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| Jan.16 |
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Blast hits German embassy |
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| Feb.12 |
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Thousands guns sent to Afghans missing |
| Feb.17 |
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US to boost troops in Afghanistan
| Feb.18 |
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Obama: Troops alone cannot win |
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US urges Nato to up Afghan effort |
| Feb.21 |
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'Permanent Swat ceasefire agreed' |
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| Mar.12 |
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Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul
| Mar.27 |
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US rethinks Afghanistan strategy
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| Apr.4 |
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll
NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said
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Karzai to review move toward sharia law
| Apr.27 |
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Brown: Afghanistan is 'crucible of terror' |
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| May.6 |
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US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens' |
| May.11 |
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US sacks top Afghanistan general
| May.21 |
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US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| Jun.11 |
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Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001
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US 'to protect Afghan civilians' |
| Jun.19 |
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Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate' |
| Jun.24 |
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'Shift needed' in Afghan combat |
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. launches 'major operation' 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters
| Jul.10 |
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Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours
| Jul.19 |
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Copter crash kills 16
| Jul.20 |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan Four U.S. troops were killed in eastern Afghanistan in a roadside bombing. The deaths would raise U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan to 30 in July
| Jul.21 |
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U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties |
| Jul.25 |
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Suicide bombers hit city
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| Aug.1 |
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Western troops die in Afghanistan |
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UK troops 'given too many tasks' |
| Aug.2 |
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Bomb blast hits city of Heart |
| Aug.3 |
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NATO fears Afghan 'terror Grand Central' |
| Aug.14 |
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Blast kills 3, injures dozens
| Aug.15 |
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Death takes UK Afghan toll to 200 |
| Aug.16 |
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Karzai, rivals debate as elections near
| Aug.17 |
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Corruption fears over Afghan poll |
| Aug.18 |
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Deadly pre-poll attack hits Kabul |
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Poll media blackout urged
| Aug.19 |
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Afghans head to the polls |
| Aug.22 |
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Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters
| Aug.25 |
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At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion A massive car bomb explosion in the center of the city has killed at least 30 people. Dozens more were hurt as buildings collapsed in the at...
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Partial results put Karzai ahead in vote |
| Aug.27 |
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US envoy 'in angry Karzai talks'
| Aug.28 |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan |
| Aug.31 |
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US 'needs fresh Afghan strategy' |
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| Sep.1 |
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'Sharp drop' in Afghan opium crop
| Sep.2 |
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Blast kills top Afghan official |
| Sep.3 |
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Afghan election fraud row mounts |
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'Scores die' in explosion
Map of Kunduz Afghanistan At least 90 people have been killed after NATO air strike blew up a fuel tanker hijacked by the Taliban
| Sep.4 |
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NATO pledges Afghan strike probe |
| Sep.6 |
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Karzai closer to Afghan poll win |
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General: Civilians among airstrike victims |
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Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
| Sep.8 |
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Recount clouds Karzai poll lead Latest results from presidential election show President Hamid Karzai with 54.1% of the vote after 92% of polling stations declared
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UK reporter freed in raid |
| Sep.10 |
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Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid
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US urges caution on Afghan vote |
| Sep.16 |
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Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim
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Apartment searched in terror probe
| Sep.17 |
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Italian forces die in Kabul blast |
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Karzai warns West over vote fraud claims |
| Sep.20 |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning The top US general there, Gen Stanley McChrystal: The US mission in Afghanistan will 'likely result in failure' unless troops are increased
| Sep.21 |
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Karzai backs U.S. call for more troops |
