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2011
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Kabul, January 2011
Kabul, February 2011
Kabul, March 2011
Kabul, April 2011
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Kabul, September 2011
Kabul, October 2011
Kabul, November 2011
Kabul, December 2011
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| Jan.26 |
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Afghanistan inaugurates new parliament
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| Feb.14 |
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Suicide bomber targets shopping center
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| Mar.6 |
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Karzai rebukes US on child deaths President Karzai has told the US commander in Afghanistan that his apology for the deaths of nine children in an air strike is 'not enough'
| Mar.7 |
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US defence chief in Afghan visit US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in the Afghan capital to discuss the future of US involvement there
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| Apr.27 |
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Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead Eight coalition troops and a civilian were killed in a shooting by Afghan military pilot at an Afghan air force compound | |
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| May.21 |
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Suicide blast hits hospital An attack on a hospital in a tent in the grounds of Charsad Bestar Hospital has left six people dead and 23 wounded
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| Jun.18 |
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Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban The United States is involved in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a youth group | |
| Jun.23 |
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Karzai welcomes U.S. troop withdrawal Karzai welcomed Obama's plans for a troops drawdown and said it's a sign that Afghanistan is ready to take control of security
| Jun.28 |
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Suicide bombers attack luxury hotel Six Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Kabul's Hotel Inter-Continental in a brazen, carefully orchestrated operation
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Nato quells hotel assault Helicopters have been called in to strike militants on the roof of a hotel in the capital, that was attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen
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| Jul.17 |
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Key Karzai aide attacked Jan Mohammad Khan, a key ally of Karzai, is believed to have been killed in the attack
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| Aug.18 |
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Double explosions near British compound Two explosions have hit the Afghan capital, Kabul, near a compound run by the British government; sporadic gunfire was also heard
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| Sep.13 |
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Militants fire on U.S. Embassy  Afghan and coalition forces battled Taliban who launched 3 brazen assaults, including a attack on the U.S. Embassy and NATO's command
The strike in central Kabul and two other assaults across the city left residents unnerved.
3 police officers have died and others have been injured in the violence
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Troops close in on Kabul gunmen Afghan and international forces are closing in on the last insurgents who attacked the US embassy, Nato HQ and police buildings
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Troops end Kabul day-long attack Afghan forces have killed the last insurgents who attacked the US embassy, Nato HQ and police buildings, after a 19-hour stand-off
| Sep.20 |
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Ex-Afghanistan president assassinated Burhanuddin Rabbani, considered vital to peace efforts in the country, was assassinated. He had been leading the Afghan peace council
2 suicide bombers feigning a desire to conduct reconciliation talks, detonated themselves. The attacker hid the explosive device inside his turban
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| Sep.25 |
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'CIA station' in Kabul attacked Gunfire and a blast have been heard from a compound said to house the CIA station in the Afghan capital
| Sep.30 |
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Karzai gives up on Taliban talks Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his government will no longer hold peace talks with the Taliban
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| Oct.3 |
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Karzai: Pakistan in 'double game' Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in a thinly veiled attack on Pakistan, has said a 'double game' is being played in the fight against militant...
| Oct.19 |
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Clinton arrives in Afghanistan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit Wednesday, just one day after landing in Libya
| Oct.29 |
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9 Americans, including 4 troops killed Map of Darulaman Afghanistan A suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying foreign troops in the Afghan capital killing 13 US soldiers
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| Nov.13 |
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Taliban claims to leak security details A Taliban-affiliated website published a leaked document containing confidential government security plans for a vital meeting of tribal elders
| Nov.16 |
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Karzai aims to set limits on U.S. troops Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set limits on what American and NATO troops could
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| Dec.6 |
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Dozens killed in sectarian Afghan attack Map of Mazar-e Sharif Afghanistan Twin suicide bombings killed dozens in a mass-scale sectarian attack on Shiite worshippers unlike anything the country has seen | |
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Karzai flies home after Afghan blast Afghan President has cancelled a visit to the UK, after deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif
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