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| Jan.2 |
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MPs reject most Karzai cabinet nominees |
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| Jan.9 |
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Newly released video vows revenge
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| Jan.16 |
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Lawmakers reject most of Karzai's picks |
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| Jan.17 |
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Militants attack Afghan capital
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| Jan.28 |
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Afghan conference sets deadlines
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| Feb.12 |
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NATO launching major Afghan offensive 
Map of Marjah Afghanistan NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province
| Operation Moshtarak. Moshtarak, a Dari word for 'together,' symbolizes the combined forces are serving alongside one another.
15,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Canada attacked Taliban targets in and around Marjah
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| Feb.13 |
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Taliban stronghold under siege The major Operation Moshtarak to rout militants from a notorious southern Afghan stronghold claimed its first NATO casualties
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Nato hails major Afghan operation |
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Coalition troops find 'minimal interference'
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| Feb.14 |
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Coalition finds resistance, explosives |
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McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths
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| Feb.15 |
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Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive The NATO operation aimed at tackling a Taliban stronghold is making progress, but still has a long way to go
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| Feb.20 |
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Taliban put up stiff resistance
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| Feb.22 |
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Al Qaeda video rails against Turkey |
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| Feb.23 |
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Forces in Afghanistan to limit night raids |
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| Feb.25 |
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Afghan flag raised over Taliban town Map of Marjah Afghanistan Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the government in the Taliban stronghold
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Loud explosions in Afghan capital Two explosions and the sound of gunfire have been heard in the centre of the capital
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| Mar.6 |
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UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan |
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| Mar.13 |
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Kandahar hit by suicide bombers, 30 dead 40 more wounded in 4 bombings. The attackers struck near a prison, a hotel, a mosque and at a city centre road junction
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| Mar.28 |
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Obama arrives in Afghanistan President Obama and Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai took part in a 10-minute arrival ceremony before walking into the palace
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Barack Obama rallies forces on visit |
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| Apr.1 |
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Karzai accuses UN over election fraud Afghan President has accused foreign election observers of fraud during last year's disputed vote
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| Apr.2 |
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U.S. official: Iran to ship arms to Taliban
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US concern at Karzai fraud claim |
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| Apr.3 |
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Afghan soldiers killed in friendly fire |
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| Apr.9 |
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4 killed in U.S. aircraft crash |
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| May.17 |
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Suicide car bombing kills 18
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| May.18 |
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Insurgents take aim at Bagram Air Base
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| May.22 |
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UK ministers 'united' on Afghanistan |
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| May.31 |
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Al Qaeda says No. 3 man has died
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| Jun.7 |
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10 troops killed in Afghanistan
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| Jun.9 |
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39 dead in blast at Afghanistan wedding A bombing at a wedding ceremony Wednesday in Kandahar province killed 39 people and wounded 73 others
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| Jun.21 |
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US money 'reaches Taliban' |
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| Jun.22 |
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Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims
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| Jun.23 |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander | Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine. He will be replaced by Gen David Petra... | |
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| Jun.24 |
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June deadliest month for coalition troops
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| Jun.26 |
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Karzai backs choice of Petraeus |
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| Jun.27 |
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Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA |
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CIA defends Blackwater contract |
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| Jun.29 |
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Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen |
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| Jun.30 |
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Taliban rule out negotiations with Nato |
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| Jul.3 |
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Petraeus calls for Afghan unity |
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Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign
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| Jul.5 |
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Police kill 64 in Afghan drug bust |
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| Jul.6 |
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UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'
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| Jul.10 |
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6 U.S. service members among 9 killed
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| Jul.14 |
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In last two days, 12 coalition troops killed |
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| Jul.17 |
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Troops seize drugs, bomb-making material |
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Hillary Clinton to visit Afghanistan |
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| Jul.19 |
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Karzai seeks greater aid control |
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| Jul.20 |
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Powers back Afghan takeover date A major conference on Afghanistan has endorsed Karzai's goal that Afghan forces should lead security operations across the country by 2014
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| Jul.24 |
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Bombs kill five U.S. troops in Afghanistan |
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Taliban 'seize US soldiers' |
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| Jul.25 |
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Abducted U.S. service member killed |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online| A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January 2010 | |
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| Jul.26 |
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Karzai: NATO strike killed 52 civilians |
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'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak |
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| Jul.28 |
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Afghanistan war means jobs for Tongans |
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| Jul.29 |
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FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe |
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| Jul.30 |
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July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan 3 U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago
