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

Afghan police 'poisoned and shot'

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 16:48
related places: Kandahar

At least five Afghan policemen are poisoned and then shot dead at a checkpoint in the southern city of Kandahar, intelligence officials say.
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VIDEO: Afghans donate to renovate landmarks

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 13:34
related places: Kabul

Kabul's mayor sets up a mobile donation fund to collect money in order to save the city's historical sites.
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Pakistan PM Gilani in Qatar talks

Monday, February 6th 2012, 12:57
related countries: Pakistan, Qatar

Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani is travelling to Qatar where officials indicate he will discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan.
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Afghan car bomb attack kills nine

Sunday, February 5th 2012, 14:47
related places: Kandahar

At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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VIDEO: Afghan civilian deaths rise again

Saturday, February 4th 2012, 16:33

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
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Afghan civilian death toll rises

Saturday, February 4th 2012, 6:34

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
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Militants kill Pakistani soldiers

Friday, February 3rd 2012, 8:28
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kurram

Militants have killed at least seven Pakistani soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in Kurram tribal region near the Afghan border, officials say.
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Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan

Thursday, February 2nd 2012, 17:33

Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan 10 years on
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US 'will cut' Afghan role in 2013

Thursday, February 2nd 2012, 11:50
related countries: United States

The US will seek to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013, the defence secretary says, more than a year before a deadline for withdrawal.
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VIDEO: US to cut Afghan combat role in 2013

Thursday, February 2nd 2012, 5:28
related countries: United States

The US Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, says he hopes American troops in Afghanistan can end their combat role by as early as the middle of 2013, 18 months before the Nato mission in the country is due to end.
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Pakistan dismisses Taliban links

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 18:40
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato, Taliban

Pakistan's foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, as a leaked Nato report accuses Islamabad of links to the Taliban.
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VIDEO: Pakistan denies Afghan Taliban links

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 12:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad, Nato

Pakistan's foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, in response to a leaked secret Nato report on Islamabad's links to the Afghan Taliban.
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Pakistan 'backs Afghan Taliban'

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 9:55
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato, Taliban

The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.
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Pakistan jets pound 'militants'

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 8:30
related countries: Pakistan

About 20 suspected insurgents have been killed in attacks by Pakistani jets near the Afghan border, officials say.
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Germany returns Afghan sculpture

Tuesday, January 31st 2012, 12:55
related countries: Germany

Germany returns an ancient pre-Islamic sculpture looted during Afghanistan's civil war, officials say.
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Afghan killed for birth of girl

Monday, January 30th 2012, 12:13

A woman in north-eastern Afghanistan is arrested for allegedly strangling her daughter-in-law for giving birth to a third daughter.
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VIDEO: Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'

Sunday, January 29th 2012, 23:43
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The Afghan government is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC has learned.
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Family guilty of 'honour' murders

Sunday, January 29th 2012, 22:03
related countries: Canada

Three members of an Afghan-Canadian family are found guilty of murdering four of their female relatives in a case of so-called honour killing.
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Karzai 'plans talks with Taliban'

Sunday, January 29th 2012, 13:54
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is planning to meet the Taliban in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to jump-start peace talks, the BBC learns.
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Karzai thanks UK for 'sacrifice'

Saturday, January 28th 2012, 15:46
related countries: France, United Kingdom

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai thanks the British people for sacrificing "blood and treasure" for the future of his country.
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France to resume Afghan training

Friday, January 27th 2012, 17:49
related countries: France
related places: Paris

French troops will resume training Afghan soldiers on Saturday but Paris will pull out most of its troops by the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
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French 'to stay in Afghanistan'

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 16:38
related countries: France

France is not planning to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says.
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Sextuplet shock for Afghan woman

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 16:10

A woman in northern Afghanistan gives birth to sextuplets, despite being unaware she was carrying more than one child.
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French shot dead in Afghanistan

Friday, January 20th 2012, 22:52
related countries: France

France suspends its military training operations in Afghanistan after four French soldiers are shot dead in an incident involving a member of the Afghan army.
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Afghan helicopter crash kills six

Friday, January 20th 2012, 13:41

Six foreign soldiers are killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the worst such incident since last August, Nato says.
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Suicide blast at Kandahar airport

Thursday, January 19th 2012, 14:06
related places: Kandahar

At least seven civilians die in a suicide attack at an airport used by international forces in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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Two blasts in Afghanistan kill 13

