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

Nato inherits south Afghan force

Monday, July 31st 2006, 13:39
related countries: United States

The Nato force in Afghanistan takes over from the US in the south, where security has deteriorated.
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Afghan mosque blast 'kills eight'

Monday, July 31st 2006, 8:25

At least eight people die in a car bomb attack outside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, police say.
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'Taleban killed' in Afghanistan

Sunday, July 30th 2006, 8:31
related countries: United States

US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 20 suspected members of the Taleban.
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'Al-Qaeda' arrests in Afghanistan

Sunday, July 30th 2006, 0:40
related countries: United States

US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have detained four suspected al-Qaeda militants.
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Afghan helicopter crash kills 16

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 10:24

All 16 people on board a helicopter which crashed in south-eastern Afghanistan were killed, officials say.
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'Militants die' in Afghan clashes

Wednesday, July 26th 2006, 17:17
related countries: United States

Afghan and US-led forces kill at least 22 suspected Taleban fighters in clashes over two days, officials say.
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'Taleban' raid Afghan police post

Monday, July 24th 2006, 16:14

Suspected Taleban fighters kill at least three policemen in an attack in western Afghanistan.
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Afghan violence 'leaves 22 dead'

Sunday, July 23rd 2006, 12:37

At least 22 people are reported killed in the latest violence in Afghanistan, including 19 Taleban fighters.
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Australia may boost Afghan force

Sunday, July 23rd 2006, 7:25
related countries: Australia

Australia says it may boost the size of a team of soldiers going to Afghanistan as violence mounts.
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Afghan suicide blasts kill eight

Saturday, July 22nd 2006, 21:03
related countries: United States

Two Canadian troops and five local civilians die in Afghan suicide attacks as US-led forces battle the Taleban.
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Bombing 'killed Afghan civilians'

Thursday, July 20th 2006, 18:31
related countries: United States

A US-led bombing raid in southern Afghanistan killed 10 civilians, an Afghan government inquiry finds.
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Nato warning on Afghan 'neglect'

Thursday, July 20th 2006, 11:55
related places: Kabul

Top Nato officials visiting Afghanistan warn the international community not to neglect the country.
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Coalition 'retakes Taleban towns'

Wednesday, July 19th 2006, 16:48
related countries: United States

US-led and Afghan forces say they have retaken two Taleban-held towns in southern Afghanistan.
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UN warns over Afghan drought

Tuesday, July 18th 2006, 1:24

The UN in Afghanistan says that millions are facing hunger this year because of drought - and that it may not be able to help.
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'Four militants killed' in Khost

Monday, July 17th 2006, 8:46
related countries: United States

US-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed four suspected al-Qaeda militants in a raid.
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Bomber kills four in Afghan town

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 14:31
related countries: United Kingdom

A suicide bomber kills four other people in the Afghan town of Gardez as UK troops battle Taleban in Helmand.
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Afghans investigate air strikes

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 9:36
related countries: United States

The Afghan leader launches inquiries into two US air attacks in a week which both allegedly claimed civilian lives.
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UK troops take Taleban town

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 5:41
related countries: United Kingdom

British troops launch their biggest operation in Afghanistan yet to take control of a southern town.
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'Heavy fighting' in Afghan south

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 15:35

At least 26 suspected Afghan militants are killed in clashes across southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Refuge from the real Afghanistan

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 11:12

Kabul's elite appear to have forgotten the conflict ravaging on their doorstep, the BBC's Paul Vickers discovers.
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UK defends strike on Afghan town

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 10:33
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

UK forces in Afghanistan deny killing civilians after calling in a US air strike on a town in Helmand province.
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US allowed to stay at Kyrgyz base

Friday, July 14th 2006, 14:19
related countries: Kyrgyzstan, United States

Kyrgyzstan is to allow the US to continue using an airbase near its capital for military operations in Afghanistan.
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'Many die' in new Afghan fighting

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 7:19

At least 19 suspected Afghan militants die after an attack on a garrison in Helmand province, officials say.
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'Suicide bomber' in Afghan attack

Wednesday, July 12th 2006, 10:23
related countries: United States

A suicide bomber drives into a convoy of US-led troops in Afghanistan, killing himself and a child, officials say.
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Rumsfeld praises Afghan mission

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 10:51
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

The US defence secretary says his country remains committed to Afghanistan, during an unannounced visit.
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Pakistan and US in security talks

Monday, July 10th 2006, 23:29
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Pakistan's foreign minister gives the US what he calls concrete proposals for improved Afghan border security.
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Extra UK troops for Afghanistan

Monday, July 10th 2006, 19:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Nearly 900 extra military personnel are to be sent to Afghanistan, says Defence Secretary Des Browne.
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Afghan raid kills '40 insurgents'

Monday, July 10th 2006, 16:11
related countries: United States

US-led and Afghan forces kill more than 40 insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the coalition says.
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Canadian soldier dies in Kandahar

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 12:34
related countries: United States
related places: Kandahar

A Canadian soldier in the US-led coalition is killed in southern Afghanistan, Canada's military says.
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Ten Taleban fighters 'killed'

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 18:35
related countries: United States

Ten Taleban are reported killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan, and a Peruvian soldier is killed in the west.
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'Militants' die in Afghan clashes

Thursday, July 6th 2006, 8:42

At least eight suspected Taleban militants are killed in southern Afghanistan, the police and army say.
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US Afghan raid 'kills 35 Taleban'

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 15:55
related countries: United States

