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 force 'needs more troops'

Friday, September 8th 2006, 0:42

Nato's leaders appeal for members to send more troops to help fight the Taleban in southern Afghanistan.
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UK soldiers die in Afghanistan

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 19:24
related countries: United Kingdom

Three British soldiers have died of their injuries after separate attacks in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan urges joint terror fight

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 16:41
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Kabul

Pakistan and Afghanistan must fight terrorism together, Pakistan's president says on a key visit to Kabul.
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'Fire reported' by crashed Nimrod

Monday, September 4th 2006, 19:33

The crew of an RAF Nimrod reported a fire shortly before it crashed in Afghanistan, the force's top officer says.
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Canadian casualties in 'friendly fire'

Monday, September 4th 2006, 17:15
related countries: Canada

A Canadian serving with Nato is killed and others injured in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan.
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Kabul suicide bomber kills five

Monday, September 4th 2006, 11:30
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Kabul

Four Afghan civilians and a British soldier are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Nato convoy in Kabul.
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Plane crash troops named by UK

Monday, September 4th 2006, 1:54
related countries: United Kingdom

As UK names 14 troops killed in Afghanistan, one minister denies the the country's aircraft are too old.
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Canadians die in Afghan clash

Sunday, September 3rd 2006, 22:46

Four Canadian soldiers are killed in a Nato drive in Afghanistan that leaves 200 Taleban dead.
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UK starts Afghan crash inquiry

Sunday, September 3rd 2006, 12:09
related countries: United Kingdom

A board of inquiry is set up to find out why a British plane crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 UK troops.
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14 UK troops die in Afghan crash

Saturday, September 2nd 2006, 22:34
related places: Kandahar

Fourteen British service personnel have died after their aircraft crashed in Afghanistan, the MoD says.
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Afghan opium output 'soaring'

Saturday, September 2nd 2006, 13:03

The United Nations warns of a massive 59% increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan this year.
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Headless bodies found in Pakistan

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 7:45
related countries: Pakistan

The bodies of two men are found in north-west Pakistan, with notes alleging they spied for the Afghan government.
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'Suicide attacker' targets Nato

Tuesday, August 29th 2006, 8:44

An Afghan civilian is killed and an army officer injured in a suicide attack on a Nato-led convoy, police say.
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Afghan 'suicide bombing kills 17'

Monday, August 28th 2006, 16:33

At least 17 people are killed in a suspected suicide bombing in the Afghan province of Helmand, officials say.
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Sunday, August 27th 2006, 13:19
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier has died in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Taleban 'killed' in Afghan clash

Saturday, August 26th 2006, 11:33

At least seven Taleban are reported killed in a clash between militants and Nato-led forces.
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US Army reviewing combat deaths

Friday, August 25th 2006, 4:54
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US Army reviews how hundreds of soldiers died in Iraq and Afghanistan following complaints by relatives.
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Row over Afghan clash casualties

Thursday, August 24th 2006, 7:38
related countries: United States

Seven men and a child die in a raid in Afghanistan by US-led forces amid conflicting reports of who the adults were.
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Afghan clashes 'kill 29 Taleban'

Wednesday, August 23rd 2006, 17:09

Nato-led and Afghan troops say they have killed at least 29 Taleban fighters in southern Afghanistan.
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'Terrorists' held in Afghan raid

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 6:50
related countries: United States

US-led forces in Afghanistan say they have detained three suspected 'terrorists' in the eastern province of Khost.
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Dozens of Taleban fighters killed

Sunday, August 20th 2006, 17:25

About 70 Taleban fighters reportedly die in clashes with Afghan government and Nato-led forces in the south.
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Dozens of Taleban fighters killed

Sunday, August 20th 2006, 10:03

At least 70 Taleban fighters died in clashes with police and Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, local police say.
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Four US troops die in Afghanistan

Saturday, August 19th 2006, 18:23

Four US servicemen and an Afghan government soldier are killed in clashes in east and south Afghanistan.
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Afghan bombing deaths probe