| Sep.28 |
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NATO chief calls for US Afgan support |
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| Oct.3 |
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Soldiers killed in Afghan battle
| Oct.5 |
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US 'needs time' on Afghan troops
| Oct.6 |
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Obama aware of Afghan differences |
| Oct.7 |
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Blast outside India embassy
At least 7 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a large explosion near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy
| Oct.11 |
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Clinton warning to Afghan leader |
| Oct.12 |
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Afghan quits election commission |
| Oct.14 |
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UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan |
| Oct.17 |
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Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
| Oct.18 |
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US decision after Afghan result |
| Oct.20 |
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Afghanistan's run-off poll hailed |
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Karzai accepts election runoff Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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Sack Afghan poll officials - UN |
| Oct.23 |
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Run-off campaigning begins
| Oct.26 |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
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Afghan rivals row over poll chief |
| Oct.27 |
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8 U.S. troops killed
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3 U.N. staff killed in firefight 
The staff members were living in a private guesthouse in central Kabul near where an attack took place | |
| Oct.28 |
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UN chief condemns Kabul killings |
| Oct.30 |
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Taliban leader: U.S. can't buy allegiance |
| Oct.31 |
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Afghan rivals talk over vote boycott |
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Six Afghans arrested for attack on U.N. |
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| Nov.1 |
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Abdullah withdraws from Afghan runoff
| Nov.2 |
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Karzai declared elected president Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of voting | |
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Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' |
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Karzai vows to battle corruption |
| Nov.4 |
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5 British soldiers shot dead |
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UN to evacuate Afghanistan staff The UN is to temporarily move 600 'non-essential' international staff from Afghanistan to bolster security at UN accommodation
| Nov.6 |
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2 U.S. paratroopers missing in Afghanistan |
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Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan |
| Nov.7 |
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Afghans die in 'Nato air strike' |
| Nov.8 |
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UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises |
| Nov.9 |
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No Afghanistan troop decision made |
| Nov.11 |
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks US President has met his national security team to discuss strategy in Afghanistan as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels
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Envoy urges no US troop increase |
| Nov.15 |
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US demands Afghan 'bribery court' |
| Nov.16 |
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Brown plans Afghan handover talks |
| Nov.17 |
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Afghans 'blame poverty for war' |
| Nov.18 |
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Clinton: Afghanistan at 'critical moment' |
| Nov.19 |
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Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term Western leaders have urged Karzai to deliver tangible improvements in Afghans' lives
| Nov.20 |
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US sets marker on Afghan corruption |
| Nov.21 |
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Top militants killed, NATO force says |
| Nov.23 |
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Obama, advisers meet on Afghanistan |
| Nov.24 |
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Obama seeks Afghanistan closure |
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Pentagon preparing to send 34000 troops |
| Nov.25 |
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Contractor helicopter missing |
| Nov.26 |
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Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
| Nov.27 |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike Former Defense Minister and current Labor Minister Franz Josef Jung has resigned over a fatal Afghan airstrike ordered by German forces
| Nov.30 |
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Obama issues new Afghan orders US President Barack Obama has issued new orders for the US military after deciding how many more troops to send
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| Dec.1 |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
Map of West Point USA The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's government. The new deployment over six months will bring U.S. troop strength in the country to more than 100,00... | |
| Dec.2 |
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U.N. chief backs U.S. Afghanistan plan |
| Dec.6 |
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Obama team rejects criticism of exit timing
| Dec.7 |
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U.S. defense secretary arrives Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan, a week after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops to the Asian nation
| Dec.8 |
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McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical'
Top U.S. commander: Finding Osama bin Laden and rolling back Taliban are necessary steps toward winning the war in Afghanistan
| Dec.17 |
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Nato fails to gain Russia aid in Afghanistan
| Dec.25 |
