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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• December 15th 2009 – November 23rd 2009
• November 23rd 2009 – November 6th 2009
• November 5th 2009 – October 23rd 2009
• October 22nd 2009 – October 5th 2009
• October 4th 2009 – September 14th 2009
• September 13th 2009 – August 31st 2009
• August 31st 2009 – August 16th 2009
• August 16th 2009 – July 24th 2009
• July 24th 2009 – July 5th 2009
• July 4th 2009 – May 13th 2009
• May 12th 2009 – April 8th 2009
• April 7th 2009 – March 19th 2009
• March 18th 2009 – February 19th 2009
• February 18th 2009 – January 24th 2009
• January 23rd 2009 – December 19th 2008
• December 18th 2008 – November 12th 2008
• November 11th 2008 – October 16th 2008
• October 15th 2008 – September 16th 2008
• September 16th 2008 – August 19th 2008
• August 18th 2008 – July 16th 2008
• July 16th 2008 – June 16th 2008
• June 16th 2008 – May 9th 2008
• May 9th 2008 – March 28th 2008
• March 26th 2008 – February 18th 2008
• February 18th 2008 – January 17th 2008
• January 16th 2008 – December 7th 2007
• December 5th 2007 – October 10th 2007
• October 10th 2007 – September 3rd 2007
• September 2nd 2007 – August 8th 2007
• August 7th 2007 – July 15th 2007
• July 13th 2007 – June 13th 2007
• June 12th 2007 – May 6th 2007
• May 4th 2007 – April 1st 2007
• April 1st 2007 – February 23rd 2007
• February 23rd 2007 – January 12th 2007
• January 11th 2007 – November 17th 2006
• November 16th 2006 – October 8th 2006
• October 8th 2006 – September 10th 2006
• September 9th 2006 – August 4th 2006
• August 4th 2006 – July 2nd 2006
• July 1st 2006 – May 30th 2006
• May 30th 2006 – April 17th 2006
• April 16th 2006 – March 5th 2006
• March 4th 2006 – January 26th 2006
• January 26th 2006 – November 22nd 2005
• November 21st 2005 – November 11th 2005

Afghanistan: news

Rally demands Afghan supplies end

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 18:10
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Nato, Peshawar

Thousands in the Pakistani city of Peshawar demand an end to US air strikes and to supplies to Nato and the US in Afghanistan.
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Audio slideshow

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 0:35
related countries: United Kingdom

The work of British army medics in Afghanistan
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The 'long war'

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 11:42
related countries: United States

On the frontline with US troops in Afghanistan
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Drivers halt Afghan supply route

Monday, December 15th 2008, 13:21
related countries: Pakistan

Lorry drivers in Pakistan say they will no longer take supplies to coalition forces in Afghanistan after a string of Taleban attacks.
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'We got nothing'

Monday, December 15th 2008, 9:49

Afghan former poppy farmers want help
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Bush hails Afghan 'hopeful gains'

Monday, December 15th 2008, 6:50
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

US President George W Bush speaks of "hopeful gains" in Afghanistan, as he makes his last visit before leaving office.
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Three killed in Afghanistan blast

Sunday, December 14th 2008, 6:54
related places: Kandahar

At least three policemen are killed by an explosion outside a hospital in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.
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Brown in tribute to dead marines

Saturday, December 13th 2008, 17:34

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in Afghanistan to visit troops, pays tribute to four Royal Marines killed in two explosions.
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Four UK Marines killed in Afghanistan

Saturday, December 13th 2008, 6:39
related countries: United Kingdom

Four British Royal Marines have been killed in two separate explosions in Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defence says.
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Japan extends Afghan mission

Friday, December 12th 2008, 13:23
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan's parliament has extended the country's controversial naval support for the US-led military operation in Afghanistan.
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US details Afghan reinforcements

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 11:40
related countries: United States

The US hopes to get three combat brigades into Afghanistan by the summer, Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.
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US-led strikes kill Afghan police

Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 11:59
related countries: United States

Six Afghan policemen and a civilian are killed in 'friendly-fire' air strikes in southern Zabul province, officials say.
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Nato reviews Afghan supply route

Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 17:07
related countries: Pakistan, United States
related places: Nato

Nato and the US explore options for supplies into Afghanistan after recent attacks on logistical depots in Pakistan.
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Presence of Taleban 'spreading'

Monday, December 8th 2008, 10:03
related countries: United States

The Taleban has a permanent presence in nearly 75% of Afghanistan, a report says, findings the government rejects.
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Militants torch Afghan supplies

Sunday, December 7th 2008, 14:20

More than 90 lorries supplying US forces in Afghanistan are set on fire in a suspected militant attack in Pakistan, police say.
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Canada Afghan death toll hits 100

