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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• '10 dead' in Afghanistan attack – 'Judges to rule' on Kabul convert
• 'Karzai attackers' die in siege – 'Taleban fighter' killed in clash
• 'Taleban held' after hotel attack – Afghan 'enemies will be beaten'
• Afghan 'health link' to uranium – Afghan bomb kills Italian troops
• Afghan bomb kills Nato Canadians – Afghan clashes 'leave five dead'
• Afghan clashes displace thousands – Afghan helicopter crash kills 16
• Afghan helicopter crash kills six – Afghan opium production 'soars'
• Afghan optimism hit by violence – Afghan raids 'kill 22 militants'
• Afghan raids 'kill 22 militants' – Afghan suicide bomb near Nato HQ
• Afghan suicide bomber 'kills six' – Afghanistan 'holds Pakistani spy'
• Afghanistan 'needs more troops' – Afghans 'seize key al-Qaeda man'
• Afghans 'seize Taleban leader' – Air raid 'kills Afghan civilians'
• Air raid 'kills Afghan civilians' – Australian military clears troops
• Australian PM visits Afghanistan – Bombers strike on Afghan new year
• Bombing 'killed Afghan civilians' – Canada in Afghanistan warning
• Canada PM issues Afghan ultimatum – Clinton expects Nato troop pledge
• Clinton lauds Nato Afghan pledge – Dinner date with the presidents
• Disappointment and distrust in Afghanistan – Explosion at Nato base in Kabul
• Explosion on asylum seekers' boat – Four US troops die in Afghanistan
• France cuts Afghan troop numbers – Guards killed in Afghan firefight
• Gun attack on Afghan campaigner – Iran accepts US Afghan invitation
• Iran and US hold 'cordial' talks – Kabul 'suicide attack' kills two
• Kabul 'suicide blast injures six' – Karzai appeals for forces funding
• Karzai asks Canada to stand firm – Karzai vows to battle corruption
• Karzai widens lead in Afghan poll – Many die in Afghan tanker blasts
• Many killed at Afghan mosque – More US marines for Afghanistan
• More US troops die in Afghanistan – Nato chief faults Afghan leaders
• Nato chief holds Musharraf talks – Nato soldier dead in Afghan blast
• Nato soldier dies in Afghan blast – New US drone attack 'kills three'
• New violence hits Afghan capital – One killed in Kabul airport blast
• One killed in Kabul suicide blast – Pakistan missile hit 'kills 20'
• Pakistan plans border minefield – Police hunt for Taleban fighters
• Police killed in Afghan explosion – Rocket attack on Afghan capital
• Rocket hits Afghan TV compound – Seven soldiers die in Afghanistan
• Several dead in Afghan blast – Suicide bomb kills Afghan troops
• Suicide bomber hits Afghan base – Taleban defector Khaksar killed
• Taleban fight 'underestimated' – Taliban defiant over Obama surge
• Taliban demand air strike inquiry – Troops need more, says Army head
• Troops surround Afghan riot jail – UK prince in Afghan visit
• UK rejects Karzai troops criticism – UK troops rushed to Afghan riot
• UK troops take Taleban town – US 'erased Afghan attack footage'
• US 'excessive' in Afghan attack – US concern at Iran 'Afghan arms'
• US concern over Iran Afghan role – US opens Afghan deaths tribunal
• US opens fresh Afghan offensive – US to back Afghan air raid probe
• US to boost Afghan troops and aid – Warning to US about Taleban talks
• Way ahead? – Zardari postpones visit to Kabul

Afghanistan: news

'10 dead' in Afghanistan attack

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 11:39
related places: Kandahar

A suicide attack on a local council building in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar kills at least 10 people, officials say.
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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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'Afghan civilians' killed by Nato

Friday, June 1st 2007, 15:34

Police say at least 15 civilians have died in a Nato-led raid in southern Afghanistan - a claim denied by Nato.
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'Afghans killed' in air strikes

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 10:32

Nato-led forces investigate reports that they killed 25 Afghan civilians in an air strike in southern 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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'Aid juggernaut'

Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 19:09

Could donors' meeting save Afghanistan?
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'Air strike' kills 30 in Pakistan

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 21:25
related countries: Pakistan

At least 30 people die in an air raid on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, officials and locals say.
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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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'Al-Qaeda' arrests in Afghanistan

Wednesday, February 7th 2007, 6:58
related countries: United States

US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have arrested two suspected al-Qaeda militants.
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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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'Al-Qaeda' woman appears in court

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 23:17
related countries: Pakistan, United States

A Pakistani woman scientist accused of links to al-Qaeda appears in a US court charged with trying to kill US soldiers.
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'American' arrested in Pakistan

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 5:37
related countries: Pakistan, United States

A man thought to be a US citizen is arrested in a tribal area close to the Afghan border, police say.
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'Big three' hold key Delhi talks

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 15:42
related countries: India, Russia
related places: Delhi

The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan in Delhi.
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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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'Bin Laden' urges Afghan pull-out

Friday, September 25th 2009, 17:43

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden urges European nations to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, in a new audio message.
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'Bomber' killed in Afghan attack

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 8:34

A suspected suicide bomber dies in an attempted attack on a UN convoy in Afghanistan, officials say.
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'Boot camp'

Tuesday, December 1st 2009, 13:36
related countries: United States

Elite US marines train for possible Afghan posting
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'Breakthrough' in Kabul jail riot

Monday, February 27th 2006, 21:10
related places: Kabul

Rioting inmates at an Afghan prison agree to hand over their dead, amid a reported breakthrough in the stand-off.
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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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'Car bomb' explodes in Kandahar

Tuesday, February 19th 2008, 10:51
related places: Kandahar

A car bomb goes off in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least one person, police say.
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'Children dead' in Afghan attack

Friday, June 15th 2007, 15:01

At least six children and three adult civilians die in a suicide attack on a Nato convoy in the Afghan province of Uruzgan, police say.
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'Civilians dead' in Nato assault

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 15:02

At least 30 civilians are killed during the latest Nato-led offensive in Afghanistan, police and officials say.
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'Civilians killed' in Nato raids

Thursday, October 26th 2006, 20:53

Scores of civilians have been killed in Nato raids against the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
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'Different' Afghan strategy urged

Thursday, October 1st 2009, 14:44
related countries: United States

Forces in Afghanistan will have to adopt a "dramatically different" strategy to ensure success, the top US general there says.
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'Dozens die' in Pakistan clashes

Sunday, August 10th 2008, 11:44
related countries: Pakistan

More than 100 pro-Taleban militants die in four days of heavy fighting near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, officials say.
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'Dozens of Taleban' die in battle

Sunday, December 3rd 2006, 21:56

International troops kill 70 Taleban during a four-hour battle in southern Afghanistan, Nato says.
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'Drone kills eight in Pakistan'

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 5:17
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Missiles fired by a suspected US drone kill at least eight people in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, 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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'Extra UK troops' for Afghanistan

Friday, November 14th 2008, 2:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Up to 2,000 more British troops are likely to be sent to Afghanistan next year, the BBC learns.
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'Fifteen die' in Pakistan battle

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 20:57
related countries: Pakistan

Fifteen people are killed in clashes between Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants, officials say.
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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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'Five die' in Afghan bomb attack

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 15:21

Five people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan province of Khost, officials say.
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'Five killed' in Kandahar blast

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 9:23
related places: Kandahar

Four Nepalis and an Afghan are reported killed when a bomb blows up a UN vehicle in southern Afghanistan.
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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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'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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'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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'Four killed' in Afghan jail riot

Monday, February 27th 2006, 15:03

At least four inmates have died in a riot at Afghanistan's main top-security jail, a human rights official says.
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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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'Friendly fire' death in Pakistan

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 16:40
related countries: Pakistan, United States

Pakistan says US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan have mistakenly killed one of its border soldiers.
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'Friendly fire' kills UK soldiers

