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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• October 15th 2009 – September 27th 2009
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• September 9th 2009 – August 26th 2009
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• July 19th 2009 – June 29th 2009
• June 29th 2009 – May 7th 2009
• May 7th 2009 – April 2nd 2009
• April 1st 2009 – March 11th 2009
• March 11th 2009 – February 17th 2009
• February 16th 2009 – January 20th 2009
• January 19th 2009 – December 15th 2008
• December 14th 2008 – November 10th 2008
• November 9th 2008 – October 14th 2008
• October 13th 2008 – September 14th 2008
• September 13th 2008 – August 18th 2008
• August 15th 2008 – July 16th 2008
• July 16th 2008 – June 16th 2008
• June 16th 2008 – May 10th 2008
• May 9th 2008 – March 29th 2008
• March 29th 2008 – February 20th 2008
• February 19th 2008 – January 21st 2008
• January 18th 2008 – December 11th 2007
• December 10th 2007 – October 23rd 2007
• October 23rd 2007 – September 9th 2007
• September 8th 2007 – August 12th 2007
• August 12th 2007 – July 20th 2007
• July 20th 2007 – June 20th 2007
• June 19th 2007 – May 13th 2007
• May 13th 2007 – April 12th 2007
• April 12th 2007 – March 6th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – January 31st 2007
• January 30th 2007 – November 29th 2006
• November 29th 2006 – October 21st 2006
• October 20th 2006 – September 20th 2006
• September 19th 2006 – August 18th 2006
• August 18th 2006 – July 15th 2006
• July 15th 2006 – June 12th 2006
• June 11th 2006 – May 8th 2006
• May 8th 2006 – March 28th 2006
• March 27th 2006 – February 12th 2006
• February 12th 2006 – December 19th 2005
• December 18th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Afghanistan: news

Confusion over Taleban releases

Sunday, August 12th 2007, 8:31
related countries: North Korea

Hopes that Taleban might free two South Korean hostages are dampened after reports of releases are denied.
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Taleban 'optimistic' over Koreans

Saturday, August 11th 2007, 13:06
related countries: North Korea

Afghan Taleban rebels say they are hopeful a deal can be agreed over the 21 Korean hostages they are holding.
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S Korea in Taleban hostage talks

Friday, August 10th 2007, 17:48
related countries: North Korea

South Korean officials and the Taleban start direct talks on the fate of 21 hostages, Afghan officials say.
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Afghan jirga mulls Taleban threat

Friday, August 10th 2007, 13:50

Delegates at a key Afghan peace forum differ on how to rid the country of Taleban and al-Qaeda insurgents.
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US in new Afghan anti-drug plan

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 16:55
related countries: United States

The US unveils a new strategy to fight Afghanistan's drugs trade, which supplies 90% of the world's opium.
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Unity call as Afghan jirga opens

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 14:32
related places: Kabul

Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells tribal leaders at a peace summit that unity with Pakistan will defeat militants.
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Musharraf stays away from jirga

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 19:25
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani President Musharraf pulls out of an Afghan-Pakistan "peace jirga" to discuss violence in the region.
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Kabul prepares for 'peace jirga'

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 10:26
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kabul

Preparations are under way in Afghan capital Kabul for a 'peace council' of 700 representatives from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Taleban in rare frontal assault

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 16:07
related countries: United States

The US says its forces fended off a rare frontal attack on a base in Afghanistan, killing 20 Taleban rebels.
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Leaders vow 'an end to Taleban'

Monday, August 6th 2007, 23:46
related countries: North Korea, United States

The US and Afghan presidents say they will put an end to the Taleban, ruling out talks on South Korean hostages.
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Russia cancels most Afghan debt

Monday, August 6th 2007, 16:27
related countries: Russia

Russia agrees to a deal that cancels 90% of Afghanistan's Soviet-era debt, worth about $10bn.
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Footballers missing in Denmark

Monday, August 6th 2007, 15:18
related countries: Denmark

Fourteen Africans and one Afghan taking part in a homeless football tournament go missing in Denmark.
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Karzai and Bush in Taleban talks

Monday, August 6th 2007, 3:40
related countries: North Korea, United States

Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and US President Bush discuss how to tackle the continuing Taleban insurgency.
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'Troops killed' in Pakistan clash

Saturday, August 4th 2007, 5:09
related countries: Pakistan

Ten militants and four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a shootout near the Afghan border, reports say.
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Afghans 'wounded in air strike'

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 21:35
related countries: United States

About 50 Afghan civilians are wounded in an airstrike by US-led forces on Taleban leaders in Helmand.
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Afghan hostage mission 'begins'

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 13:01
related countries: North Korea