Friday, December 5th 2008, 22:42
related countries: Canada

Three Canadian soldiers die in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, bringing to 100 the number of Canadians killed there.
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Deal for Afghan-Pakistani border

Friday, December 5th 2008, 21:34
related countries: Pakistan

The governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to form a joint strategy to tackle cross-border extremism.
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Inmates die in Afghan jail clash

Friday, December 5th 2008, 13:43
related places: Kabul

Afghan authorities say eight inmates have been killed in clashes with prison guards at the Pul-e-Charkhi jail in Kabul.
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Afghan suicide blasts 'kill four'

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 13:47

A double suicide attack leaves at least five people dead in the south-eastern Afghan town of Khost, officials say.
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Body of Afghan leader identified

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 13:25

The body of the first president of Afghanistan, Mohammad Daud Khan, is identified three decades after he was killed in a coup.
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French hostage in Kabul released

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 15:32
related countries: France
related places: Kabul

A French aid worker who was kidnapped in Kabul has been released, according to France's President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Ten die in Afghan suicide attack

Monday, December 1st 2008, 14:45

A suicide attack kills 10 people, including two policemen, in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
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Civilian cost

Saturday, November 29th 2008, 0:34
related countries: United States

US military defends its air strikes in Afghanistan
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Taleban's ex-spokesman killed

Friday, November 28th 2008, 16:01

Former high-profile spokesman for the Taleban, Mohammad Hanif, is shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Sharp drop in Afghan poppy crop

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 20:53

There is a sharp decrease in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, according to the latest report by UN.
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Kabul bomb attack near US embassy

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 14:25
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

At least four civilians have been killed in a suicide bomb attack near the US embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.
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Border control

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 4:35
related countries: Pakistan, United States

US and Pakistan strategies on the Afghan frontier
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Afghan progress

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 0:56
related countries: United Kingdom

On patrol with the marines fighting UK's ongoing war
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Arrests after Afghan acid attack

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 10:55

The authorities in southern Afghanistan arrest 10 men accused of spraying acid in the faces of a group of schoolgirls.
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UN team arrives to assess Afghanistan

Monday, November 24th 2008, 11:44

A top-level UN delegation arrives in Afghanistan to assess security and discuss how to use $20bn pledged from donors.
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In pictures

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 17:19

The challenges faced by returning Afghan refugees
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UN in talks on Afghan returnees

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 6:43

The UN refugee agency is to hold talks in Afghanistan to mobilise support for the return and reintegration of Afghan refugees.
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Taleban reject Karzai peace plan

Tuesday, November 18th 2008, 9:00

Taleban militants in Afghanistan reject an offer of peace talks from Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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Pakistan backed raid, says Nato

Tuesday, November 18th 2008, 6:26
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato

Nato-led troops in Afghanistan say Pakistani security forces helped in a recent attack on militants.
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Khyber pass reopened to convoys

Monday, November 17th 2008, 10:44
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan has reopened a key route for fuel tankers and trucks supplying international forces in Afghanistan, after militants hijacked twelve trucks and two humvee armoured vehicles last week.
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Karzai offers Taleban safety deal

Sunday, November 16th 2008, 16:34

Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, offers safe passage to Taleban leader Mullah Omar if he agrees to peace talks.
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Robust defence

Friday, November 14th 2008, 18:34

Afghan president tells BBC what his country needs
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Foreigners attacked in Peshawar

Friday, November 14th 2008, 11:11
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Peshawar

Unidentified gunmen wound two foreign journalists in the latest attack in Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, police say.
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Taleban vow to win Afghan fight

Friday, November 14th 2008, 8:20

The Taleban's top spokesman gives a rare interview, taking questions from BBC listeners and urging foreign troops to leave.
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'Extra UK troops' for Afghanistan

Friday, November 14th 2008, 2:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Up to 2,000 more British troops are likely to be sent to Afghanistan next year, the BBC learns.
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Afghan suicide attack kills eight

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 17:20
related countries: United States

Seven civilians and a US soldier die in a suicide car bomb attack on a US convoy in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
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CBC reporter details Afghan kidnap

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 11:07
related countries: Canada

A Canadian journalist held hostage for 28 days in Afghanistan gives her first interview since she was freed.
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Rough justice

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 16:37

Women in an Afghan jail endure dire conditions
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Acid attack on Afghan schoolgirls

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 13:28
related places: Kandahar

Attackers spray acid in the faces of at least 15 girls outside a school in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.
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'Six dead' in Afghan bomb blast

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 12:50
related places: Kandahar

At least six people are killed and 40 wounded in a bomb blast in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.
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