News: Afghanistan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Afghanistan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Afghanistan – overview

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• November 12th 2009 – October 27th 2009
• October 27th 2009 – October 10th 2009
• October 9th 2009 – September 21st 2009
• September 21st 2009 – September 7th 2009
• September 7th 2009 – August 20th 2009
• August 20th 2009 – August 3rd 2009
• August 3rd 2009 – July 12th 2009
• July 12th 2009 – June 21st 2009
• June 20th 2009 – May 2nd 2009
• May 1st 2009 – March 28th 2009
• March 28th 2009 – March 4th 2009
• March 4th 2009 – February 12th 2009
• February 11th 2009 – January 7th 2009
• January 7th 2009 – December 5th 2008
• December 4th 2008 – November 2nd 2008
• November 1st 2008 – October 5th 2008
• October 5th 2008 – September 8th 2008
• September 8th 2008 – August 6th 2008
• August 5th 2008 – July 8th 2008
• July 8th 2008 – June 11th 2008
• June 11th 2008 – April 27th 2008
• April 26th 2008 – March 17th 2008
• March 14th 2008 – February 10th 2008
• February 10th 2008 – January 13th 2008
• January 11th 2008 – November 24th 2007
• November 22nd 2007 – October 7th 2007
• October 6th 2007 – August 31st 2007
• August 31st 2007 – August 6th 2007
• August 6th 2007 – July 11th 2007
• July 11th 2007 – June 12th 2007
• June 12th 2007 – May 4th 2007
• May 4th 2007 – April 1st 2007
• April 1st 2007 – February 26th 2007
• February 23rd 2007 – January 16th 2007
• January 15th 2007 – November 19th 2006
• November 18th 2006 – October 10th 2006
• October 10th 2006 – September 11th 2006
• September 11th 2006 – August 9th 2006
• August 8th 2006 – July 6th 2006
• July 5th 2006 – June 5th 2006
• June 4th 2006 – April 25th 2006
• April 24th 2006 – March 22nd 2006
• March 20th 2006 – February 3rd 2006
• February 2nd 2006 – December 6th 2005
• December 5th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Afghanistan: news

US envoy opposed to Afghan surge

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 10:36
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

The US ambassador in Kabul warns against sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in a dramatic intervention.
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 0:02

The US president meets his national security team to discuss Afghanistan as speculation mounts over troop levels.
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Pakistan troops killed in attacks

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 17:13
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mohmand

At least 10 Pakistani soldiers are killed in separate attacks in Mohmand tribal district, close to the border with Afghanistan.
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Australian PM visits Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:44
related countries: Aruba

Australian PM Kevin Rudd makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to spend Remembrance Day with the troops.
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:37
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama is to discuss Afghan policy with his national security team, as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels.
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Missing Nato soldier body found

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 8:47

Nato finds the body of one of two US soldiers believed to have drowned in Afghanistan.
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Czech troops in Nazi symbols row

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 10:30
related countries: Czech Republic

Three Czech soldiers who served as part of Nato's force in Afghanistan are suspended for wearing Nazi symbols.
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Japan to boost aid to Afghanistan

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 4:54
related countries: Japan, United States
related places: Tokyo

Japan pledges $5bn in aid over five years to Afghanistan, days before US President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.
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UK soldier dies in Helmand blast

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 8:24
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier is killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Hedging bets

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 21:51

How Pakistan allows the Afghan Taliban to thrive
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Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 17:44

Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
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Nato soldiers 'believed drowned'

Friday, November 6th 2009, 18:19

Two US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say.
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Brown warns Karzai on corruption

Friday, November 6th 2009, 15:35
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, PM Gordon Brown says.
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Security fears force UN Afghan relocation

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 15:26

The UN says it is to temporarily move 600 of its foreign staff in Afghanistan, after last week's deadly Taliban hostel raid.
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US official defends Afghan wait

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 14:21
related countries: United States

The US Homeland Security secretary defends the time it is taking for President Obama to decide on his Afghan strategy.
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UK 'must investigate Afghan raid'

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 13:15
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain must investigate a raid that freed a UK journalist from the Taliban but left his Afghan colleague dead, an NGO says.
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Can Afghan security be improved?

