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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• December 4th 2009 – November 17th 2009
• November 17th 2009 – November 2nd 2009
• November 2nd 2009 – October 19th 2009
• October 18th 2009 – September 29th 2009
• September 29th 2009 – September 10th 2009
• September 10th 2009 – August 27th 2009
• August 27th 2009 – August 13th 2009
• August 13th 2009 – July 21st 2009
• July 21st 2009 – July 2nd 2009
• July 2nd 2009 – May 11th 2009
• May 9th 2009 – April 4th 2009
• April 3rd 2009 – March 15th 2009
• March 13th 2009 – February 18th 2009
• February 18th 2009 – January 23rd 2009
• January 21st 2009 – December 18th 2008
• December 17th 2008 – November 12th 2008
• November 11th 2008 – October 16th 2008
• October 16th 2008 – September 17th 2008
• September 16th 2008 – August 20th 2008
• August 20th 2008 – July 18th 2008
• July 17th 2008 – June 20th 2008
• June 19th 2008 – May 14th 2008
• May 13th 2008 – April 3rd 2008
• April 3rd 2008 – February 25th 2008
• February 25th 2008 – January 24th 2008
• January 24th 2008 – December 13th 2007
• December 12th 2007 – October 29th 2007
• October 28th 2007 – September 13th 2007
• September 12th 2007 – August 15th 2007
• August 14th 2007 – July 23rd 2007
• July 22nd 2007 – June 22nd 2007
• June 21st 2007 – May 17th 2007
• May 16th 2007 – April 15th 2007
• April 14th 2007 – March 10th 2007
• March 10th 2007 – February 3rd 2007
• February 2nd 2007 – December 7th 2006
• December 6th 2006 – October 23rd 2006
• October 23rd 2006 – September 22nd 2006
• September 22nd 2006 – August 23rd 2006
• August 22nd 2006 – July 18th 2006
• July 17th 2006 – June 16th 2006
• June 15th 2006 – May 17th 2006
• May 17th 2006 – March 30th 2006
• March 29th 2006 – February 15th 2006
• February 15th 2006 – December 24th 2005
• December 21st 2005 – November 11th 2005

Afghanistan: news

Nato warning over Afghan mission

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 0:45

Nato's head warns that abandoning the alliance's mission in Afghanistan would have a 'devastating' effect.
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Four US troops die in Afghanistan

Monday, July 20th 2009, 19:17
related countries: United States

Four US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, Nato and US officials say.
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US seeks Afghan prison overhaul

Monday, July 20th 2009, 17:51
related countries: United States

A US military review is calling for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, Pentagon officials say.
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Nato jet crashes in Afghanistan

Monday, July 20th 2009, 6:32

A Nato fighter jet crashes at an airbase in southern Afghanistan, a day after a civilian helicopter crash at the same base.
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US names soldier in Taliban video

Sunday, July 19th 2009, 16:26
related countries: United States

The Pentagon identifies a US soldier shown in a Taliban video as a 23-year-old private captured in Afghanistan last month.
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Afghan helicopter crash kills 16

Sunday, July 19th 2009, 12:07
related countries: United States

A civilian helicopter crashes in south Afghanistan killing at least 16 people, with Nato saying it was not shot down.
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Army pushes for more helicopters

Friday, July 17th 2009, 20:14
related countries: United Kingdom

Gordon Brown is under fresh pressure after the chief of the defence staff calls for more helicopters in Afghanistan.
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PM 'will listen to Army demands'

Friday, July 17th 2009, 14:34
related countries: United Kingdom

Demands for more equipment for UK forces in Afghanistan will be considered, the government says.
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Troops need more, says Army head

Friday, July 17th 2009, 10:33
related countries: United Kingdom

The head of the British army says better equipment is needed to protect troops from roadside bombs in Afghanistan.
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Afghan blast 'kills at least 11'

Friday, July 17th 2009, 9:44
related places: Kandahar

At least 11 civilians, including five children, are killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, officials say.
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Soldier dies in Afghan explosion

Friday, July 17th 2009, 8:59
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Routing Taliban 'may take time'

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 10:00
related countries: United States

The top military commander in the US, Adm Michael Mullen, says he does not know how long it will take for security to improve in Afghanistan.
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Afghan helicopter crash kills six

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 10:51
related countries: United Kingdom

At least six civilians are killed when a private helicopter crashes in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, Nato says.
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Obama 'examining Afghan killings'

Monday, July 13th 2009, 12:12

President Obama says he is examining an alleged 2001 Afghan massacre, amid claims the Bush administration resisted inquiries.
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UK Afghan mission support 'rises'

Monday, July 13th 2009, 2:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Public opinion is almost evenly divided over the UK Afghan mission but support is up since 2006, a new poll suggests.
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Memorial service for UK soldiers

Monday, July 13th 2009, 1:58
related countries: United Kingdom

British troops will hold a private service later in Afghanistan to remember those killed there in recent days.
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Can Britain succeed in Afghanistan?

