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 Helmand |
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 Afghan girl with suicide vest held| The girl, reported to be as young as 4 and thought to be the sister of a prominent Taliban commander has been detained wearing a suicide vest | |
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| Jan.9 |
 Washington |
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US 'concern' over Afghan releases Washington has expressed concern about a plan by the Afghan government to release scores of prisoners considered by the US to be dangerous
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 Afghan accident kills 2 NATO troops, 1 civilian The U.S.-led international coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members and one civilian employee have died in the 'aircraft mishap'
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| Jan.17 |
Kabul |
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Foreign officials die in Kabul blast   Map of Taverna du Liban Kabul Afghanistan| A senior IMF official and four UN employees were among 15 people killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack on a restaurant in Kabul, officials say | |
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| Jan.18 |
Kabul |
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Afghanistan security probe after Kabul restaurant raid A number of Afghan officials have been suspended as an investigation is carried out into a suicide bomb and gun attack that killed 21 people
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| Jan.25 |
Kabul |
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Deadly suicide bombing hits Kabul| A bomber has blown himself up close to a bus carrying soldiers in the capital, killing at least four people. The Taliban said they carried out the attack | |
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| Jan.27 |
Afghanistan |
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 Pentagon fumes as Afghanistan frees Taliban fighters| Afghani officials freed 37 insurgents and Taliban fighters with 'blood on their hands' in what the Pentagon called a 'major step backward' | |
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