb.7  NATO dismisses Afghanistan crisis Feb.28 Army considers Harry deployment Feb.29 Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
  23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
Mar.13  Parlament extends Afghan mission Mar.24 Donors accused of failing Afghans
Apr.2 France to send battalion to Afghanistan Apr.17  UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan Apr.19 Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage May.16  Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed May.22  3 dead in 'Quran shooting' protest May.24 Afghans appalled Marines not charged Jun.8  Journalist for BBC killed Jun.11  Key Afghan donor meeting Jun.12  Karzai appeals for Afghanistan aid Jun.12 Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan  World donors sought to bolster Afghanistan's fragile leadership as the need to help secure and feed the country concerns about pervasive cor... Jun.15   Karzai issues warning to Pakistan  Afghan President warned his troops would take their battle against Taliban across the border into Pakistan to prevent them launching attacks Jul.5  UN to urge revamp of Afghan aid Jul.6 Karzai orders probe into deadly U.S. strike Jul.19   Obama opens foreign tour
  US Democratic presidential contender, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is at the start of a high-profile international tour
Jul.20   Obama meets with Afghan president  Sen. Barack Obama said that U.S. needs to focus on Afghanistan in its battle against terrorism and that troop levels must increase in Afghan... Jul.31  Unrest sparks aid warning Aug.13   4 aid workers killed
  The Taliban gunmen opened fire on an aid group's vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, killing four International Rescue Committee workers Aug.19 Sarkozy arrives in Kabul Aug.24  Karzai fires commanders over civil. Deaths Sep.4  Pakistan, Afghanistan deplore U.S. attack Sep.26  U.S. envoy urges better coordination Oct.5   Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban  In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group Oct.5 Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war Oct.6  Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace Oct.10 U.S. would support talks with Taliban  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks Nov.5  Karzai appeals to Obama over deaths Nov.7  U.S. study likely to say Afghanistan 'dire' Nov.13  'Extra UK troops' for Afghanistan Nov.18  Taliban reject peace overture Nov.26 Karzai defends Taliban peace move Dec.12  Karzai tours U.S. aircraft carrier Dec.14  Bush hails Afghan 'hopeful gains' Dec.18 Report: Afghan police need to refocus Dec.29  Pakistan suspends Afghan supplies