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

UK MP urges Afghan withdrawal

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 3:38
related countries: United Kingdom

A former Labour minister calls for the "great majority" of British troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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Five UK soldiers die in Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 12:41
related countries: United Kingdom

Five British soldiers are shot dead in an attack in Afghanistan, which the UK military blames on a "rogue" Afghan policeman.
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Karzai rival says poll victory 'illegal'

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 13:32

Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says Hamid Karzai's re-election "has no legal basis".
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Taliban link to shootings probed

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 16:13
related countries: United Kingdom

The Taliban could have infiltrated the Afghan police to kill five British soldiers in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown says.
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Law and disorder

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 17:21

Spotlight on troubled police force in Afghanistan
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Five shot by Afghan policeman named

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 21:22
related countries: United Kingdom

The five British soldiers killed in an attack by an Afghan police officer have been named by the UK's Ministry of Defence.
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Can Afghan security be improved?

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 10:47

Three ex-chiefs of defence have launched an attack on Gordon Brown's commitment to the war in Afghanistan. Has Gordon Brown convinced you that UK troops should stay in Afghanistan?
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UK 'must investigate Afghan raid'

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 13:15
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain must investigate a raid that freed a UK journalist from the Taliban but left his Afghan colleague dead, an NGO says.
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US official defends Afghan wait

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 14:21
related countries: United States

The US Homeland Security secretary defends the time it is taking for President Obama to decide on his Afghan strategy.
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Security fears force UN Afghan relocation

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 15:26

The UN says it is to temporarily move 600 of its foreign staff in Afghanistan, after last week's deadly Taliban hostel raid.
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Brown warns Karzai on corruption

Friday, November 6th 2009, 15:35
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, PM Gordon Brown says.
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Nato soldiers 'believed drowned'

Friday, November 6th 2009, 18:19

Two US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say.
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Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 17:44

Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
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Hedging bets

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 21:51

How Pakistan allows the Afghan Taliban to thrive
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UK soldier dies in Helmand blast

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 8:24
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier is killed in an explosion in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Japan to boost aid to Afghanistan

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 4:54
related countries: Japan, United States
related places: Tokyo

Japan pledges $5bn in aid over five years to Afghanistan, days before US President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.
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Czech troops in Nazi symbols row

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 10:30
related countries: Czech Republic

Three Czech soldiers who served as part of Nato's force in Afghanistan are suspended for wearing Nazi symbols.
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Missing Nato soldier body found

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 8:47

Nato finds the body of one of two US soldiers believed to have drowned in Afghanistan.
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:37
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama is to discuss Afghan policy with his national security team, as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels.
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Australian PM visits Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:44
related countries: Aruba

Australian PM Kevin Rudd makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to spend Remembrance Day with the troops.
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Pakistan troops killed in attacks

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 17:13
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Mohmand

At least 10 Pakistani soldiers are killed in separate attacks in Mohmand tribal district, close to the border with Afghanistan.
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 0:02

The US president meets his national security team to discuss Afghanistan as speculation mounts over troop levels.
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Australian bomb dog lost in Afghan battle found months later

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 10:10
related countries: Aruba

An Australian bomb-sniffing dog turns up safe and well more than a year after disappearing in a battle in Afghanistan.
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In pictures

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 10:52

The players and rifts inside Obama's Afghan team
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US envoy opposed to Afghan surge

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 16:25
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

The US ambassador in Kabul warns against sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in a dramatic intervention.
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Roundabout story

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 17:03

Place where Afghan kings once took the nation's pulse
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Afghan options

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 17:09

Obama's troops alternatives under the microscope
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US presses Karzai on corruption

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 17:21
related countries: United States

Hillary Clinton says Afghan President Karzai must combat corruption, as rifts emerge over plans for a US troop boost.
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UK to push for more Afghan troops

Friday, November 13th 2009, 5:35
related countries: United Kingdom

The British government will try to persuade its allies in Afghanistan to provide 5,000 more military personnel for the conflict.
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Way ahead?

Friday, November 13th 2009, 8:07
related countries: United Kingdom

UK suggests new plans for Afghan reconciliation
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Explosion at Nato base in Kabul

Friday, November 13th 2009, 10:08
related places: Kabul

A suicide bomber has struck a Nato base in the Afghan capital, injuring three Western soldiers and three Afghan civilians.
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Brown hopeful over Afghan boost

Friday, November 13th 2009, 10:21

Gordon Brown says he is hopeful he will be able to persuade allies to send more military personnel to Afghanistan.
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Afghan corruption probe announced

Friday, November 13th 2009, 13:40

Afghanistan's chief prosecutor reveals he has a list of senior officials and ministers suspected of taking bribes.
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Afghan plans

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 1:53
related countries: United States

Where do the key US players stand on troop numbers?
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US demands Afghan 'bribery court'

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 16:14
related countries: United States

Afghan President Hamid Karzai must set up major bodies to fight crime and corruption, the US secretary of state says.
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Afghan migrants held in Indonesia

Monday, November 16th 2009, 6:55
related countries: Australia, Indonesia

Police on the Indonesian island of Java detain about 40 Afghan migrants about to board a boat heading for Australia.
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Afghan market attack 'kills 10'

Monday, November 16th 2009, 16:38

At least 10 people are reported to have been killed in a rocket attack on a market in north-east Afghanistan, officials say.
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Afghan force to fight corruption

Monday, November 16th 2009, 17:33

Afghan officials launch a force tasked with fighting corruption, amid increasing Western pressure for the problem to be tackled.
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UK plans Afghan handover talks

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 9:26
related countries: United Kingdom

British PM Gordon Brown plans to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of power in Afghanistan.
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War-torn nations 'most corrupt'

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 10:02
related countries: Iraq

War-torn nations, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, remain the world's most corrupt, Transparency International says.
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Taliban leader 'flees Pakistan'

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 14:54
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Swat, Taliban

One of the most wanted Taliban leaders in Pakistan says he has escaped to Afghanistan and is planning new attacks.
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Afghanistan 'not war without end'

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 20:17
related countries: United Kingdom

Afghanistan is "not a war without end" but Nato cannot leave a vacuum for the Taliban to fill, Britain's foreign secretary says.
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Afghans 'blame poverty for war'

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 1:23

Poverty and unemployment are seen as the main factors fuelling conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country.
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Soviet lessons

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 6:26

Echoes for Nato in the Soviet exit from Afghanistan
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Obama 'close' to Afghan decision

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 13:06
related countries: United States

Barack Obama says he is "close" to a decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan and will announce it within "weeks".
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