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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• November 11th 2005 – January 14th 2006
• January 14th 2006 – February 25th 2006
• February 27th 2006 – April 7th 2006
• April 8th 2006 – May 20th 2006
• May 21st 2006 – June 23rd 2006
• June 24th 2006 – July 30th 2006
• July 30th 2006 – September 3rd 2006
• September 4th 2006 – September 30th 2006
• October 2nd 2006 – November 3rd 2006
• November 5th 2006 – December 23rd 2006
• December 26th 2006 – February 16th 2007
• February 17th 2007 – March 22nd 2007
• March 22nd 2007 – April 28th 2007
• April 28th 2007 – June 5th 2007
• June 6th 2007 – July 6th 2007
• July 6th 2007 – July 31st 2007
• August 1st 2007 – August 29th 2007
• August 29th 2007 – October 2nd 2007
• October 2nd 2007 – November 19th 2007
• November 20th 2007 – January 9th 2008
• January 10th 2008 – February 9th 2008
• February 10th 2008 – March 14th 2008
• March 17th 2008 – April 27th 2008
• April 29th 2008 – June 11th 2008
• June 11th 2008 – July 11th 2008
• July 12th 2008 – August 8th 2008
• August 10th 2008 – September 9th 2008
• September 9th 2008 – October 9th 2008
• October 10th 2008 – November 5th 2008
• November 5th 2008 – December 11th 2008
• December 12th 2008 – January 15th 2009
• January 17th 2009 – February 16th 2009
• February 16th 2009 – March 9th 2009
• March 11th 2009 – April 1st 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – May 7th 2009
• May 8th 2009 – June 29th 2009
• June 29th 2009 – July 20th 2009
• July 20th 2009 – August 13th 2009
• August 13th 2009 – August 27th 2009
• August 27th 2009 – September 10th 2009
• September 10th 2009 – September 29th 2009
• September 30th 2009 – October 19th 2009
• October 20th 2009 – November 3rd 2009
• November 4th 2009 – November 18th 2009
• November 18th 2009 – December 9th 2009
• December 11th 2009 – December 28th 2009

Afghanistan: news

Suicide bomber hits Afghan base

Saturday, April 8th 2006, 9:01
related places: Herat

A suicide bomber kills a local guard and two civilians in an attack on an Italian base in the Afghan city Herat.
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Afghanistan hit by triple bombing

Sunday, April 9th 2006, 14:56
related places: Kandahar

Seventeen people are injured in fresh bomb attacks in Afghanistan.
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Karzai signs accords with India

Monday, April 10th 2006, 8:41
related countries: India

Afghanistan and India sign three agreements during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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Gunmen kill Afghan health workers

Monday, April 10th 2006, 9:41

Assailants kill five health workers, including a doctor, in north-western Afghanistan, officials say.
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Children killed in Afghan attack

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 14:39

Seven children are killed and at least 34 others injured after a rocket hits their school in Afghanistan.
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Afghans selling US army 'files'

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 23:07
related countries: United States

US forces in Afghanistan check reports that stolen disks containing secret data are on sale in local markets.
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Pakistan hits 'militant hideout'

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 3:40
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's army says it has killed several foreign militants in a helicopter raid near the Afghan border.
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Major Afghan offensive launched

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 15:16

A major military operation is taking place in eastern Afghanistan against suspected insurgent positions.
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Afghans hunt Taleban after clash

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 15:26

Afghan government forces pursue Taleban fighters in the south of the country following a major battle.
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'Taleban killed' in fresh clashes

Sunday, April 16th 2006, 9:47

Fourteen Taleban militants are killed or injured after raiding police posts in southern Afghanistan, police say.
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US probes 'friendly fire' deaths

Monday, April 17th 2006, 10:24
related countries: United States

US-led forces investigate two incidents in which they may have killed 13 civilians and police in Afghanistan.
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Karzai urges coalition restraint

Monday, April 17th 2006, 20:00
related countries: United States

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged US-led coalition forces to exercise restraint after "friendly fire" incidents.
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Civilians injured 'by US forces'

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 10:25
related countries: United States
related places: Six

Six people are injured in eastern Afghanistan, reportedly by American forces.
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Rocket hits Afghan TV compound

Wednesday, April 19th 2006, 19:55
related places: Kabul

A rocket explodes in the grounds of the state-run television station in Kabul, reportedly injuring an Afghan soldier.
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Pakistan Taleban vow more attacks

Thursday, April 20th 2006, 20:57
related countries: Pakistan

The head of the Taleban in Pakistan pledges more attacks in Afghanistan, in a rare interview with the BBC.
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Pakistan 'kills al-Qaeda suspect'

Friday, April 21st 2006, 6:45
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan security forces say a suspected senior al-Qaeda militant has died in a gun battle on the Afghan border.
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Gunmen kill police in Afghanistan

Friday, April 21st 2006, 12:07
related countries: United States

Suspected Taleban militants kill six Afghan policemen and a US soldier in separate attacks in Afghanistan.
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Afghan blast kills Canada troops