Wednesday, January 18th 2012, 20:54

Thirteen people have died, and many others including Nato troops are wounded, in two attacks in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.
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Afghan child abuse troop arrests

Wednesday, January 18th 2012, 7:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Police are investigating allegations of child abuse by two British soldiers in Afghanistan.
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Snowfall kills 16 in Afghanistan

Monday, January 16th 2012, 12:11

Heavy snow and avalanches in the Afghan province of Badakhshan kill at least 16 people with many more missing feared dead, officials say.
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Fears over violence against Afghan women

Saturday, January 14th 2012, 11:39

Plight of the Afghan women jailed for being raped
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VIDEO: Instruments of change in Afghanistan

Friday, January 13th 2012, 18:06

Students at Afghanistan's first music academy hope to reclaim the country's musical legacy.
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VIDEO: Afghan opium profits up 133%

Friday, January 13th 2012, 0:49

In a new survey, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime says income received by opium farmers in Afghanistan rose by 133% and that poppy cultivation has also increased.
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Major rise in Afghan opium price

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 22:05

There was a big increase in the price of Afghan opium last year compared to 2010, the UN says, with farmers earning the equivalent of 9% of GDP.
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Afghan district governor killed

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 15:28
related places: Kandahar

A suicide bomb in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar kills a district governor thought to be an important figure in peace efforts with the Taliban.
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Karzai condemns 'urination' video

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 11:56
related countries: United States

Afghan President Hamid Karzai "strongly condemns" a video apparently showing US Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters.
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'Drone' kills three in Pakistan

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 4:30
related countries: Pakistan, United States

A US drone attack kills at least three militants in Pakistan's tribal area near the Afghan border, local intelligence officials say.
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Police killed in Afghan firefight

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 12:31
related places: Sharan

Two policeman and three attackers are reported to have been killed in a gun battle after insurgents stormed a government building in Sharan, in south-eastern Afghanistan.
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Afghan 'soldier' kills Nato man

Monday, January 9th 2012, 8:27

A man dressed in Afghan army uniform has shot dead a Nato soldier in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) says.
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US 'abused' Afghan jail inmates

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 1:30
related countries: United States
related places: Bagram

Afghan investigators accuse US Army members of abusing detainees at Bagram prison, after President Karzai said it should come under Afghan control.
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Bomb blast kills Afghan children

Friday, January 6th 2012, 12:42

Six children are killed in a bomb blast in the Afghan city of Tarin Kowt, while five Nato soldiers die in separate attacks in the south.
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Two Britons held in Afghanistan

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 14:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British nationals are arrested in Afghanistan for carrying 30 unlicensed guns, police say.
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VIDEO: Olympic dreams for Afghan women

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 19:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Afghan female boxers are training to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London
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Afghan unit to hunt bride husband

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 15:08

A special police unit has been set up, Afghan officials say, to hunt down the husband and others responsible for the torture of a 15-year-old bride.
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Afghan suicide attack kills five

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 10:35
related places: Kandahar

At least five people have died and some 16 others have been hurt in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.
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Threat to cut Afghan jail's power

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 16:08

Afghanistan's national power company says it will cut the electricity supply to the central prison unless it pays its overdue bills soon.
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Saturday, December 31st 2011, 11:36
related countries: United Kingdom

A soldier from 1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces, adding that his family are aware.
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Gen David Petraeus 'nearly quit'

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 18:01
related countries: United States

Gen David Petraeus almost resigned over President Barack Obama's decision to draw down US troops levels in Afghanistan, says a new biography.
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Roadside bomb kills Afghan police

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 17:02

A roadside bomb has killed at least 10 police officers in the south-western Afghan province of Helmand, officials say.
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VIDEO: 'Friendship bridge' is Afghan lifeline

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 16:56
related countries: Uzbekistan

A road and rail bridge linking Afghanistan with Uzbekistan has become a key supply route for food, goods and Western troops.
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MoD names Afghan blast servicemen

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 16:53
related countries: United Kingdom

The MoD names two servicemen who died following an explosion in Afghanistan last week, including one who died of his injuries in a UK hospital.
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Video shows abuse of Afghan girl

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 16:34

A video given to the BBC shows the extent of the injuries suffered by a 15 year-old Afghan child bride who was locked up and tortured by her husband.
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Karzai backs Taliban Qatar plan

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 0:40
related countries: Qatar