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 10:47

Three ex-chiefs of defence have launched an attack on Gordon Brown's commitment to the war in Afghanistan. Has Gordon Brown convinced you that UK troops should stay in Afghanistan?
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Five shot by Afghan policeman named

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 21:22
related countries: United Kingdom

The five British soldiers killed in an attack by an Afghan police officer have been named by the UK's Ministry of Defence.
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Law and disorder

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 17:21

Spotlight on troubled police force in Afghanistan
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Taliban link to shootings probed

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 16:13
related countries: United Kingdom

The Taliban could have infiltrated the Afghan police to kill five British soldiers in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown says.
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Karzai rival says poll victory 'illegal'

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 13:32

Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Hamid Karzai's re-election "has no legal basis".
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Five UK soldiers die in Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 12:41
related countries: United Kingdom

Five British soldiers are shot dead in an attack in Afghanistan, which the UK military blames on a "rogue" Afghan policeman.
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UK MP urges Afghan withdrawal

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 3:38
related countries: United Kingdom

A former Labour minister calls for the "great majority" of British troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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Karzai vows to battle corruption

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 13:20

Newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledges to eradicate corruption, as the Taliban label him a "puppet".
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Karzai's 'to do' list

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 12:34

Challenges Afghan president must meet to be effective
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Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter'

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 21:47

Barack Obama urges Hamid Karzai to "write a new chapter" in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll.
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Karzai declared elected president

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 18:15

Hamid Karzai is declared Afghan president as poll officials scrap the second round of a fraud-marred election.
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UN chief in Kabul for key talks

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 10:15
related places: Kabul

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is in Kabul for talks with President Karzai amid confusion over the planned presidential election run-off.
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Future of Afghan election unclear

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 6:09

Afghanistan's presidential run-off due in five days' time is thrown into doubt after the challenger pulls out.
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Afghanistan poll in disarray after pull-out

Sunday, November 1st 2009, 18:19

Afghanistan's election is thrown into confusion after President Karzai's rival says he will pull out of the second round next week.
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What next for Afghanistan?

Sunday, November 1st 2009, 7:26

Around 600 UN staff are moved out as Hamid Karzai's re-election is branded "illegal". What now for the country?
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Abdullah to make run-off decision

Saturday, October 31st 2009, 13:12

President Hamid Karzai's rival in the Afghan presidential election run-off is set to announce if he intends to pull out of the vote.
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Killed officer warned of shortage

Saturday, October 31st 2009, 11:03
related countries: United Kingdom

The most senior British officer to be killed in the Afghan campaign warned about the risks to troops of a shortage of helicopters.
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Civilians killed in Afghan blast

Friday, October 30th 2009, 7:38

At last eight civilians are killed as a roadside bomb hits their vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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UN to boost Afghanistan security

Friday, October 30th 2009, 3:35

The UN Security Council backs a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to offer more protection to UN staff in Afghanistan.
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More poll centres for Afghan vote

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 14:59

Afghan election officials say they will open more voting centres in the presidential run-off than they did in the fraud-riddled first round.
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Officers' mess

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 14:31

How a lack of leadership holds back Afghan army
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Obama honours Afghanistan killed

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 10:29

President Obama pays his respect to 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan, the first time he has honoured the dead in this way.
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UN chief condemns Kabul killings

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 19:42
related places: Kabul

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounces as "shocking and shameless" a Taliban attack which killed five UN staff in Kabul.
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US warned on drone attacks

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 10:20
related countries: Pakistan, United States

The US is told its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may break international law.
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UN staff killed in Kabul attack

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 9:41
related places: Kabul

Six foreign UN employees and three Afghans are killed in an attack in Kabul, 10 days before the presidential election run-off.
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US to pay Taliban to switch sides

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 3:20
related countries: United States

US military commanders in Afghanistan are to be allowed to pay Taliban fighters who renounce violence.
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American dream

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 0:46
related countries: United States

Afghan talent show star begins new life in United States
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Afghan bombs kill eight US troops

Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 18:49
related countries: United States

Eight US soldiers die in attacks in south Afghanistan, making October the deadliest month for the US in the war there.
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