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| Dec.8 |
 Kabul |
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 U.S. and NATO closed combat command in Afghanistan Monday was more than 13 years after invading the country in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to target al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
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| Dec.10 |
Kabul |
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Afghanistan decries CIA 'violations'  | Afghan President Asraf Ghani has said the CIA's brutal interrogation programme 'violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world' | |
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Kabul |
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 Suicide bomber kills Afghan soldiers At least six Afghan soldiers have been killed by a suicide bomber on the outskirts of the capital Kabul, police and officials say
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| Dec.11 |
Kabul |
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Deadly suicide bombing interrupts play  Map of Istiqlal High School Kabul Afghanistan A suicide bomber detonated explosives Thursday inside a French-funded school in Kabul during a play that condemns suicide attacks
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| Dec.13 |
Helmand |
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 Afghanistan attacks kill 20 on day of violence Map of Camp Bastion Afghanistan| Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan have been accused of killing 12 landmine clearers on a day of attacks that saw at least eight other people killed | |
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| Dec.20 |
 Guantanamo |
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Afghan Guantanamo inmates freed| Four Afghan detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison have been sent back to their home country, the Pentagon says | |
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| Dec.28 |
Kabul |
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Nato marks Afghan mission change | Nato has formally ended its 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan - heralding the start of a new phase of support for local Afghan troops | |
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| Dec.31 |
Helmand |
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 Rocket kills 26 at Afghan wedding party Map of Sangin District Helmand Afghanistan| A rocket fired amid fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan soldiers killed at least 26 people at a nearby wedding party | |
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