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 27th 2009

Afghanistan: news

Cargo plane crashes near Kabul

Friday, November 11th 2005, 14:40
related places: Kabul

A cargo plane is reported to have crashed about 20km north of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Five killed in 'Taleban' attacks

Saturday, November 12th 2005, 13:39

Suspected Taleban militants kill three policeman, an ex-district chief and a deputy provincial governor in a series of attacks in Afghanistan.
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Final Afghan election results out

Saturday, November 12th 2005, 16:21

The process of counting and checking results from September's elections in Afghanistan is completed.
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Twin bombings kill three in Kabul

Monday, November 14th 2005, 17:19
related places: Kabul

A German peacekeeper and two others are killed in two car bombings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.
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'Car bomb' blast in Kandahar

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 5:33
related places: Kandahar

A suspected car bomb has exploded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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Kandahar suicide bomb kills four

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 18:12
related places: Kandahar

Afghan officials warn of an al-Qaeda link as a suicide bomber kills himself and three others in Kandahar.
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Afghan attacks 'may be al-Qaeda'

Wednesday, November 16th 2005, 22:03

The Afghan defence minister blames foreigners for suicide attacks, and points to possible al-Qaeda involvement.
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US soldiers face court martial

Thursday, November 17th 2005, 6:28
related countries: United States

Two US soldiers charged with assaulting two detainees in Afghanistan will face court martial, the US military says.
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Indian kidnapped in Afghanistan

Sunday, November 20th 2005, 16:05
related countries: India

Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan say they have abducted an Indian national in southern Nimroz province.
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Hunt on for missing Indian driver

Monday, November 21st 2005, 7:30
related countries: India

India's envoy in Afghanistan says officials are following "leads" to trace an Indian the Taleban say they kidnapped.
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Abducted Afghan driver set free

Tuesday, November 22nd 2005, 10:26
related countries: India

An Afghan driver kidnapped along with an Indian in Nimroz province has been released, the authorities say.
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Abducted Indian driver found dead

Wednesday, November 23rd 2005, 11:14
related countries: India

The body of an Indian man is found three days after he was kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, officials confirm.
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Hundreds honour murdered Indian

Friday, November 25th 2005, 17:31
related countries: India

Hundreds gather in a south Indian village for the cremation of a driver killed by the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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'Abducted' Afghan police return

Saturday, November 26th 2005, 13:48
related places: Kabul

Four Afghan policemen, thought to have been abducted after an attack by militants, return to base, officials say.
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No US charges over Afghan bodies

Saturday, November 26th 2005, 15:03
related countries: United States

US troops who burned the bodies of Taleban killed in Afghanistan committed no crime, the military says.
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UN gives Afghanistan Aids warning

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 10:13

The UN says there is an growing risk of HIV, the virus that causes Aids, spreading across Afghanistan.
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Key Afghan border crossing shut

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 11:32
related countries: Pakistan

One of the two main border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan is closed down after a clash.
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US civil rights group to sue CIA

Saturday, December 3rd 2005, 2:50
related countries: United States

A US rights group says it will sue the CIA over a man allegedly abducted and flown to a secret Afghan prison.
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'Four killed' in Afghan attacks

Saturday, December 3rd 2005, 13:05

Militants have killed the head of a district administration and three police officials in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Afghan MP dies after gun battle

Sunday, December 4th 2005, 11:53

A former Afghan militia leader newly elected to parliament and two supporters die in a gunfight, officials say.
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'Enemy fire' forces down Chinooks

Monday, December 5th 2005, 10:13
related places: Kandahar

Enemy fire forced down two US Chinook helicopters in south Afghanistan, injuring six troops, the US military says.
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Call to delay Afghan aid summit

Monday, December 5th 2005, 18:52
related countries: United Kingdom

Key London talks due next month on Afghanistan's future should wait until parliament convenes, an MP says.
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Afghan drugs rings face clampdown

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 20:03

Afghan and Western officials say there will be a much tougher approach to drugs traffickers in the New Year.
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Afghan clashes 'kill 22 rebels'