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U.S. condemns Taliban video of U.S. soldier
| Dec.26 |
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Rocket lands on ministry grounds |
| Dec.30 |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
Map of Khost Afghanistan A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
| Dec.31 |
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CIA chief confirms officers killed by bomb The dead include a mother of three who was the head of the CIA's base in Khost Province, near Pakistan
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2 security contractors killed in bombing
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Obama rallies CIA after Afghanistan bomb
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2009 |
| Feb.12 |
Thousands guns sent to Afghans missing |
| Feb.17 |
US to boost troops in Afghanistan
| Feb.18 |
Obama: Troops alone cannot win |
| Feb.18 |
US urges Nato to up Afghan effort |
| Feb.21 |
'Permanent Swat ceasefire agreed' |
| Mar.12 |
Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul
| Mar.27 |
US rethinks Afghanistan strategy
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll
NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said
| May.6 |
US Afghan strikes 'killed dozens' |
| May.11 |
US sacks top Afghanistan general
| May.21 |
US commander in Pakistan warning |
| Jun.11 |
Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' Gen David Petraeus, who commands US forces in the region says violent attacks by insurgents have risen to their highest level since 2001
| Jun.11 |
US 'to protect Afghan civilians' |
| Jun.19 |
Probe into deaths: Airstrikes 'appropriate' |
| Jun.24 |
'Shift needed' in Afghan combat |
| Jul.1 |
U.S. launches 'major operation' 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters
| Jul.10 |
Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours
| Jul.20 |
U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan Four U.S. troops were killed in eastern Afghanistan in a roadside bombing. The deaths would raise U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan to 30 in July
| Jul.21 |
U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties |
| Aug.1 |
Western troops die in Afghanistan |
| Aug.1 |
UK troops 'given too many tasks' |
| Aug.3 |
NATO fears Afghan 'terror Grand Central' |
| Aug.15 |
Death takes UK Afghan toll to 200 |
| Aug.18 |
Deadly pre-poll attack hits Kabul |
| Aug.28 |
U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan |
| Aug.31 |
US 'needs fresh Afghan strategy' |
| Sep.3 |
'Scores die' in explosion
Map of Kunduz Afghanistan At least 90 people have been killed after NATO air strike blew up a fuel tanker hijacked by the Taliban
| Sep.6 |
General: Civilians among airstrike victims |
| Sep.6 |
Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
| Sep.17 |
Italian forces die in Kabul blast |
| Sep.20 |
US in Afghanistan failure warning The top US general there, Gen Stanley McChrystal: The US mission in Afghanistan will 'likely result in failure' unless troops are increased
| Sep.21 |
Karzai backs U.S. call for more troops |
| Sep.28 |
NATO chief calls for US Afgan support |
| Oct.3 |
Soldiers killed in Afghan battle
| Oct.5 |
US 'needs time' on Afghan troops
| Oct.6 |
Obama aware of Afghan differences |
| Oct.14 |
UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan |
| Oct.17 |
Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
| Oct.18 |
US decision after Afghan result |
| Oct.26 |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
| Oct.27 |
8 U.S. troops killed
| Oct.30 |
Taliban leader: U.S. can't buy allegiance |
| Nov.4 |
5 British soldiers shot dead |
| Nov.6 |
2 U.S. paratroopers missing in Afghanistan |
| Nov.6 |
Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan |
| Nov.7 |
Afghans die in 'Nato air strike' |
| Nov.8 |
UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises |
| Nov.9 |
No Afghanistan troop decision made |
| Nov.11 |
Obama in Afghan troop level talks US President has met his national security team to discuss strategy in Afghanistan as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels
| Nov.11 |
Envoy urges no US troop increase |
| Nov.16 |
Brown plans Afghan handover talks |
| Nov.17 |
Afghans 'blame poverty for war' |
| Nov.21 |
Top militants killed, NATO force says |
| Nov.23 |
Obama, advisers meet on Afghanistan |
| Nov.24 |
Obama seeks Afghanistan closure |
| Nov.24 |
Pentagon preparing to send 34000 troops |
| Nov.26 |
Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike Former Defense Minister and current Labor Minister Franz Josef Jung has resigned over a fatal Afghan airstrike ordered by German forces
| Nov.30 |
Obama issues new Afghan orders US President Barack Obama has issued new orders for the US military after deciding how many more troops to send
| Dec.1 |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
Map of West Point USA The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's government. The new deployment over six months will bring U.S. troop strength in the country to more than 100,00... | |
| Dec.2 |
U.N. chief backs U.S. Afghanistan plan |
| Dec.6 |
Obama team rejects criticism of exit timing
| Dec.7 |
U.S. defense secretary arrives Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan, a week after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops to the Asian nation
| Dec.8 |
McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical'
Top U.S. commander: Finding Osama bin Laden and rolling back Taliban are necessary steps toward winning the war in Afghanistan
| Dec.17 |
Nato fails to gain Russia aid in Afghanistan
| Dec.25 |
U.S. condemns Taliban video of U.S. soldier
| Dec.26 |
Rocket lands on ministry grounds |
| Dec.30 |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
Map of Khost Afghanistan A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
| Dec.31 |
CIA chief confirms officers killed by bomb The dead include a mother of three who was the head of the CIA's base in Khost Province, near Pakistan
| Dec.31 |
2 security contractors killed in bombing
| Dec.31 |
Obama rallies CIA after Afghanistan bomb
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2009 |
| Jul.19 |
Copter crash kills 16
| Oct.26 |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
| Nov.25 |
Contractor helicopter missing |
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2009 |
| Jan.16 |
Blast hits German embassy |
| Jul.21 |
U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties |
| Jul.25 |
Suicide bombers hit city
| Aug.2 |
Bomb blast hits city of Heart |
| Aug.3 |
NATO fears Afghan 'terror Grand Central' |
| Aug.14 |
Blast kills 3, injures dozens
| Aug.22 |
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters
| Aug.25 |
At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion A massive car bomb explosion in the center of the city has killed at least 30 people. Dozens more were hurt as buildings collapsed in the at...