Friday, August 18th 2006, 10:43
related countries: United States

Afghan officials try to establish the identity of 12 people killed in US bombing on Thursday.
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Soldier killed in Afghan fighting

Friday, August 18th 2006, 7:01
related countries: United States

A US-led coalition soldier is killed and another wounded in a clash with insurgents in Afghanistan.
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US man guilty of Afghan abuse

Thursday, August 17th 2006, 19:45
related countries: United States

A former CIA contractor is found guilty of assaulting an Afghan prisoner who later died.
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Afghan police killed by coalition

Thursday, August 17th 2006, 19:37
related countries: United States

A bomb from a US-led coalition aircraft in south-east Afghanistan kills at least 12 policemen, officials say.
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Gunmen kidnap 15 in Afghanistan

Thursday, August 17th 2006, 11:59

Gunmen kidnap at least 15 people travelling to a refugee camp in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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'Militants killed' in Afghanistan

Thursday, August 17th 2006, 5:43
related countries: United States

US-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed eight insurgents who attacked them in the east of the country.
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Canadians hurt in Afghan attack

Wednesday, August 16th 2006, 12:43
related countries: United States

Six Canadian soldiers are wounded in a mortar attack in southern Afghanistan, Canadian officials say.
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'Taleban' killed in Afghan clash

Monday, August 14th 2006, 11:12
related places: Kabul

Eleven Taleban militants and one soldier die in Helmand province as troops clash with militants, officials say.
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Soldiers killed in Afghan battle

Saturday, August 12th 2006, 8:35
related countries: United States

US-led forces say three soldiers are killed in fighting with Taleban militants in north-east Afghanistan.
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Afghan bomb kills Nato soldier

Friday, August 11th 2006, 16:05

Nato says a suicide bomber has killed one of its soldiers in an attack on a convoy in southern Afghanistan.
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UK troops to head Afghan combat

Friday, August 11th 2006, 6:31
related countries: United Kingdom

UK soldiers will lead an offensive against the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the head of Nato forces says.
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Militants 'killed' in Afghanistan

Thursday, August 10th 2006, 4:58
related countries: United States

US-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 15 insurgents who were trying to attack one of their bases.
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Taleban 'kill woman for spying'

Wednesday, August 9th 2006, 10:18

Taleban fighters kill an Afghan woman and her son for spying and hang their bodies in public, an Afghan official says.
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Trial begins in Afghan death case

Tuesday, August 8th 2006, 8:12
related countries: United States

The trial of an American contractor accused of the death of an Afghan prisoner begins in the US.
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Monday, August 7th 2006, 7:46
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier killed in a shooting during a Nato operation against insurgents in Afghanistan is named.
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Afghan raids 'kill 17 militants'

Sunday, August 6th 2006, 15:11

Seventeen Taleban militants are killed by Afghan security forces in Helmand province, police say.
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Bomb kills two Afghan policemen

Saturday, August 5th 2006, 15:45

Two Afghan policemen die and eight others are injured in a bomb attack in the south, a spokesman says.
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Deployed to Afghanistan's 'Hell'

Saturday, August 5th 2006, 10:53
related countries: United Kingdom

Alistair Leithead reports from Afghanistan about the recent upsurge in violence in the south and the role of British troops in the region.
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Karzai condemns 'cowardly' bomb

Friday, August 4th 2006, 14:52
related places: Kandahar

Afghan president Hamid Karzai says a suicide attack in Kandahar that killed 21 people was "cowardly".
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Afghans win UK hijack ruling

Friday, August 4th 2006, 12:41
related countries: United Kingdom

Home Secretary John Reid says he will push for new laws after losing an appeal over nine Afghans' UK rights.
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Fighting 'leaves 25 Taleban dead'

Friday, August 4th 2006, 10:34
related countries: United States

Afghan and US-led coalition forces kill 25 Taleban militants in the south of the country, the coalition says.
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Kabul to deport Korean Christians

Thursday, August 3rd 2006, 19:07
related countries: North Korea

Afghanistan says it will deport hundreds of South Korean evangelical Christians amid fears for their safety.
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