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.

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Afghanistan: news

'Hidden costs raise' US war price

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 18:31
related countries: Iraq, United States

The cost of the US military effort in Iraq and Afghanistan is almost double the official figure, a US report says.
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Nato chided over Afghan detainees

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 17:24

Nato should halt all transfers of prisoners to Afghan prisons because of the risk of torture, says Amnesty International.
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Afghan civilians die in US raid

Monday, November 12th 2007, 12:25
related countries: United States

US-led forces say they have killed 15 insurgents and three civilians in fighting in southern Afghanistan.
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Nine troops dead in Afghan ambush

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 13:01

Six US soldiers and three Afghan troops are killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, US officials say.
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Ball bearings in Afghan bomb

Friday, November 9th 2007, 11:32
related places: Baghlan

Ball bearings were used to maximise casualties in a deadly Afghan bombing, an initial probe shows.
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Afghanistan holds funeral for MPs

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 12:03
related places: Baghlan, Kabul

Funerals are held in Kabul for five Afghan MPs killed in a bombing on Tuesday in northern Baghlan province.
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Afghanistan mourns bomb victims

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 10:08

Afghanistan holds three days of mourning after dozens were killed in one of the worst bombings in recent years.
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Many dead in Afghan bombing

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 22:01

At least 40 people, including six MPs and children, are killed in a suicide attack in north Afghanistan, officials say.
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Militants free Pakistani troops

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 17:59
related countries: Pakistan

Pro-Taleban militants free more than 200 Pakistani soldiers captured near the Afghan border in August.
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Afghan Koran distributor arrested

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 16:00

The distributor of a translation of the Koran is arrested in Afghanistan over complaints the edition is un-Islamic.
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Merkel in surprise Afghan visit

Saturday, November 3rd 2007, 10:37
related countries: Germany

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, arrives in Afghanistan, where her country has 3,000 troops.
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Army contracting alarms US panel

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 3:01
related countries: Iraq, United States

A panel issues a scathing report on the way the US army handles contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Japan ends Afghan naval mission

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 15:10
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan ends its naval support for the US-led mission in Afghanistan, after it is scuppered by a political row.
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Police hunt for Taleban fighters

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 12:48
related places: Kandahar

Afghan police in the Kandahar province search houses for Taleban fighters after three days of clashes.
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Japan PM left in Afghan deadlock

Tuesday, October 30th 2007, 5:43
related countries: Japan

Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda fails to get opposition agreement to continue a support mission for Afghanistan.
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Several dead in Afghan blast

Monday, October 29th 2007, 6:50

At least three people are killed after a suicide bomber blows himself up near an Afghan police convoy.
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Battle 'kills dozens of Taleban'

Sunday, October 28th 2007, 8:10
related countries: United States

Coalition forces say scores of Taleban fighters have been killed in a six-hour battle in southern Afghanistan.
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Nato talks focus on Afghan role

Thursday, October 25th 2007, 10:19

Nato ministers begin a second day of talks, after getting more resources for security efforts in Afghanistan.
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Nato 'to boost' Afghan resources

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 22:19
related countries: Netherlands

Nato's secretary general says a number of members have offered more military resources for Afghanistan.
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Nato ministers face tough talks

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 4:06
related countries: Iraq, Netherlands, Turkey

Afghan burden-sharing and tension on Turkey's Iraq border are likely to dominate Nato talks in the Netherlands.
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Nato air raid 'kills civilians'

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 9:28
related places: Kabul

At least 13 Afghan civilians have been killed in a Nato air strike near Kabul, a provincial official says.
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Bush seeks new Afghan war funds

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 3:36
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Congress

US President George W Bush asks Congress for an extra $46bn (£23bn) to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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Japan cabinet approves navy bill

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 10:20
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan's cabinet approves a bill allowing its navy to continue supporting US-led missions in Afghanistan.
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Civilians 'killed in Nato raid'

Monday, October 15th 2007, 12:23

Three Afghan civilians are reportedly killed in a Nato air strike - there is no confirmation from Nato.
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Musharraf blames captured troops

Friday, October 12th 2007, 16:07
related countries: Pakistan

President Musharraf says Pakistani troops abducted by militants near the Afghan border acted unprofessionally.
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Karzai fear over Pakistan clashes

Friday, October 12th 2007, 15:46
related countries: Pakistan

Afghanistan's President Karzai tells the BBC of his concern over fighting in Pakistan's tribal district of Waziristan.
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Taleban free German hostage

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 14:07
related countries: Germany

A German engineer and four Afghans held by the Taleban since mid-July have been freed, officials say.
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Afghan mosque attacked

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 10:30

Two people are killed and at least 10 injured in Afghanistan after gunmen open fire in a mosque, officials say.
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Kabul to continue with executions

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 14:00

The Afghan government says it will continue executions despite being criticised for putting 15 convicts to death.
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Battles rage on Pakistan border

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 12:36
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's army says 45 soldiers and 150 pro-Taleban militants have died in three days of fierce clashes.
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Australian killed in Afghan blast

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 7:35
related countries: Aruba

An Australian soldier is killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, the first to die in direct action there.
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Fifteen executed in Afghanistan

Monday, October 8th 2007, 15:40

Fifteen people in Afghanistan are been put to death for crimes including murder, government officials say.
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Nato force regrets Afghan deaths

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 12:06

The Nato-led force in Afghanistan says it regrets the shooting dead of three civilians in the east.
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Convoy bombed in Afghan capital

Saturday, October 6th 2007, 13:28
related places: Kabul

At least five Afghan civilians and a soldier die in a suicide attack on a coalition convoy in Kabul, officials say.
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UK soldier killed in Afghan blast

Friday, October 5th 2007, 9:56
related countries: United Kingdom

A British army soldier is killed and two others are injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
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Kite Runner boy star 'not safe'

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 15:02

The family of a boy starring in a controversial Afghan film 'are leaving the country', amid fears for their safety.
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Kabul hit by new suicide bomb

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 15:04
related places: Kabul

At least 13 people are killed in the second suicide attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in four days.
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US military chief states mission

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 1:41
related countries: Iraq, United States

The new chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff says he wants to prepare for what follows Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Afghan clash 'kills 20 militants'

Monday, October 1st 2007, 6:19
related countries: United States

More than 20 militants die in fighting with troops in southern Afghanistan, US-led coalition forces say.
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Taleban shun Karzai talks offer

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 9:55

Taleban militants say they will not talk to the Afghan government while foreign troops are in the country.
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Taleban free Red Cross workers

Saturday, September 29th 2007, 15:12

Four Red Cross workers seized by the Afghan Taleban are freed unconditionally, the Red Cross says.
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Kabul bus blast kills 27 troops

Saturday, September 29th 2007, 15:00
related places: Kabul

A suicide bomb attack on a bus in the Afghan capital kills at least 27 members of the country's armed forces.
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Re-thinking Afghan reconstruction

Saturday, September 29th 2007, 10:57

In Kabul, Chris Morris asks whether using the strategy of using soldiers to rebuild Afghanistan is working.
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UK's Afghan gains 'may be lost'

Friday, September 28th 2007, 12:41
related countries: United Kingdom

Territory in Afghanistan taken in battles by British troops may have to be retaken, the Nato commander warns.
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Afghanistan ICRC workers seized

Thursday, September 27th 2007, 11:09

Four employees of the international Red Cross are seized in southern Afghanistan, police say.
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