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 Kabul, January 2009
Kabul, February 2009
Kabul, March 2009
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Blast hits German embassy
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| Feb.11 |
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Deadly attacks hit Afghan capital |
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| Feb.15 |
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Afgha-n to help review U.S. war on terror |
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| Feb.28 |
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Afghan president urges April poll |
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| Mar.12 |
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 Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul A top Taliban commander said his insurgents are poised and ready to attack Kabul and could strike virtually anywhere in the city
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| Apr.4 |
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 Karzai to review move toward sharia law Amid mounting pressure from the West, Afghan President says his government will review a recent version of a law that legalizes marital rape
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| Apr.27 |
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Brown: Afghanistan is 'crucible of terror'
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| Aug.5 |
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New NATO chief visits Afghanistan |
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| Aug.14 |
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Blast kills 3, injures dozens A massive suicide bombing near the Nato headquarters rocked the capital, killing three people and leaving as many as 90 wounded
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| Aug.16 |
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Karzai, rivals debate as elections near President Karzai, heavily criticized for skipping a candidates' debate, met two of his political rivals in a nationally televised debate
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| Aug.18 |
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Deadly pre-poll attack hits Kabul
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Poll media blackout urged  Afghanistan has called on domestic and foreign media not to cover any violence on the day of the election in case such reports scare away vo...
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| Aug.19 |
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Robbers killed in gunbattle at bank |
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| Aug.21 |
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Rivals claim success in Afghan vote
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| Aug.23 |
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Afghan challenger alleges fraud
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| Aug.25 |
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Partial results put Karzai ahead in vote
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| Aug.26 |
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Karzai maintains lead in vote count
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| Aug.27 |
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 US envoy 'in angry Karzai talks' The US special envoy to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has held an explosive meeting with Afghan President over the country's election
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| Aug.29 |
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Karzai extends poll lead
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| Aug.30 |
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Voter fraud complaints double in election
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| Sep.3 |
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Firm cooperating in contractor probe
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| Sep.5 |
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Election officials defend vote-counting
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| Sep.6 |
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Karzai closer to Afghan poll win
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| Sep.8 |
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Recount clouds Karzai poll lead| Latest results from presidential election show President Hamid Karzai with 54.1% of the vote after 92% of polling stations declared | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Abdullah Abdullah: election process biased
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| Sep.10 |
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Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid Presidential election results from five polling stations were declared invalid by the Electoral Complaints Commission because of fraud
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US urges caution on Afghan vote
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| Sep.12 |
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Karzai maintains lead in Afghan election
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| Sep.16 |
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Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim The final uncertified results: President Hamid Karzai secured over 54 percent of the vote in last month's election
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| Sep.17 |
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Italian forces die in Kabul blast
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Karzai warns West over vote fraud claims
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| Sep.21 |
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Karzai backs U.S. call for more troops
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| Sep.30 |
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Afghan sacking 'sends bad signal'
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| Oct.7 |
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 Blast outside India embassy | At least 7 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a large explosion near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy | |
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| Oct.12 |
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Afghan quits election commission
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| Oct.19 |
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Abdullah ready for runoff with Karzai
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| Oct.20 |
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Karzai accepts election runoff| Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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Sack Afghan poll officials - UN
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| Oct.23 |
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Run-off campaigning begins Incumbent President Hamid Karzai is due to face his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, in two weeks' time
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| Oct.26 |
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Afghan rivals row over poll chief President Hamid Karzai has rejected a call by rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah to sack the head of the Afghan election commission
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| Oct.27 |
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 3 U.N. staff killed in firefight | The staff members were living in a private guesthouse in central Kabul near where an attack took place | |
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| Oct.28 |
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 UN chief condemns Kabul killings UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned as 'despicable and brutal' a Taliban attack which killed six UN workers
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| Oct.30 |
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Afghan election talks break down
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Abdullah 'to boycott Afghan vote'
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| Oct.31 |
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Afghan rivals talk over vote boycott President Karzai's representatives were holding eleventh-hour talks with those of main rival Abdullah Abdullah in a bid to prevent the boyco...
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Six Afghans arrested for attack on U.N.
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| Nov.1 |
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Abdullah withdraws from Afghan runoff Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah is saying he believes the second round would be as fraudulent as the first
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| Nov.2 |
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Karzai declared elected president| Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of voting | |
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 Obama urges 'new Afghan chapter' US President has urged Hamid Karzai to 'write a new chapter' in governing Afghanistan, after its disputed presidential poll
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Karzai vows to battle corruption Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove the 'stigma' of corruption, a day after winning a new term
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| Nov.11 |
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Envoy urges no US troop increase The US ambassador Eikenberry has written to the White House arguing against sending thousands more American troops to Afghanistan
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| Nov.15 |
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US demands Afghan 'bribery court' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The Afghan president must set up a 'major crimes tribunal' and an anti-corruption commission
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| Nov.18 |
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Clinton: Afghanistan at 'critical moment'
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| Nov.19 |
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Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term Western leaders have urged Karzai to deliver tangible improvements in Afghans' lives
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| Dec.26 |
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Rocket lands on ministry grounds
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