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 11:39
related countries: United States

Afghan and US troops have killed 22 suspected militants in two clashes in the south, the US military says.
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Several killed in Pakistan blast

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 13:05
related countries: Pakistan

A bomb explosion in Pakistan's tribal area bordering Afghanistan kills 12 people, officials say.
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Nato agrees to expand Afghan role

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 13:36

Nato foreign ministers endorse a plan to expand the alliance's forces in Afghanistan to the volatile south.
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Police killed in Taleban assault

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 9:59

Seven police officers and five Taleban fighters are killed in an assault on government offices in Afghanistan.
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Afghan upper house MPs appointed

Sunday, December 11th 2005, 9:00

President Hamid Karzai appoints 34 members to the Afghan parliament, as elected MPs prepare for its opening.
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Uzbeks allow Germany to keep base

Sunday, December 11th 2005, 23:03
related countries: Germany, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan agrees to allow German troops to continue to use the Termez military base near the Afghan border.
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Afghans adopt justice action plan

Monday, December 12th 2005, 20:51

Afghanistan approves a plan to investigate allegations of human rights abuses and war crimes.
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Afghanistan hit by strong quake

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 11:02
related countries: United States

A powerful earthquake hits north-eastern Afghanistan - so far there are no reports of casualties.
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US soldier killed in Afghan clash

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 14:39
related countries: United States
related places: Kandahar

A US soldier and a suspected Taleban fighter die in fighting in the northeast of Kandahar province, US military says.
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Blast close to Kabul parliament

Friday, December 16th 2005, 17:37
related places: Kabul

A bomb explodes in a car near Kabul's new parliament building, killing a suspected suicide bomber.
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Police die in 'Taleban' attacks

Sunday, December 18th 2005, 8:43

Suspected Taleban militants kill three policeman in an ambush in southern Afghanistan, police say.
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Torture in Afghan 'secret prison'

Monday, December 19th 2005, 6:07
related countries: United States

Human Rights Watch says the US operated a secret prison in Afghanistan where detainees were tortured.
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Afghan MPs hold landmark session

Monday, December 19th 2005, 12:24

The first Afghan parliament for more than 30 years holds an inaugural session seen as another milestone.
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Afghan attack targets Nato troops

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 9:31
related countries: Italy
related places: Herat

Three Italian peacekeepers are injured in an apparent suicide attack in the Afghan city of Herat, Nato says.
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Veteran UN envoy Brahimi to quit

Wednesday, December 21st 2005, 14:31
related countries: Iraq

UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran of diplomacy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is to retire at the end of the year.
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Karzai rival gets assembly post

Wednesday, December 21st 2005, 14:58

President Karzai's main rival, Yunus Qanuni, is elected as president of the lower house of the Afghan parliament.
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'Bin Laden deputy' lauds Taleban

Saturday, December 24th 2005, 22:39

A new message said to be from Bin Laden's deputy claims the Taleban still control large parts of Afghanistan.
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UK soldier injured in Afghanistan

Tuesday, December 27th 2005, 8:56
related countries: United Kingdom

A British soldier is one of two peacekeepers hurt by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
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Row over Kabul security barriers

Tuesday, January 3rd 2006, 18:24
related places: Kabul

UN and foreign missions in the Afghan capital, Kabul, voice concern after being told to remove security barriers.
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Afghan 'suicide attack kills 10'

Thursday, January 5th 2006, 17:37

Officials say at least 10 people die in a suicide attack in central Afghanistan during a visit by the US ambassador.
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Afghan officials accused on drugs

Friday, January 6th 2006, 17:37
related places: Kabul

The security chief at Kabul airport accuses some Afghan government officials of colluding with drug smugglers.
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Pakistan raid 'targets al-Qaeda'

Saturday, January 14th 2006, 10:49
related countries: Pakistan

An airstrike by US forces on a village in Pakistan may have targeted al-Qaeda's deputy leader, reports say.
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