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 5th 2006 – December 23rd 2006
• December 26th 2006 – February 16th 2007
• February 17th 2007 – March 22nd 2007
• March 22nd 2007 – April 28th 2007
• April 28th 2007 – June 5th 2007
• June 6th 2007 – July 6th 2007
• July 6th 2007 – July 31st 2007
• August 1st 2007 – August 29th 2007
• August 29th 2007 – October 2nd 2007
• October 2nd 2007 – November 19th 2007
• November 20th 2007 – January 9th 2008
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• February 10th 2008 – March 14th 2008
• March 17th 2008 – April 27th 2008
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• June 11th 2008 – July 11th 2008
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• November 4th 2009 – November 18th 2009
• November 18th 2009 – December 9th 2009
• December 11th 2009 – December 31st 2009

Afghanistan: news

Afghan woman radio head killed

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 12:26

Gunmen shoot dead a woman who ran a radio station in Afghanistan, days after a female newsreader was killed.
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Nato troops killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 16:49

Nato says two of its soldiers have been killed in separate clashes with militants in southern Afghanistan.
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Taleban handed commander's body

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 13:48

The Taleban free four hostages after Afghan officials return the body of commander Mullah Dadullah.
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Top Afghan law officer assaulted

Friday, June 8th 2007, 14:38

The most senior law officer in Afghanistan tells the BBC he is beaten up by an army general's bodyguards.
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Ex-Taleban media leader defects

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 22:03

The Taleban's former media head arrives in the Afghan capital and is likely to join the Western-backed government.
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Karzai unhurt in Taleban attack

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 21:16

Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unhurt after the Taleban fire rockets at a meeting he was addressing.
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Hi-tech bomb found in Kabul

Monday, June 11th 2007, 5:56
related countries: Iraq
related places: Kabul

A hi-tech bomb, similar to the ones used by militants in Iraq, is found in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Call to protect Afghan civilians

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 2:08

The Red Cross calls on warring parties in Afghanistan to do more to protect civilians as the conflict spreads.
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US strike 'kills Afghan police'

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 8:54
related countries: United States

Seven Afghan police officers are killed by US forces in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, Afghan officials say.
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Gunmen kill Afghan school girls

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 13:15
related places: Kabul

Gunmen kill two girls and wound six as they leave school south of the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.
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Afghans free US 'bounty hunter'

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 15:43
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

A US man jailed for running a private prison in Kabul and torturing Afghans is freed, officials say.
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US concern at Iran 'Afghan arms'

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 20:58
related countries: Iran, United States

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says "substantial" quantities of Iranian arms are flowing into Afghanistan.
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'Children dead' in Afghan attack

Friday, June 15th 2007, 15:01

At least six children and three adult civilians die in a suicide attack on a Nato convoy in the Afghan province of Uruzgan, police say.
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Nato troops kill Afghan civilian

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 13:47
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

Nato soldiers shoot dead a civilian at the scene of a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Dozens die in Kabul bus bombing

Sunday, June 17th 2007, 5:47
related places: Kabul

A bomb attack on police in Kabul kills at least 35 people in what seems to be the deadliest attack to date.
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Kabul police bus bomb 'kills 35'

Sunday, June 17th 2007, 14:05
related places: Kabul

A bomb attack on police in Kabul kills up to 35 people in what seems to be the deadliest attack to date.
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Children die in Afghan air raid

Monday, June 18th 2007, 22:10
related countries: United States

Seven children are killed in a US-led coalition air strike against a suspected al-Qaeda hideout in Afghanistan.
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Afghans seek help on corruption

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 7:14

A senior Afghan figure asks the Nato-led military force Isaf for help tackling official corruption, but is denied.
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District recaptured from Taleban

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 18:50
related places: Kandahar

A district in the south Afghan province of Kandahar is recaptured after falling to the Taleban, a commander says.
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'Air strike' kills 30 in Pakistan

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 21:25
related countries: Pakistan

At least 30 people die in an air raid on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, officials and locals say.
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US forces in Afghan killing row