Fighting erupts in the area where South Korean hostages are held, suggesting a mission has begun to free them.
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Korea asks US for hostage help

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 9:57
related countries: North Korea, United States

Relatives of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan make an emotional appeal to the US for help.
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Afghan judges' bodies discovered

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 6:54
related places: Ghazni

The bodies of four Afghan judges, who were kidnapped nearly a fortnight ago, are found in Ghazni province.
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Suicide attack on troops in Kabul

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 7:01
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

A suicide car bomber blows himself up near a convoy of US-led coalition troops in Afghanistan, say officials.
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Second Korean hostage found dead

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 6:34
related countries: North Korea

A second South Korean hostage has been killed by the Taleban in central Afghanistan, Seoul confirms.
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S Korean hostage video aired

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 0:53
related countries: North Korea

Footage of a group of South Koreans held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan is broadcast.
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Taleban 'kill S Korean hostage'

Monday, July 30th 2007, 19:03
related countries: North Korea

Taleban militants in Afghanistan say they have killed a South Korean from a group of 22 held hostage.
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Nato mulls 'smaller Afghan bombs'

Monday, July 30th 2007, 16:58

Nato is considering the use of smaller bombs in Afghanistan to try to reduce rising civilian casualties.
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Karzai 'doing best' for hostages

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 15:09
related countries: North Korea, South Korea

Afghan President Karzai tells South Korea he is doing all he can to free 22 Korean hostages.
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UK soldier dies in Afghanistan

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 15:45
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier from 14 Signal Regiment is killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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UK foreign secretary's baptism of fire

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 11:05
related countries: United Kingdom

Bridget Kendall follows the UK's new foreign secretary as he makes his international debut at the funeral of Afghanistan's former king.
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UK soldier dies in Afghanistan

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 9:54
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier from 14 Signals Regiment is killed in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Talks on Korean hostages resume

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 9:43
related countries: North Korea

Afghan tribal leaders negotiate with the Taleban in an attempt to secure the release of 22 South Koreans.
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Korean envoy's hostage mercy dash

Friday, July 27th 2007, 10:58
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Seoul

A Seoul envoy heads for Afghanistan to boost efforts to free 22 South Koreans held by Taleban militants.
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S Korean hostage pleads for help

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 19:58
related countries: North Korea

A South Korean woman held hostage in Afghanistan pleads for her freedom, a day after a male captive is killed.
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'Many Taleban killed' in clashes

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 18:16
related countries: United States

At least 60 Taleban fighters are killed in clashes with troops in southern Afghanistan, US-led forces say.
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S Korea urges hostages' release

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 15:55
related countries: South Korea

South Korea steps up efforts to secure the release of 22 hostages in Afghanistan after one of them is killed.
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Taleban 'kill S Korean hostage'

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 1:07
related countries: Germany

The Taleban have killed one of 23 South Korean hostages being held in Afghanistan, government officials say.
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Third German in Afghan 'kidnap'

Wednesday, July 25th 2007, 8:43
related countries: Germany

The third German in a week - a journalist - is kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan, local officials say.
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Afghanistan buries its last king

Tuesday, July 24th 2007, 15:02
related places: Kabul

The funeral is held in Kabul of Afghanistan's last king, Zahir Shah, who died on Monday aged 92.
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'Militants die' in Pakistan clash

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 19:39
related countries: Pakistan

At least 35 militants are killed in fighting near Pakistan's northern border with Afghanistan, the army says.
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Taleban killed in Afghan clashes

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 16:49

At least 40 Taleban fighters are killed in clashes with troops in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Afghan hostage deadline expires

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 15:16
related countries: North Korea

Another deadline issued by Taleban rebels threatening to kill a group of Korean hostages passes unmet.
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Former king of Afghanistan dies

Monday, July 23rd 2007, 14:07

The former king of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, dies after a long illness in Kabul aged 92.
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Body of German hostage 'found'

Sunday, July 22nd 2007, 17:53
related countries: North Korea

Intensive efforts are under way to free 23 South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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Army 'surrounds Taleban captors'

Sunday, July 22nd 2007, 13:52

Afghan forces surround Taleban fighters holding 23 South Koreans, as the body of a German hostage is found.
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S Korea urges release of hostages

Saturday, July 21st 2007, 15:01
related countries: North Korea

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun appeals for the release of up to 23 citizens held captive in Afghanistan.
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Kabul doubts German killing claim

Saturday, July 21st 2007, 14:44
related places: Kabul

The Afghan government says it does not believe Taleban claims that the militants killed two German hostages.
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Nine die in Afghanistan attacks

Friday, July 20th 2007, 7:22
related countries: United Kingdom

Nine people are killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, say police.
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