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

US extends troops' tour of duty

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 21:32
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US extends the tour of duty of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan by three months to keep up force levels.
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Prodi attacked on Afghan 'deals'

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 12:55
related countries: Italy

The Italian prime minister is accused of endangering the lives of journalists in Afghanistan.
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Australia to double Afghan force

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 10:28
related countries: Australia

Australia's PM announces plans to nearly double troop numbers in Afghanistan, to help fight the Taleban.
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Canadians killed in Afghanistan

Monday, April 9th 2007, 0:40

Six Canadian soldiers serving with the Nato-led force in Afghanistan die after their vehicle is hit by an explosion.
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Taleban kill Afghan reporter

Sunday, April 8th 2007, 22:59
related countries: Italy

The Taleban say they have killed an Afghan journalist abducted last month with an Italian reporter.
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Taleban 'storm' government office

Friday, April 6th 2007, 20:15
related places: Kabul

Taleban fighters have taken control of local government offices in Afghanistan's Zabul province, officials say.
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Taleban seize French pair

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 18:40
related countries: France

A Taleban spokesman says militants have kidnapped two French aid workers in south-western Afghanistan.
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Call to release Afghan reporter

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 14:50
related places: Kabul

Journalists working in Kabul appeal to the Taleban to release a reporter kidnapped almost a month ago.
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Quake strikes north Afghanistan

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 8:00
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kashmir

A strong earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan, shaking cities in neighbouring Pakistan and Kashmir.
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Afghan flood toll increases to 88

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 7:47

At least 88 people are killed and hundreds of homes destroyed after flooding and avalanches in Afghanistan.
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Children killed in Afghan attack

Sunday, April 1st 2007, 15:58

Four children are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an army convoy in eastern Afghanistan, police say.
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Ambush kills seven Afghan police

Sunday, April 1st 2007, 6:41

Seven Afghan police are killed in an ambush by suspected Taleban militants, a police official says.
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Militants attack Pakistani town

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 12:55
related countries: Pakistan

Hundreds of heavily-armed militants attack security forces in a town in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 8:28
related places: Kabul

A suicide bomber and four others are killed near a busy market in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say.
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Deadly bomb attack strikes Kabul

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 5:45
related places: Kabul

At least four bystanders are killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Prodi backed in key Afghan vote

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 20:55
related countries: Italy

Romano Prodi's Italian government wins a vote in the Senate to keep Italy's troops in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan 'secret agents killed'

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 17:12
related countries: Pakistan

Gunmen kill four Pakistani secret agents in a tribal region near Afghanistan, officials say.
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US army faulted in Tillman case

Monday, March 26th 2007, 22:48
related countries: United States
related places: Tillman

An army probe criticises nine US officers over the mis-reported death in Afghanistan of football star Pat Tillman.
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Italian PM faces new Afghan vote

Monday, March 26th 2007, 22:42
related countries: Italy

Romano Prodi's government faces another crucial vote on the nation's peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.
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Afghan hostage deal condemned

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 12:46
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom, United States

The US and UK criticise Italy and Afghanistan over a deal made with the Taleban to release a kidnapped journalist.
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Afghan clash 'kills 40 militants'

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 12:40

About 40 militants are killed in fighting in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, police say.
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'Militants' caught in Afghan raid

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 6:30
related countries: United States

US-led coalition troops in Afghanistan say they have detained seven suspected militants in two raids.
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Fears for kidnapped Afghan fixer

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 19:16
related countries: Italy

Journalists' groups call for the release of an Afghan translator seized with a recently freed Italian reporter.
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Taleban kidnap demands met

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 14:55
related countries: Italy

The Afghan government says it met some of the Taleban's demands for freeing an Italian journalist.
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Three Taleban 'militants' killed

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 7:11

Three suspected militants are killed in a joint operation by Afghan and coalition forces in southern Helmand province.
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Captive speaks of Taleban horror

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 1:07
related countries: Italy

An Italian journalist freed by the Taleban in Afghanistan says his captors cut off an Afghan companion's head.
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Taleban free Italian journalist

Monday, March 19th 2007, 21:54
related countries: Italy

An Italian reporter seized by the Taleban is freed after two weeks in captivity in Afghanistan.
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Kabul suicide attacker targets US

Monday, March 19th 2007, 10:57
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

A suicide car bomber attacks a US convoy in the Afghan capital, the first such attack in Kabul this year.
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Italian reporter 'will be freed'

Monday, March 19th 2007, 9:44
related countries: Italy

President Karzai says an Italian journalist captured in Afghanistan by the Taleban should be released soon.
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Australia PM returns from Iraq

Monday, March 19th 2007, 5:11
related countries: Aruba, Iraq

Australian PM John Howard returns home from Iraq and Afghanistan, where he pledged support for troops.
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US denies Afghan police deaths

Friday, March 16th 2007, 17:51
related countries: United States

US forces in Afghanistan deny reports that they were responsible for shooting Afghan policemen.
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'Five die' in Afghan bomb attack

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 15:21

Five people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan province of Khost, officials say.
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Deadly blast rocks Afghan capital

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 5:36
related places: Kabul

At least four people are killed in a huge explosion at an ammunition shop in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Deadly blast rocks Afghan capital

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 3:25
related places: Kabul

At least four people are killed in a huge explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but the cause is unclear.
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Study reveals veterans' trauma

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 15:21
related countries: Iraq, United States

Many US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer mental health problems, a study shows.
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Afghan suicide blasts kill three

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 12:11

Suicide bombers killed at least three civilians in attacks in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Afghan bomb kills nine policemen

Monday, March 12th 2007, 14:25
related places: Farah

At least nine policemen are killed by a bomb in the western Afghan province of Farah, officials say.
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Taleban bartering for captive

Saturday, March 10th 2007, 17:21
related countries: Italy

A Taleban commander calls for Italian troops to pull out of Afghanistan to release an Italian journalist.
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Iraq group 'holding two Germans'

Saturday, March 10th 2007, 14:55
related countries: Germany, Iraq
related places: Berlin

A militant Islamist group in Iraq threatens to kill two German hostages if Berlin does not pull out of Afghanistan.
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German killed in Afghan shooting

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 17:26
related countries: Germany

Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a German aid worker in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e-Pol.
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Seized Italian reporter 'not spy'

Wednesday, March 7th 2007, 19:18
related countries: Italy

An Italian newspaper rejects Taleban claims that one of its journalists, kidnapped in Afghanistan, is a spy.
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'Militants' caught in Afghan raid

Wednesday, March 7th 2007, 7:01
related countries: United States

US-led coalition troops detain five suspected militants in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement says.
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'Fifteen die' in Pakistan battle

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 20:57
related countries: Pakistan

Fifteen people are killed in clashes between Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants, officials say.
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Nato in major anti-Taleban drive

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 16:11

Nato and Afghan forces launch a major offensive against the Taleban in southern Helmand province.
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Taleban 'hold Briton and Afghans'

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 11:32
related countries: United Kingdom

The Taleban say they have kidnapped a British journalist and two Afghan nationals in south Afghanistan.
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