A raid by US troops on a "known Taleban compound" in Afghanistan kills 35 militants, the US military says.
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Afghan capital rocked by blasts

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 14:07
related places: Kabul

At least one person is killed and 40 others are wounded in three blasts in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.
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'Militants' kill Afghan civilians

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 12:55
related countries: United States

Five Afghans working at a US base in eastern Afghanistan die in a suspected Taleban attack, police say.
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Suicide car bomb hits Afghan city

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 23:21
related places: Kandahar

A policeman is killed and at least four others are injured in a suicide car bombing in the southern city of Kandahar.
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'Militants killed' in Afghanistan

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 5:29
related countries: United States

US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 20 militants in the south of the country.
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'More set to die' in Afghanistan

Monday, July 3rd 2006, 4:52
related countries: United Kingdom

The leader of British forces in Afghanistan says he is prepared for further casualties after two soldiers are killed.
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UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Sunday, July 2nd 2006, 10:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British soldiers are killed in Afghanistan following an attack at a regional headquarters.
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'Aircraft needed' in Afghanistan

Saturday, July 1st 2006, 15:32
related countries: United Kingdom

High-ranking British officers in Afghanistan say they need more air power to assist ground troops.
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Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 5:30
related countries: United States

A coalition forces soldier dies after his vehicle hits a landmine in Afghanistan, the US military says.
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Afghan 'enemies will be beaten'

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 11:40
related places: Kabul

The US will not give up the fight against militants in Afghanistan, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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US seeks Pakistan-Afghan teamwork

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 23:45
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Condoleezza Rice urges Pakistan to work more closely with Afghanistan in "the war on terror".
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Two UK troops die in Afghanistan

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 8:42
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British soldiers on night patrol are killed in fighting with Taleban forces in southern Afghanistan.
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UN sounds Afghan opium alert

Monday, June 26th 2006, 12:04

Opium production in Afghanistan could surge again this year as insecurity worsens, the UN warns.
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US-led force attacked near Kabul

Monday, June 26th 2006, 6:18
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

A suspected suicide attack hits a US-led troop convoy near Kabull and a coalition soldier is killed elsewhere
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Aid workers seized in Afghanistan

Sunday, June 25th 2006, 14:52

Five Afghan aid workers are abducted in the eastern province of Nuristan, officials say.
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Afghanistan offensive 'kills 48'

Sunday, June 25th 2006, 11:57
related countries: United States

Coalition forces say they have killed 48 Taleban rebels and lost two soldiers in more heavy fighting in the south.
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US-led forces 'kill 65 Taleban'

Saturday, June 24th 2006, 15:34
related countries: United States

US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have killed at least 65 Taleban militants in fresh offensives.
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'Progress' in anti-Taleban talks

Friday, June 23rd 2006, 16:13
related countries: Pakistan

Progress has been made in talks with Pakistan on tackling Taleban violence, the Afghan foreign minister says.
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Karzai criticises foreign tactics

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 16:50
related countries: United States

The Afghan president calls for a rethink on the fight against the Taleban as four US troops are killed in the country.
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Four US troops die in Afghanistan

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 8:49
related countries: United States

Four American soldiers are killed in fighting in north-eastern Afghanistan, the US military says.
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Afghan police killed 'by mistake'

Wednesday, June 21st 2006, 10:02
related countries: United States

Three Afghan policemen die after US-led forces fire at their vehicle in Kunar province, the US military says.
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'Twenty' Taleban killed in clash

Wednesday, June 21st 2006, 6:13

Twenty Taleban militants die in a clash with coalition and Afghan forces in the south, an Afghan general says.
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Afghan press 'curbs' spark anger

Monday, June 19th 2006, 18:19

Afghan media express anger at what they see as government restrictions on their reporting.
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'Thirty' killed in Taleban attack

Monday, June 19th 2006, 14:14

At least 30 people die in an attack by suspected Taleban militants in southern Afghanistan, an MP says.
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Afghan stampede kills schoolgirls

Sunday, June 18th 2006, 9:11
related places: Herat

Four girls die in a stampede in the Afghan city of Herat following an accidental gas explosion, officials say.
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'Forty Taleban' killed in attack

Saturday, June 17th 2006, 10:33
related countries: United States

The US military says coalition forces have killed 40 Taleban in a raid on a compound in southern Afghanistan.
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'Many killed' in Afghan fighting

Friday, June 16th 2006, 8:18
related countries: United States

The US military says coalition and Afghan forces have killed 40 insurgents in a strike in south-east Afghanistan.
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Taleban target Afghan civilians

Thursday, June 15th 2006, 11:07
related places: Kandahar

The Taleban say that they have carried out an attack in Kandahar in which at least 10 Afghan civilians die.
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Afghan violence claims more lives

Wednesday, June 14th 2006, 14:49

Two US-led coalition soldiers, four civilians and a number of Taleban fighters are killed in Afghanistan, officials says.
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'One killed' in US crash in Kabul

Tuesday, June 13th 2006, 10:14
related countries: United States
related places: Kabul

At least one person is killed in a road accident involving a US military truck in Kabul, Afghan officials say.
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Troops 'kill 37 Afghan Taleban'

Monday, June 12th 2006, 14:23
related countries: United States

UP to 37 Taleban fighters are killed in three clashes with Afghan and US-led troops, a top Afghan general says.
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Taleban battle kills UK soldier

Monday, June 12th 2006, 1:49
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier is killed in a gun battle with the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, defence officials say.
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