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 9:13
related countries: United States

A bitter argument erupts between an Afghan family and US-led coalition forces over the shooting of a young man.
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UK 'in Afghanistan for decades'

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 13:09
related countries: United Kingdom

A major UK presence will need to last decades to help rebuild Afghanistan, says the new ambassador.
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Nato troops killed by Afghan bomb

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 15:23

Three Canadian Nato soldiers die when a bomb destroys their vehicle in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Taleban 'shifting focus to Kabul'

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 3:58
related places: Kabul

Taleban are changing their focus to attack the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for the group says.
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Taleban 'not a long-term threat'

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 23:07

The Taleban are not a threat to Afghanistan's future, despite ongoing violence, President Karzai says.
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Extend Afghan tour, Canada urged

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 8:57
related countries: Canada

Nato's secretary general calls on Canada to keep soldiers in Afghanistan beyond the current 2009 deadline.
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'Afghans killed' in air strikes

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 10:32

Nato-led forces investigate reports that they killed 25 Afghan civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan.
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Nato to investigate Afghan deaths

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 18:28

The head of Nato calls for an investigation into the killing of 25 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan.
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Karzai angry over West's tactics

Saturday, June 23rd 2007, 15:42

President Hamid Karzai says Western troops' failure to co-ordinate with Afghans is causing civilian casualties.
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Nato concedes Afghan shortfalls

Sunday, June 24th 2007, 1:15

Nato says it needs to do better in its operations in Afghanistan, after a rebuke from President Hamid Karzai.
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Nato confirms shooting of Afghans

Monday, June 25th 2007, 8:52

The Nato-led force in Afghanistan confirms it shot two Afghan men on Sunday, killing one of them.
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Pakistan in Nato Afghan warning

Monday, June 25th 2007, 16:47
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato

Pakistan says that Nato needs to act more carefully after civilians are killed in Pakistan from cross-border fire.
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Afghan opium production 'soars'

Monday, June 25th 2007, 23:54

Opium production in Afghanistan is soaring out of control, the annual UN report on illegal drugs warns.
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Kabul 'suicide attack' kills two

Thursday, June 28th 2007, 10:00
related countries: United States

A suicide attack near the Afghan capital kills a US civilian and a Nepalese security guard, officials say.
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Four killed in anti-Taleban raid

Friday, June 29th 2007, 8:22
related countries: United States

US-led coalition and Afghan troops raid houses in the east of the country, killing at least four people.
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US probes Afghan civilian deaths

Saturday, June 30th 2007, 15:54

The US-led coalition says a number of civilians may have died in air strikes in Helmand province.
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Karzai orders bomb deaths probe

Sunday, July 1st 2007, 16:49

The Afghan president orders an inquiry into air strikes by foreign forces amid disputes over civilian deaths.
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Karzai to attend justice meeting

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 4:24
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due attend a meeting in Rome aimed at strengthening the rule of law in his country.
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US regrets Afghan civilian deaths

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 5:27
related countries: United States

The US ambassador to the UN describes the killing by security forces in Afghanistan of civilians as "unfortunate".
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German 'seized' in Afghanistan

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 13:24
related countries: Germany

A German citizen, missing since the end of June, is believed to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, Berlin says.
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Afghan bomb kills six Canadians

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 20:36

Six Nato soldiers from Canada and their Afghan interpreter die when their vehicle hits a roadside bomb near Kandahar.
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Soldiers die in 'suicide attack'

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 21:59
related countries: Pakistan

At least five Pakistani soldiers die in a suicide attack near the Afghan border in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Afghan police killed in bombing

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 13:49
related countries: Pakistan

A suicide bomber kills at least nine policemen in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, police say.
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Afghan prison bodies discovered

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 15:43
related places: Kabul

Hundreds of bodies are discovered in a former Soviet barracks near the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.
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Nato troops killed in Afghanistan

Friday, July 6th 2007, 7:53

Two Nato soldiers die in an operation in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance has said.
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