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| Mar.19 |
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3 US soldiers shot in Afghanistan 'insider attack'
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| Dec.23 |
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Afghanistan Taliban 'push further' into Helmand town of Sangin 
Map of Sangin Afghanistan| Afghan government forces have lost control of the centre of the town of Sangin in Helmand province after days of fierce fighting, reports suggest | |
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| Dec.21 |
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Taliban militants 'close to capturing' Sangin Map of Sangin Helmand Afghanistan Reports from the southern province of Helmand suggest Taliban militants are close to overrunning the strategically important town
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| Dec.31 |
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Rocket kills 26 at Afghan wedding party
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| Dec.13 |
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Afghanistan attacks kill 20 on day of violence Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan have been accused of killing 12 landmine clearers on a day of attacks that saw at least eight other people kil...
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| Oct.26 |
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UK and US hand over Afghan bases |
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| Jan.6 |
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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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| Nov.12 |
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Afghanistan opium harvest at record high - UNODC Afghan opium cultivation has reached a record level, with more than 200,000 hectares planted with the poppy for the first time
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| Nov.8 |
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UK Royal Marine guilty of Afghan murder |
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| Sep.15 |
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Top Afghanistan policewoman dies Lieutenant Negar, the most senior woman police officer in troubled Helmand province has died in hospital after being shot by unknown gunmen
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| Jul.4 |
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Top Afghanistan policewoman killed
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| Apr.30 |
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Three UK soldiers die in Afghanistan |
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| Nov.8 |
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Afghanistan bombings 'kill 18'
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| Oct.30 |
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'Green-on-blue' attack kills 2 in Afghanistan
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| Oct.14 |
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5 Royal Marines charged with murder in Afghanistan death |
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| Sep.24 |
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US Marines charged in urine video |
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| Sep.17 |
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Attackers in Afghan raid wore U.S. uniforms |
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| Sep.16 |
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Attackers in brazen Afghanistan raid wore U.S. uniforms |
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| Sep.14 |
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Taliban attack 'revenge for film' The Taliban have told the BBC that they carried out an attack on Nato's Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in revenge for a film mocking Islam
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| Aug.26 |
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Ten Afghan soldiers killed in attack
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| Aug.11 |
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Double gun attacks in Afghanistan Two separate gun attacks on Nato-led troops in south Afghanistan have left a total of six US soldiers dead
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| Aug.10 |
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Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops
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| Jan.19 |
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Afghan helicopter crash kills six Six Nato soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the worst crash since 30 soldiers died last August
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| Nov.27 |
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2nd phase of security handover announced |
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| Aug.27 |
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Twin car bombings 'leave several dead' |
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| Jul.31 |
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Afghan suicide attack 'kills 13'
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| Jul.23 |
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NATO-Afghan raid killed 16 militants
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| Jul.19 |
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Nato to hand over key Afghan city |
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| Jul.13 |
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Governor targeted en route to funeral |
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| Jul.4 |
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Missing British soldier found dead |
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| May.29 |
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Airstrike reportedly killed 12 children Afghans, NATO investigation was underway into allegations that a coalition airstrike in killed a dozen children and two women
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| Apr.11 |
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2 U.S. troops believed killed by drones
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| Mar.26 |
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NATO: civilians 'accidentally killed'
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| Dec.10 |
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Afghan bomb 'kills 15 civilians'
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| Dec.2 |
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Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan. London
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| Sep.19 |
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UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin Control of the area was formally handed over from UK forces to the US Marine Corps at 0630 BST
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| Jul.17 |
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Troops seize drugs, bomb-making material |
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| Jul.6 |
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UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'
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| Jul.5 |
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Police kill 64 in Afghan drug bust
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| Jun.9 |
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Hostile fire downs Nato helicopter |
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| May.21 |
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UK troops 'under US command' |
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| Mar.21 |
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10 Afghans killed in suicide attack
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| Mar.6 |
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UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan
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| Feb.25 |
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Afghan flag raised over Taliban town Map of Marjah Afghanistan| Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the government in the Taliban stronghold | |
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| Feb.20 |
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Taliban put up stiff resistance
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| Feb.16 |
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Marines seize key police HQ in offensive
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| Feb.15 |
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Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive The NATO operation aimed at tackling a Taliban stronghold is making progress, but still has a long way to go
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| Feb.14 |
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McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths. Afghanistan
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Coalition finds resistance, explosives 12 Afghan civilians were killed when two rockets fired by coalition forces missed their target, as the Taliban showed stiff resistance to the...
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| Feb.13 |
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Coalition troops find 'minimal interference'
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Nato hails major Afghan operation |
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Taliban stronghold under siege The major Operation Moshtarak to rout militants from a notorious southern Afghan stronghold claimed its first NATO casualties
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| Feb.12 |
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NATO launching major Afghan offensive Map of Marjah Afghanistan NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province
| Operation Moshtarak. Moshtarak, a Dari word for 'together,' symbolizes the combined forces are serving alongside one another.
15,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Canada attacked Taliban targets in and around Marjah
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| Jul.21 |
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U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties |
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| Jul.10 |
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Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours Map of Sangin Afghanistan 5 British soldiers have died were killed in two separate blasts while on foot patrol
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. launches 'major operation' Southern Afghanistan: 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters
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| May.23 |
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'Record' Afghanistan drugs bust
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| Feb.17 |
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Drug abuse hampers Afghan police
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| Feb.8 |
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U.S. soldiers killed while disabling bomb
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| Jan.31 |
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Blast kills top Afghan official The deputy governor of Helmand province has been killed in a bomb attack on a mosque
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| Dec.25 |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials | One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban | |
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| Oct.27 |
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Coalition: 80 Taliban killed
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| Sep.26 |
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Scores killed in fighting |
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| Jul.1 |
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Karzai orders bomb deaths probe |
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| Jun.30 |
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US probes Afghan civilian deaths The coalition says a number of civilians appear to have died in air strikes in the southern province of Helmand
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| Jun.22 |
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NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians' Taliban militants stormed police posts, prompting heavy fighting and air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead
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| May.12 |
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Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed The Taliban's top military commander in Afghanistan has been killed in fighting with Afghan and Western forces in the south of the country
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| May.9 |
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NATO raid 'kills 21 civilians'
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| Aug.28 |
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17 killed in suicide blast
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