Saturday, April 22nd 2006, 21:13
related countries: Canada
related places: Kandahar

A bomb attack claimed by the Taleban kills four Canadian soldiers near the south Afghan city of Kandahar.
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Afghan plane crashes 'into homes'

Monday, April 24th 2006, 8:24

A civilian plane crashes after over-running the runway in the Afghan province of Helmand, security officials say.
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'Militants' die in Afghan strike

Tuesday, April 25th 2006, 8:25
related countries: United States

Three suspected militants die in an air strike in southern Afghanistan, the US military says.
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Bomb 'kills four Afghan soldiers'

Wednesday, April 26th 2006, 8:29

Four Afghan soldiers hunting militants are killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Kunar province, officials say.
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Ottawa defends soldier media ban

Wednesday, April 26th 2006, 17:42
related countries: Canada

The Canadian government denies opposition charges that it is trying to play down its death toll in Afghanistan.
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MEPs probe 'CIA detention' case

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 9:15
related countries: Germany, Macedonia, United States

MEPs visit Macedonia to check claims a German man was held by US agents and flown to Afghanistan.
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US war costs 'could hit $811bn'

Friday, April 28th 2006, 17:36
related countries: Iraq, United States, Vietnam

New estimates suggest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could cost the US $811bn - more than Vietnam.
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Indian held in Afghanistan dead

Sunday, April 30th 2006, 8:03
related countries: India

An Indian telecoms engineer abducted by Taleban militants in Afghanistan is found dead.
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Afghan rebel's pledge to al-Qaeda

Thursday, May 4th 2006, 14:51

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says he is ready to fight under the banner of al-Qaeda.
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Afghan bomb kills Italian troops

Friday, May 5th 2006, 16:23
related countries: Italy
related places: Kabul

Two Italian soldiers in the Nato peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan are killed by a bomb south of Kabul.
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Ten die in Afghan chopper crash

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 8:43
related countries: United States

Ten soldiers from the US-led coalition die after a military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, officials say.
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Ten die in Afghan chopper crash

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 11:32
related countries: United States

Ten US soldiers are killed after their military helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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WHO begins border polio drive

Monday, May 8th 2006, 1:46
related countries: Pakistan

A mass polio vaccination campaign is being carried out on the dangerous Pakistan-Afghan border.
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Australia outlines Afghan force

Monday, May 8th 2006, 4:53
related countries: Australia

Australia confirms it is to send 240 extra troops to Afghanistan in July, to aid reconstruction efforts.
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Taleban fighters die in US attack

Monday, May 8th 2006, 21:50
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Four Taleban fighters die in a US air strike in Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, the US military says.
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Afghans win UK court challenge

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 10:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Nine Afghan asylum seekers who hijacked a plane to Britain win a court challenge against the government.
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Canada set for longer Afghan stay

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 4:42
related countries: Canada

Canada is reportedly planning to extend its 2,300 troops' mission in Afghanistan for two more years.
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Australia and US restate alliance

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 2:44
related countries: Aruba, Iraq, United States
related places: Washington

US President George W Bush and visiting Australian PM John Howard reaffirm their strong alliance.
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'Bomber' killed in Afghan attack

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 8:34

A suspected suicide bomber dies in an attempted attack on a UN convoy in Afghanistan, officials say.
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Canadian female soldier killed

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 21:38
related countries: Canada
related places: Ottawa

A Canadian woman soldier is killed in Afghanistan, as MPs in Ottawa debate Canada's military role in the country.
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Pakistan accused of aiding rebels

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 22:08
related countries: Pakistan

An Afghan provincial governor accuses Pakistan of helping Islamic fighters cross the border.
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Canada Afghan mission extended

Thursday, May 18th 2006, 4:33
related countries: Canada

Canadian lawmakers narrowly vote to extend the country's combat mission in Afghanistan by two years.
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Scores killed in Afghan violence

Thursday, May 18th 2006, 14:28

Up to 100 people die as Afghanistan sees some of its heaviest fighting since the Taleban were ousted in 2001.
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Pakistan denies helping Taleban

Friday, May 19th 2006, 9:50

Pakistan rejects accusations by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that it is encouraging Taleban militancy.
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Top Taleban commander 'seized'

Friday, May 19th 2006, 17:26

Mullah Dadullah, the Taleban's leading military commander, is captured in Afghanistan, officials tell the BBC.
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Afghans in Dublin suicide drama

Friday, May 19th 2006, 19:30
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

Police officers in Dublin enter a cathedral where 41 Afghan asylum seekers are on the sixth day of a hunger strike.
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Doubts over Taleban 'capture'

Saturday, May 20th 2006, 14:20
related countries: United States

New doubts are raised over claims by Afghan officials to have captured Taleban's top commander, Mullah Dadullah.
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Irish police end Afghans' protest

Saturday, May 20th 2006, 23:40
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

Hunger-striking Afghan asylum seekers are removed from a Dublin cathedral by Irish police officers.
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