| Sep.1 |
'Sharp drop' in Afghan opium crop
| Sep.2 |
Blast kills top Afghan official |
| Sep.8 |
UK reporter freed in raid |
| Sep.16 |
Apartment searched in terror probe
| Sep.17 |
Italian forces die in Kabul blast |
| Oct.7 |
Blast outside India embassy
At least 7 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a large explosion near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy
| Oct.27 |
3 U.N. staff killed in firefight 
The staff members were living in a private guesthouse in central Kabul near where an attack took place | |
| Oct.31 |
Six Afghans arrested for attack on U.N. |
| Nov.2 |
Karzai vows to battle corruption |
| Nov.15 |
US demands Afghan 'bribery court' |
| Nov.20 |
US sets marker on Afghan corruption |
| Dec.26 |
Rocket lands on ministry grounds |
| Dec.30 |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
Map of Khost Afghanistan A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
| Dec.31 |
2 security contractors killed in bombing
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|
2009 |
| Feb.21 |
'Permanent Swat ceasefire agreed' |
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll
NATO has agreed to boost troop numbers to cover the Afghan presidential election, outgoing alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said
| Apr.4 |
Karzai to review move toward sharia law
| Apr.27 |
Brown: Afghanistan is 'crucible of terror' |
| May.11 |
US sacks top Afghanistan general
| May.21 |
US commander in Pakistan warning |
| Aug.1 |
UK troops 'given too many tasks' |
| Aug.16 |
Karzai, rivals debate as elections near
| Aug.17 |
Corruption fears over Afghan poll |
| Aug.18 |
Poll media blackout urged
| Aug.19 |
Afghans head to the polls |
| Aug.22 |
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters
| Aug.25 |
Partial results put Karzai ahead in vote |
| Aug.27 |
US envoy 'in angry Karzai talks'
| Sep.3 |
Afghan election fraud row mounts |
| Sep.4 |
NATO pledges Afghan strike probe |
| Sep.6 |
Karzai closer to Afghan poll win |
| Sep.6 |
Merkel urges Afghan raid inquiry |
| Sep.8 |
Recount clouds Karzai poll lead Latest results from presidential election show President Hamid Karzai with 54.1% of the vote after 92% of polling stations declared
| Sep.8 |
UK reporter freed in raid |
| Sep.10 |
Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid
| Sep.10 |
US urges caution on Afghan vote |
| Sep.16 |
Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim
| Sep.17 |
Karzai warns West over vote fraud claims |
| Sep.20 |
US in Afghanistan failure warning The top US general there, Gen Stanley McChrystal: The US mission in Afghanistan will 'likely result in failure' unless troops are increased
| Sep.21 |
Karzai backs U.S. call for more troops |
| Oct.6 |
Obama aware of Afghan differences |
| Oct.11 |
Clinton warning to Afghan leader |
| Oct.12 |
Afghan quits election commission |
| Oct.17 |
Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan's run-off poll hailed |
| Oct.20 |
Karzai accepts election runoff Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
| Oct.20 |
Sack Afghan poll officials - UN |
| Oct.23 |
Run-off campaigning begins
| Oct.26 |
Afghan rivals row over poll chief |
| Oct.28 |
UN chief condemns Kabul killings |
| Oct.31 |
Afghan rivals talk over vote boycott |
| Nov.1 |
Abdullah withdraws from Afghan runoff
| Nov.2 |
Karzai declared elected president Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of voting | |
| Nov.2 |
Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' |
| Nov.2 |
Karzai vows to battle corruption |
| Nov.4 |
UN to evacuate Afghanistan staff The UN is to temporarily move 600 'non-essential' international staff from Afghanistan to bolster security at UN accommodation
| Nov.6 |
Brown: Britain committed to Afghanistan |
| Nov.8 |
UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises |
| Nov.9 |
No Afghanistan troop decision made |
| Nov.11 |
Obama in Afghan troop level talks US President has met his national security team to discuss strategy in Afghanistan as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels
| Nov.11 |
Envoy urges no US troop increase |
| Nov.15 |
US demands Afghan 'bribery court' |
| Nov.16 |
Brown plans Afghan handover talks |
| Nov.18 |
Clinton: Afghanistan at 'critical moment' |
| Nov.19 |
Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term Western leaders have urged Karzai to deliver tangible improvements in Afghans' lives
| Nov.20 |
US sets marker on Afghan corruption |
| Nov.23 |
Obama, advisers meet on Afghanistan |
| Nov.24 |
Obama seeks Afghanistan closure |
| Nov.26 |
Top soldier quits over Afghanistan raid |
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike Former Defense Minister and current Labor Minister Franz Josef Jung has resigned over a fatal Afghan airstrike ordered by German forces
| Nov.30 |
Obama issues new Afghan orders US President Barack Obama has issued new orders for the US military after deciding how many more troops to send
| Dec.1 |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
Map of West Point USA The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's government. The new deployment over six months will bring U.S. troop strength in the country to more than 100,00... | |
| Dec.2 |
U.N. chief backs U.S. Afghanistan plan |
| Dec.6 |
Obama team rejects criticism of exit timing
| Dec.7 |
U.S. defense secretary arrives Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan, a week after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops to the Asian nation
| Dec.17 |
Nato fails to gain Russia aid in Afghanistan
| Dec.31 |
Obama rallies CIA after Afghanistan bomb