Friday, August 24th 2007, 18:58
related countries: United Kingdom

Three British soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by what is believed to be "friendly fire" from a US fighter plane.
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'Give us security'

Monday, November 10th 2008, 14:58

The Afghan plea as development stalls amid fighting
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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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'Hidden costs raise' US war price

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 18:31
related countries: Iraq, United States

The cost of the US military effort in Iraq and Afghanistan is almost double the official figure, a US report says.
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'Jilted bride'

Monday, February 9th 2009, 0:40
related countries: India

'Abandoned' Afghan wife takes her fight to India
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'Judges to rule' on Kabul convert

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006, 17:43

The Afghan government says it will not interfere in the trial of a man who could face death for converting to Christianity.
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'10 dead' in Afghanistan attack – 'Judges to rule' on Kabul convert'Karzai attackers' die in siege – 'Taleban fighter' killed in clash'Taleban held' after hotel attack – Afghan 'enemies will be beaten'Afghan 'health link' to uranium – Afghan bomb kills Italian troopsAfghan bomb kills Nato Canadians – Afghan clashes 'leave five dead'Afghan clashes displace thousands – Afghan helicopter crash kills 16Afghan helicopter crash kills six – Afghan opium production 'soars'Afghan optimism hit by violence – Afghan raids 'kill 22 militants'Afghan raids 'kill 22 militants' – Afghan suicide bomb near Nato HQAfghan suicide bomber 'kills six' – Afghanistan 'holds Pakistani spy'Afghanistan 'needs more troops' – Afghans 'seize key al-Qaeda man'Afghans 'seize Taleban leader' – Air raid 'kills Afghan civilians'Air raid 'kills Afghan civilians' – Australian military clears troopsAustralian PM visits Afghanistan – Bombers strike on Afghan new yearBombing 'killed Afghan civilians' – Canada in Afghanistan warningCanada PM issues Afghan ultimatum – Clinton expects Nato troop pledgeClinton lauds Nato Afghan pledge – Dinner date with the presidentsDisappointment and distrust in Afghanistan – Explosion at Nato base in KabulExplosion on asylum seekers' boat – Four US troops die in AfghanistanFrance cuts Afghan troop numbers – Guards killed in Afghan firefightGun attack on Afghan campaigner – Iran accepts US Afghan invitationIran and US hold 'cordial' talks – Kabul 'suicide attack' kills twoKabul 'suicide blast injures six' – Karzai appeals for forces fundingKarzai asks Canada to stand firm – Karzai vows to battle corruptionKarzai widens lead in Afghan poll – Many die in Afghan tanker blastsMany killed at Afghan mosque – More US marines for AfghanistanMore US troops die in Afghanistan – Nato chief faults Afghan leadersNato chief holds Musharraf talks – Nato soldier dead in Afghan blastNato soldier dies in Afghan blast – New US drone attack 'kills three'New violence hits Afghan capital – One killed in Kabul airport blastOne killed in Kabul suicide blast – Pakistan missile hit 'kills 20'Pakistan plans border minefield – Police hunt for Taleban fightersPolice killed in Afghan explosion – Rocket attack on Afghan capitalRocket hits Afghan TV compound – Seven soldiers die in AfghanistanSeveral dead in Afghan blast – Suicide bomb kills Afghan troopsSuicide bomber hits Afghan base – Taleban defector Khaksar killedTaleban fight 'underestimated' – Taliban defiant over Obama surgeTaliban demand air strike inquiry – Troops need more, says Army headTroops surround Afghan riot jail – UK prince in Afghan visitUK rejects Karzai troops criticism – UK troops rushed to Afghan riotUK troops take Taleban town – US 'erased Afghan attack footage'US 'excessive' in Afghan attack – US concern at Iran 'Afghan arms'US concern over Iran Afghan role – US opens Afghan deaths tribunalUS opens fresh Afghan offensive – US to back Afghan air raid probeUS to boost Afghan troops and aid – Warning to US about Taleban talksWay ahead? – Zardari postpones visit to Kabul