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| Aug.7 |
 Northern Afghanistan |
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Taliban kills medics, including Americans  Map of Badakhshan Afghanistan| Ten people -- including at least six Americans -- were killed by gunmen. The foreigners were believed to have been doctors | |
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| Aug.15 |
 Washington |
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 Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit| The new commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan says he will not be bound by a 2011 target date to start withdrawing US troops | |
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| Aug.16 |
Kabul |
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 Order on private security raising questions Afghan president Hamid Karzai will issue an order demanding all private security companies in Afghanistan cease operation within four months
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Washington |
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 Gates says Afghan exit on course US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US will definitely start reducing the number of its soldiers in Afghanistan next July
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| Aug.19 |
 Global |
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  Several nations facing food shortage Afghanistan, Congo, Burundi, Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, Liberia, Chad and Zimbabwe were named as with most vulnerable food supply
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| Aug.22 |
Afghanistan |
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 4 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan Two died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan. Two more - in southern Afghanistan
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| Aug.24 |
Washington |
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General warns on Afghan deadline| James Conway, a senior US general has warned Obama's deadline to begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan is encouraging the Taliban | |
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| Aug.27 |
Afghanistan |
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 Taliban hit allied Afghan bases| Suspected Taliban insurgents have attacked two allied bases in eastern Afghanistan. Coalition forces repelled both attacks, killing 10 militants | |
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| Aug.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Helicopters 'didn't kill Afghan police' NATO authorities said they haven't found evidence to conclude that coalition helicopters were responsible for the deaths of 3 police officers
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| Aug.29 |
Western Afghanistan |
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Bodies of 5 campaign workers found Map of Herat Afghanistan The bodies of five kidnapped parliamentary campaign workers were found in a remote district of Heart province
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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 7 ISAF members killed| Five service members were killed in one improvised explosive device attack | |
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Main Event: Taliban hit allied Afghan bases