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Deaths rise in South Asia monsoon
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| Jul.31 |
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Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan
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| Aug.7 |
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Taliban kills medics, including Americans Map of Badakhshan Afghanistan| Ten people -- including at least six Americans -- were killed by gunmen. The foreigners were believed to have been doctors | |
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| Aug.15 |
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Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit |
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| Aug.16 |
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Order on private security raising questions |
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Gates says Afghan exit on course |
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| Aug.19 |
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Several nations facing food shortage |
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| Aug.22 |
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4 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan |
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| Aug.24 |
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General warns on Afghan deadline |
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| Aug.27 |
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Taliban hit allied Afghan bases
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| Aug.28 |
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Helicopters 'didn't kill Afghan police' |
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| Aug.29 |
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Bodies of 5 campaign workers found |
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| Aug.30 |
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7 ISAF members killed |
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| Sep.1 |
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Year's US death toll in Afghanistan highest |
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| Sep.4 |
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Karzai sets up Taliban talks body |
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| Sep.6 |
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Petraeus: Quran-burning harms troops |
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| Sep.18 |
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Afghans brave Taliban to vote Afghans have voted in a parliamentary election, with turnout estimated at about 40%, although there have been a number of Taliban attacks
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'Brave' Afghan voters hailed |
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| Sep.19 |
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UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin Map of Sangin Afghanistan Control of the area was formally handed over from UK forces to the US Marine Corps at 0630 BST
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| Sep.20 |
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9 Americans killed in Afghanistan crash
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| Sep.21 |
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Observers concerned about elections |
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Book: US 'in-fighting' over Afghanistan |
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| Sep.26 |
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British national missing in Afghanistan |
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| Sep.27 |
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Tapes describe US soldiers killing for sport |
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Afghan official killed in blast |
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| Oct.6 |
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Afghans seize 19 tons of Iranian bombs Authorities in southwestern Afghanistan have seized 19 tons of explosive devices that had been transferred across the border from Iran
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| Oct.7 |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors |
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| Oct.8 |
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Afghan governor killed in bombing |
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| Oct.9 |
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UK aid worker killed in Afghanistan
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Pakistan 'to reopen Afghan route'
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| Oct.10 |
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Karzai: 'Unofficial contacts' with Taliban |
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| Oct.11 |
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US troops may have killed hostage British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan
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| Oct.12 |
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Cargo plane crashes in Afghanistan |
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| Oct.15 |
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Nato's 'safe passage' for Taliban |
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US army trial for Afghan killings |
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| Oct.19 |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted'
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| Oct.24 |
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Karzai stands by ban on security firms |
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| Oct.25 |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US The US has voiced concern about Iran's 'negative influence' on Afghanistan, after President Karzai admitted receiving cash from Tehran
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| Oct.28 |
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DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized Map of Nangarhar Afghanistan| The operation was conducted by the DEA, the Department of Defense, NATO, the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior, Russia. Raids disrupted four clandestine laboratories associated with a significant... | |
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| Oct.29 |
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Anti-drugs chief applauds Afghan haul |
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| Oct.30 |
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Nato troops 'repel Afghan attack' Nato says its forces in Afghanistan have killed at least 19 Taliban fighters who tried to storm a combat outpost under cover of darkness
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Karzai criticises US-Russia raid |
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| Oct.31 |
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Dozens of bodies found after clash |
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| Nov.12 |
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Official: Bin Laden watched bombing
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Taliban attack Jalalabad airport |
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| Nov.13 |
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Separate Afghan attacks kill 18 |
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| Nov.20 |
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NATO, Afghans hammer out long-term ties NATO and the Afghan government forged an agreement that will leave international forces in the country for many years after a transition in 2014
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| Nov.21 |
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Afghan MPs barred for poll fraud |
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| Nov.23 |
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Afghan clashes at 'all-time high' |
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| Nov.29 |
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Gunman kills 6 NATO troops
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| Dec.2 |
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Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan
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| Dec.4 |
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Captors release anti-landmine workers |
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| Dec.6 |
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Cameron hints at Afghan pull-out |
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| Dec.10 |
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Afghan bomb 'kills 15 civilians' |
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| Dec.15 |
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Afghan reports give bleak outlook |
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| Dec.18 |
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Attacks target Afghan soldiers |
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| Dec.19 |
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Bombers target Afghan army bases
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| Dec.23 |
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'Iran arms smuggler' held by Nato |
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| Dec.25 |
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Taliban dispute U.N. report on casualties |
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| Dec.26 |
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Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afgha-n Map of Paktia Afghanistan Four Turkish engineers were kidnapped in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, one kilometer from the Pakistan border
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