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 31st 2009

Afghanistan: news

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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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 '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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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