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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

Afghanistan: news

Nato hails shift on Afghan combat

Wednesday, November 29th 2006, 14:18

Nato leaders welcome the relaxation of curbs on deployment of some members' troops in Afghanistan.
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Nato split on Afghan combat curbs

Wednesday, November 29th 2006, 10:43
related countries: United States United States

Nato leaders continue to limit deployment in Afghanistan, despite US calls to accept difficult assignments.
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Warning over Afghan opium

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 14:06

Afghanistan's soaring opium trade threatens to wreck rebuilding efforts, the UN and World Bank warn.
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Nato bullish on Afghan mission

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 13:26

Nato can succeed in Afghanistan but only if members raise their game, the alliance's head warns.
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Alarm over Afghan school places

Monday, November 27th 2006, 15:09

Oxfam says more than half of Afghan children are missing out on school because of a lack of teachers and places.
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Nato troops killed in Afghan bomb

Monday, November 27th 2006, 8:33

A suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan has killed two foreign soldiers, the Nato-led force says.
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Bomber strikes Afghan restaurant

Sunday, November 26th 2006, 16:07

A suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 15 people and wounds 25 others in an attack on a restaurant.
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UK in 'equipment problems'

Friday, November 24th 2006, 12:42
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK government faces fresh claims that its troops in Afghanistan lack vital equipment.
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Afghan drug crop to flood Europe

Thursday, November 23rd 2006, 3:31

A record Afghan opium poppy crop means more will die of heroin overdoses in European cities, the UN warns.
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Blair to stand by Afghanistan

Monday, November 20th 2006, 14:00
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK prime minister says troops fighting the Taleban will stay in Afghanistan until the job is done.
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Blair meets troops in Afghanistan

Monday, November 20th 2006, 8:48
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Prime Minister Tony Blair visits British troops in southern Afghanistan on a flying visit to the country.
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UK and Pakistan forge terror pact

Monday, November 20th 2006, 0:33
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The British and Pakistani leaders agree to strengthen their ties in the fight against terrorism.
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Weather hinders Afghan flood aid

Sunday, November 19th 2006, 22:15

Bad weather in west Afghanistan hinders delivery of aid to survivors of floods that killed at least 52 people.
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Afghan 'threat to wider region'

Saturday, November 18th 2006, 17:03

President Hamid Karzai urges neighbouring nations to help Afghanistan, saying instability threatens regional peace.
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Many dead in Afghan flash floods

Saturday, November 18th 2006, 12:41

At least 56 people are killed and dozens missing in flash floods in western Afghanistan, officials say.
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New Afghan police force deployed

Friday, November 17th 2006, 12:38

The Afghan government begins deploying auxiliary police units that critics say are "legalised militias".
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UK troops kill Afghan civilians

Thursday, November 16th 2006, 16:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

British forces in Afghanistan have shot dead two civilians and injured a child, say military officials.
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Afghan violence 'likely to rise'

Thursday, November 16th 2006, 4:37
related countries: United States United States

A top American defence official warns that the level of violence in Afghanistan will continue to increase.
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Afghan women seek death by fire

Wednesday, November 15th 2006, 10:05

Young Afghan women are increasingly committing suicide by setting themselves on fire, NGOs say.
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Afghans 'seize key al-Qaeda man'

Tuesday, November 14th 2006, 2:08
related countries: United States United States

US and Afghan forces say they have captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure in eastern Afghanistan.
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Afghans 'seize key al-Qaeda man'

Tuesday, November 14th 2006, 2:08
related countries: United States United States

US and Afghan forces say they have captured a high-ranking al-Qaeda figure in eastern Afghanistan.
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Afghan conflict deaths quadruple

Monday, November 13th 2006, 3:33

Deaths in the conflict in Afghanistan have risen four-fold this year, five years after the Taleban regime fell.
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UN urged to act over Afghanistan

Friday, November 10th 2006, 12:28

Human Rights Watch urges the UN to address the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.
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Mixed reaction to Karzai's offer

Wednesday, November 8th 2006, 17:46

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's offer to hold talks with insurgent leaders receives a mixed response.
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Afghanistan 'to spray poppy crop'

Tuesday, November 7th 2006, 23:11

Afghanistan is poised to allow aerial spraying of opium poppy crops for the first time, officials say.
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Jolie tours refugee camp in India

Sunday, November 5th 2006, 15:27
related countries: Burma Burma, India India

Actress Angelina Jolie takes a break from filming in India to meet refugees from Afghanistan and Burma.
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Italian released in Afghanistan

Friday, November 3rd 2006, 16:35
related countries: Italy Italy

An Italian photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan last month has been set free, Italian officials say.
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Six police die in Afghan attack

Friday, November 3rd 2006, 7:12

Six police die as their convoy in western Afghanistan comes under attack by militants, officials say.
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German 'skull troops' suspended

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 15:27
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany suspends more soldiers over photos showing troops posing with human skulls in Afghanistan.
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Bomber hits Afghan Nato convoy

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 14:23
related places: Kandahar

A suicide bomber targets a convoy of Nato troops near a base outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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Nato troops die in Afghan blast

Tuesday, October 31st 2006, 13:29

A roadside bomb kills three Nato soldiers and wounds another in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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No 'real change' for Afghan women

Tuesday, October 31st 2006, 1:44

The situation of Afghan women five years after the fall of the Taleban has hardly changed, a rights group says.
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Pakistan madrassa raid 'kills 80'

Monday, October 30th 2006, 10:37
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

At least 80 militants are killed by Pakistani forces in an air strike on a religious school, the army says.
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Nato 'kills 70 Afghan militants'

Sunday, October 29th 2006, 10:41

Nato forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 70 suspected militants in clashes in Uruzgan province.
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Nato apology over Afghan deaths

Saturday, October 28th 2006, 16:20

A top Nato commander apologises for the deaths of Afghan civilians in an air raid, but blames Taleban fighters.
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Karzai 'sadness' at raid deaths

Friday, October 27th 2006, 21:36

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Afghans are "hurt and saddened" by civilian deaths in a Nato air strike.
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German army acts over skull row

Friday, October 27th 2006, 14:53
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany suspends two soldiers over photos showing German troops posing with human skulls in Afghanistan.
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Nato confirms Afghan raid deaths

Friday, October 27th 2006, 8:38

Nato admits that at least 12 Afghan civilians died in an air strike which local people say hit a nomad camp.
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'Civilians killed' in Nato raids

Thursday, October 26th 2006, 20:53

Scores of civilians have been killed in Nato raids against the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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UK 'broke pledges' on Afghan aid

Monday, October 23rd 2006, 15:22
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The governor of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province says the UK has broken promises on aid.
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Twelve killed in Afghan fighting

Monday, October 23rd 2006, 5:12

At least 12 people die in fierce fighting between rival militias in western Afghanistan, police have said.
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UN warns of Afghan food shortage

Monday, October 23rd 2006, 4:26

Nearly two million people in southern Afghanistan will need food aid this winter, the UN and Afghan government say.
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Taleban leader in new war threat

Sunday, October 22nd 2006, 15:54

A website posting said to be from Taleban leader Mullah Omar threatens a rise in Afghan violence.
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On the road with the Taleban

Saturday, October 21st 2006, 11:09

Travelling with the Taleban in Afghanistan, David Loyn discovers how it is they, rather than Nato troops who appear to be winning hearts.
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Canada in Afghanistan warning

Saturday, October 21st 2006, 7:30
related countries: Canada Canada

Canada tells Nato that its other members must better support the military operation in Afghanistan.
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