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

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 tells Nato that its other members must better support the military operation in Afghanistan.
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'Militants' kill Afghan workers

Friday, October 20th 2006, 6:39
related countries: United States

Eight Afghans working at a US base in eastern Afghanistan die in a suspected Taleban attack, police say.
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Bomb kills children and soldier

Thursday, October 19th 2006, 16:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Two children and a British soldier die after a suicide attack on a Nato vehicle in Afghanistan, officials say.
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Italy rejects fresh kidnap demand

Thursday, October 19th 2006, 13:24
related countries: Italy

Italy's defence minister rejects a demand from kidnappers of an Italian journalist to pull out of Afghanistan.
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'Afghans killed' in Nato strikes

Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 15:51

Up to 21 civilians have died in two Nato operations against suspected Taleban militants, officials and witnesses say.
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Afghan kidnappers seek deal

Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 12:17
related countries: Italy

Men who seized an Italian reporter in Afghanistan offer to swap him for a convert who fled to Italy, aid workers say.
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UK troops pull out of Afghan town

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 7:04
related countries: United Kingdom

UK troops pull out of Musa Qala in southern Afghanistan, scene of heavy fighting in recent months.
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Suicide attacks shake Afghanistan

Monday, October 16th 2006, 14:42
related places: Kabul

Three Afghans are killed in a suicide attack in Kandahar as police foil another attack in the capital, Kabul.
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Reporter abducted in Afghanistan

Sunday, October 15th 2006, 0:03
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom

A UK-based Italian journalist is abducted from a bus in one of the most dangerous regions of Afghanistan.
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Five dead in Afghan suicide blast

Friday, October 13th 2006, 8:49

At least five civilians are killed in a suicide car bomb attack on a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan, Nato says.
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Afghan ultimatum over corruption

Thursday, October 12th 2006, 16:20

The Speaker of the Afghan upper house of parliament says he will resign if corrupt officials are not sacked.
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Sixteen wounded in Afghan blasts

Thursday, October 12th 2006, 7:57

At least 16 people are wounded in two separate explosions in eastern Afghanistan, police say.
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Nato chief holds Musharraf talks

Tuesday, October 10th 2006, 10:26
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato

Nato's chief in Afghanistan meets Pakistan's president amid claims the Pakistani spy agency is helping the Taleban.
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Nato to press Pakistan on Taleban

Tuesday, October 10th 2006, 7:07
related countries: Pakistan

Nato's chief in Afghanistan is in Pakistan amid claims the Pakistani spy agency is helping the Taleban.
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Kabul explosion 'injures eleven'

Tuesday, October 10th 2006, 5:23

At least 11 people are injured in an explosion in the Afghan capital, say police.
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Afghans 'could switch allegiance'

Sunday, October 8th 2006, 19:17

Nato's commander in Afghanistan warns that the country's citizens could start supporting Taleban fighters.
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Journalists killed in Afghanistan

Sunday, October 8th 2006, 10:09
related countries: Germany

Two German journalists are shot dead by unidentified attackers in northern Afghanistan.
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UK troops 'need more helicopters'

Sunday, October 8th 2006, 7:39
related countries: United Kingdom

The commander of UK troops in Afghanistan calls for more helicopters, after Tony Blair offers extra resources.
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Blair in Afghanistan troops pledge

Saturday, October 7th 2006, 12:56
related countries: United Kingdom

British forces in Afghanistan will be provided with whatever resources they need, the prime minister says.
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Karzai for jirga to crush Taleban

Friday, October 6th 2006, 11:59

Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants Pashtuns on both sides of the Pakistan border to work together against the Taleban.
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Policeman killed in Afghan blast

Friday, October 6th 2006, 6:14

A policeman dies in a suicide attack outside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Nato takes over Afghan security

Thursday, October 5th 2006, 17:12

Nato extends its responsibility for security to the whole of Afghanistan by taking charge of US troops in the east.
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Afghans arrest 'suicide bombers'

Thursday, October 5th 2006, 4:43
related countries: Pakistan

Afghan officials say they have arrested 17 people who had been trained in Pakistan to carry out suicide attacks.
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Afghan clashes displace thousands

Wednesday, October 4th 2006, 12:56

Tens of thousands of people have fled recent fighting in southern Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency says.
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Canadians killed in Afghan clash

Wednesday, October 4th 2006, 5:31
related countries: Canada

Two Canadian soldiers die in an attack by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the Canadian military says.
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Nato set for Afghan expansion

Tuesday, October 3rd 2006, 17:03
related countries: United States

The Nato alliance is to assume control of military operations across the whole of Afghanistan from Thursday.
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Kabul 'suicide blast injures six'

Monday, October 2nd 2006, 10:00

A suicide bomber attacks a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital wounding six people, the alliance says.
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Dinner date with the presidents

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 11:56
related countries: Pakistan

Owen Bennett-Jones finds the atmosphere a little frosty at dinner, when President Bush hosts the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul

Saturday, September 30th 2006, 7:42
related places: Kabul

At least 12 people are killed as a bomber blows himself up outside the Afghan interior ministry in Kabul, officials say.
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Nato chief defends Afghan plans

Friday, September 29th 2006, 16:42

Nato's leader backs the move to expand into all of Afghanistan despite not having all the troops needed.
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Nato to extend Afghan operations

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 19:20

Nato is to extend its mission in Afghanistan to cover the whole of the insurgency-hit country.
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Afghan attacks up despite truce

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 16:34
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Attacks near the Afghan border with Pakistan triple in some areas despite a peace deal, the US military says.
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Bush seeks truce in leaders' spat

Thursday, September 28th 2006, 10:24
related countries: Pakistan, United States

The US president appeals to the Afghan and Pakistani leaders to put aside their differences to fight terrorism.
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Karzai meets Bush amid tensions

Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 22:55
related countries: Pakistan

President Bush meets Afghan President Karzai, dismissing reported tensions between him and Pakistan's leader.
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Afghanistan suicide bomb kills 18

Tuesday, September 26th 2006, 16:39
related places: Kabul

A blast kills 18 people near a governor's office in south Afghanistan, while a Nato patrol is attacked near Kabul.
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Afghan women's official shot dead

Monday, September 25th 2006, 15:15
related places: Kandahar

A leading Afghan women's rights official is shot dead in the southern province of Kandahar.
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'Forty killed' in Afghan clashes

Sunday, September 24th 2006, 20:09

International and Afghan forces say they have killed 40 militants in clashes in southern Afghanistan.
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UK army defends Afghan air ops

Saturday, September 23rd 2006, 9:13
related countries: United Kingdom

An e-mail criticising the RAF's work in Afghanistan was "irresponsible", the head of the British Army says.
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Air force 'failing' in Afghanistan

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 21:26
related countries: United Kingdom

The RAF in Afghanistan are "utterly useless", a British major says in a leaked e-mail.
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Karzai asks Canada to stand firm

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 16:26
related countries: Canada

Afghan President Hamid Karzai asks Canada to stand firm in its military support for Afghanistan despite losses.
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Afghan workers killed in ambush

Friday, September 22nd 2006, 14:33

Nineteen workers are killed as their bus is hit by a bomb and then attacked by militants in southern Afghanistan.
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UK fear over Afghan casualties

Thursday, September 21st 2006, 19:59
related countries: United Kingdom

Evidence emerges of increasing concern on the ground over the scale of UK casualties in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan criticises Afghan action

Thursday, September 21st 2006, 5:07
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's president criticises Afghanistan for not doing enough to fight Taleban militants on their border.
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Afghan leader urges terror action

Wednesday, September 20th 2006, 16:12

Afghanistan's president tells the UN General Assembly that military action alone will not stop terrorism.
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'Militants' die in Afghan clash

Wednesday, September 20th 2006, 8:49

Nato-led troops in southern Afghanistan say they have killed 10 militants as the alliance claims a big victory.
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Taleban fight 'underestimated'

Tuesday, September 19th 2006, 14:17
related countries: United Kingdom

The threat from the Taleban was underestimated but can be defeated, the British defence secretary says.
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Afghan suicide attackers kill 17

Monday, September 18th 2006, 17:37

Bombers in various parts of Afghanistan kill at least 17 people, including four Nato troops, and injure children.
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Canadians die in Afghan bombing

Monday, September 18th 2006, 17:13

A bomber on a bicycle kills at least four Canadian soldiers in an attack in southern Afghanistan, Nato says.
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Nato hails Afghan mission success

Sunday, September 17th 2006, 16:04

Nato says a two-week operation has driven Taleban militants from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
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US opens fresh Afghan offensive

Saturday, September 16th 2006, 15:11
related countries: United States

US-led forces in the east of Afghanistan have begun a major offensive against the Taleban, military officials say.
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On the front line in Afghanistan

Saturday, September 16th 2006, 11:09
related countries: Canada

As Nato troops battle with Taleban fighters, Damian Grammaticas meets some of the Canadian soldiers taking part in the operation.
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Afghan forces retake district HQ

Friday, September 15th 2006, 17:11
related places: Farah

Afghan forces recapture a district headquarters from the Taleban in western Farah province, police say.
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Poland to boost Nato Afghan force

Thursday, September 14th 2006, 14:15
related countries: Poland

Poland is to send an extra 1,000 troops to Afghanistan to join Nato forces there, but not until next year.
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Nato fails on Afghan troops plea

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 16:22
related countries: Belgium

Nato states do not make formal offers to provide 2,500 reinforcements for its mission in Afghanistan.
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West 'must not fail Afghanistan'

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 7:44
related countries: United States

The US warns Afghanistan could become a failed state unless Nato countries remain actively involved.
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Nato 'must boost Afghan numbers'

Tuesday, September 12th 2006, 16:31

Nato countries must agree to boost the international force in Afghanistan, the alliance's secretary general says.
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Blast at Afghan governor funeral

Monday, September 11th 2006, 12:52

At least five people are killed in a suicide attack at the funeral of an assassinated Afghan governor, police say.
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Nato claims more Taleban losses

Monday, September 11th 2006, 10:28
related places: Kandahar

Nato officials in Afghanistan say that a further 92 suspected Taleban have been killed in Kandahar province.
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Bomb attack kills Afghan governor

Sunday, September 10th 2006, 18:52

A suicide bomb kills an Afghan provincial governor, the highest-ranking official to die in the insurgency.
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Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters'

Sunday, September 10th 2006, 14:22

Nato and Afghan forces kill 94 Taleban in south Afghanistan, while in the east a suicide bomber kills a top official.
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Nato Afghan troops talks continue

Sunday, September 10th 2006, 2:50

Nato chiefs are to hold further meetings to decide who will supply extra troops and equipment for Afghanistan.
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UK NGO warns of Afghan famine

Sunday, September 10th 2006, 2:36
related countries: United Kingdom

Millions of people face starvation after a drought in Afghanistan, UK charity Christian Aid warns.
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Nato seeks Afghan troops boost

Saturday, September 9th 2006, 16:17

A top Nato general urges member states to send more troops to Afghanistan, as clashes continue in the south.
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Afghan clashes 'kill 40 Taleban'

Saturday, September 9th 2006, 14:06

Nato-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed more Taleban, as generals discuss boosting forces there.
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Kabul suicide bomb hits US convoy

Friday, September 8th 2006, 15:28
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

A bomb in Kabul kills at least 16 people, hours before Nato starts talks on sending extra troops to Afghanistan.
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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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