Afghan President Hamid Karzai say he would back the opening of a Taliban liaison office in Qatar if it would help towards peace.
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China wins Afghanistan oil deal

Tuesday, December 27th 2011, 3:31
related countries: China

China gains potential access to millions of barrels of oil as it wins a key approval for oil exploration in Afghanistan.
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Deadly attack on Afghan funeral

Sunday, December 25th 2011, 14:33

At least 22 people, including a prominent MP, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-eastern Afghanistan.
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VIDEO: Troops mark Christmas in Helmand

Sunday, December 25th 2011, 4:56
related countries: United Kingdom

Some 9,500 British service personnel are working as usual in Afghanistan, thousands of miles from their loved ones, in the sixth year UK forces have been stationed there.
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Afghanistan injury kills RAF man

Saturday, December 24th 2011, 16:51
related countries: United Kingdom

A member of the Royal Air Force injured in an explosion in Afghanistan has died in a UK hospital, the Ministry of Defence says.
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VIDEO: Army chief visits troops in Helmand

Saturday, December 24th 2011, 8:47
related countries: United Kingdom

The head of the British Army, General Sir Peter Wall, has visited servicemen and women in Helmand province to thank them for their work in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan rejects US strike report

Friday, December 23rd 2011, 5:46
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Pakistan rejects a US report into an air strike at the Afghan border which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, saying it is "short on facts".
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US admits to air strike mistakes

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 20:55
related countries: Pakistan, United States

The US military admits bearing significant responsibility for last month's air strike on the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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VIDEO: US admits to air strike mistakes

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 19:56
related countries: Pakistan, United States

The US military has admitted it bears significant responsibility for last month's air strike on the Afghan border that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
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Royal Marine dies in Afghan blast

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 17:48
related places: Kabul

A Royal Marine has been killed by an explosion near the Afghan capital Kabul, the Ministry of Defence announces.
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VIDEO: Kabul battles traffic chaos

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 11:08
related places: Kabul

Afghan authorities struggle to tackle gridlock on the streets of the capital Kabul, as cars become more affordable for the city's expanding population.
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US troops charged in Afghan death

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 20:04
related countries: United States

Eight US soldiers are charged over the death of a teenage soldier found dead in a guard tower in Afghanistan after apparently shooting himself.
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First train on new Afghan railway

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 18:07
related places: Mazar

A train runs for the first time on Afghanistan's only major railway, between the Uzbek border and the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Five Poles killed by Afghan bomb

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 12:36
related countries: Poland

A roadside bomb kills five Polish soldiers in a Nato convoy in Afghanistan, Poland's heaviest loss of life since the mission began.
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Storm diverts PM in Afghanistan

Tuesday, December 20th 2011, 14:32
related countries: United Kingdom

Prime Minister David Cameron visits UK troops serving in Afghanistan - but a dust storm stops him visiting the main British base of Camp Bastion.
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Rebuilding lives after Kabul bombings

Saturday, December 17th 2011, 1:20
related places: Kabul

What became of bomb victims when headlines moved on?
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VIDEO: Kabul: What happens after the attacks?

Saturday, December 17th 2011, 1:20

The BBC's Rustam Qobil visited places and people affected by the violence to find out what happens to them when the news cameras go away.
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VIDEO: Afghan girl describes suicide bomb attack

Friday, December 16th 2011, 15:49

Tarana, a young girl who lost her younger brother in a suicide attack, explained to the BBC what she had witnessed.
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US confirms Afghan police abuse

Friday, December 16th 2011, 1:18
related countries: United States

US-trained Afghan village police units have committed some human rights abuses, a US military inquiry finds.
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Afghan victim 'may marry' rapist

Thursday, December 15th 2011, 19:13

An Afghan woman freed from jail on Wednesday for adultery - after being raped - tells the BBC that she may be willing to marry her attacker.
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Jailed Afghan rape victim freed

Wednesday, December 14th 2011, 17:00

An Afghan woman is freed after being jailed for adultery after a relative raped her in a case that attracted wide attention, her lawyer tells the BBC.
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Nato's fraught roads to Afghanistan

Wednesday, December 14th 2011, 0:57

With Pakistan closed, Nato seeks new supply routes to Afghanistan
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VIDEO: Afghan war supply base due to close

Monday, December 12th 2011, 16:53
related countries: United States

Manas airbase is crucial for supplying the US in Afghanistan but its lease is due to expire in 2014.
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