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 18:50
related countries: United Kingdom

A lack of helicopters is undermining UK forces' operations and troop protection in Afghanistan, says a group of MPs. Do you agree?
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Afghan bombings kill US Marines

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 18:33

Four US Marines are killed by improvised bombs in Afghanistan, the US military says.
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US president sets Afghan target

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 7:02
related countries: United States
related places: August, Allied

Allied forces must stabilise Afghanistan for August elections before devising a new security strategy, Barack Obama says.
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Afghan strategy 'right', Brown says

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 21:58
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK prime minister defends his Afghan strategy after eight deaths in one day, but warns of a "dangerous battle" ahead.
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UK sticks by Afghan op despite losses

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 14:03
related countries: United Kingdom

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband defends the military mission in Afghanistan after eight soldiers die in 24 hours.
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Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 7:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Five more British soldiers have died in Afghanistan, bringing to eight the total killed over 24 hours, the UK says.
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Back on song?

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 1:32
related places: Kabul

Kabul's old maestros struggle in a changed world
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Can a war in Afghanistan be won?

Friday, July 10th 2009, 21:18
related countries: United Kingdom

The number of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan has reached 184. Do you want the troops to stay?
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Two more UK deaths in Afghanistan

Friday, July 10th 2009, 13:59
related countries: United Kingdom

Two more British soldiers are killed in Helmand province in Afghanistan, taking the death toll to nine in nine days of fighting.
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Nato denies 'Afpak' imperial plan

Friday, July 10th 2009, 9:16
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato

The head of Nato's military committee says the alliance has no imperial ambitions in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Many killed in Afghan explosion

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 10:26

At least 25 people are killed in an explosion in Logar province in central Afghanistan, police officials say.
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Is Afghan troop strategy right?

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 10:17
related countries: United Kingdom

British troops in Afghanistan are not getting the "political backing" they deserve. Do you agree?
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'Twelve die' in Afghan explosion

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 4:44

At least 12 people are killed in an explosion in Logar province in central Afghanistan, police officials say.
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Afghan 'anti-woman law changed'

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 21:00

The Afghan government says it has changed a planned law which critics said legalised rape within marriage.
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Taliban return

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 0:00

Radicals gaining strength in Afghanistan's north
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Kyrgyz-US airbase deal made law

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 13:26
related countries: United States

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signs into law a deal letting the US continue using an airbase to support international forces in Afghanistan.
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Nato troops killed in Afghan crash

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 7:47
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier and two Canadian troops are killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Top of the pops

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 1:10
related countries: United Kingdom

The Afghan singing star working the London Tube
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US troops killed in Afghan blasts

Monday, July 6th 2009, 17:11
related countries: United States

Six US soldiers with Nato-led forces are killed in two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan, officials say.
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Afghan car bomb attack near base

Monday, July 6th 2009, 7:26

At least two people have been killed and many others wounded in a suicide bombing near a major Nato base in southern Afghanistan.
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UK soldiers die in Afghan blast

Sunday, July 5th 2009, 8:25
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British service personnel have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Saturday, July 4th 2009, 12:37
related countries: United States

The US military says two of its soldiers have been killed in a sustained attack on a military base in eastern Afghanistan.
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UK troops face critical Afghan task

Saturday, July 4th 2009, 11:00
related countries: United Kingdom

UK forces in Afghanistan are paying a high price as the Taliban fight back with deadly weapons. Caroline Wyatt, just back from Helmand province, says it is a critical time.
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UK forces 'encounter few Taliban'

Saturday, July 4th 2009, 5:18
related countries: United Kingdom

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.
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Russia 'agrees US troop transit'

Friday, July 3rd 2009, 22:47
related countries: Russia, United States

An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.
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US sees 'fierce' Afghan fighting

Friday, July 3rd 2009, 9:22
related countries: United States

US forces launching a major offensive in the Afghan province of Helmand say they have met fierce Taliban resistance.
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UK forces launch Taliban assault

Friday, July 3rd 2009, 6:52
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: More

More than 700 UK troops launch a major offensive against insurgent strongholds in Afghanistan.
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Afghan rebels capture US soldier

Thursday, July 2nd 2009, 22:40
related countries: United States

A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south.
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