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| Jan.12 |
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Australian troops kill Taliban commander
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| Feb.8 |
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U.S. soldiers killed while disabling bomb
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| Feb.17 |
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Drug abuse hampers Afghan police
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| Feb.25 |
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 Four British troops killed 3 British soldiers under NATO command were killed in an explosion, and a Royal Marine died as a result of wounds
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| Feb.28 |
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Blast kills coalition contractor  A contractor working for U.S.-led coalition forces died after a roadside bomb exploded during a combat reconnaissance patrol,
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| Mar.23 |
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 NATO-led troops kill senior militant The troops killed Maulawi Hassan and nine of his associates in an operation that targeted his house
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| Apr.4 |
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 20 insurgents killed in Taliban stronghold NATO-led service member died after being wounded by a roadside bomb
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| May.23 |
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'Record' Afghanistan drugs bust International and Afghan troops have killed 60 militants and made a record drugs haul in the four-day attack targeted the town of Marja
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| Jul.1 |
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 U.S. launches 'major operation'| 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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| Jul.3 |
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 Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push U.S. Marines kept up a major push against entrenched militants in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in the province
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| Jul.4 |
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2 U.S. troops killed Two separate militant assaults in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika led to the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and at least 42 insurgents
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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.19 |
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 Copter crash kills 16| The aircraft was a 'civilian contracted' helicopter, not a military one. It was not shot down | |
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| Jul.21 |
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U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of seeds in a dusty field in a dramatic show of force designed to break up the Taliban drug ties
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| Jul.25 |
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British soldier killed A British soldier was killed in an explosion on Saturday during a patrol
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| Aug.1 |
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 Western troops die in Afghanistan 3 US troops died in roadside bomb blasts in the south of the country, while a French soldier was killed in a gun battle north of Kabul
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| Aug.12 |
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Troops move to protect before vote Hundreds of Marines and Afghan soldiers have moved into southern Afghanistan to protect citizens during upcoming elections
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| Aug.22 |
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Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters| Monitors: Making good on a threat of election day violence, the Taliban sliced off the index fingers of at least two people | |
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| Aug.25 |
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At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion| A massive car bomb explosion in the center of the city has killed at least 30 people. Dozens more were hurt as buildings collapsed in the attack | |
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| Aug.26 |
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Red Cross worker among bomb victims A Red Cross worker was among the 43 people killed in a massive car bombing
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| Aug.29 |
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 British PM pays surprise visit Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, thanking his nation's fighting forces for a job 'well done'
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| Sep.3 |
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Afghan election fraud row mounts A row over alleged fraud in the presidential election has intensified, after a tribe in the south made the most serious claim so far
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| Sep.7 |
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Five in NATO-led force killed Two members of the force were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb
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| Oct.1 |
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Airstrike killed Afghan women, children NATO: Civilians were killed in an airstrike by coalition troops, when NATO-led forces were targeting militants at a compound
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| Oct.27 |
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8 U.S. troops killed| The service members were inside armored vehicles at the time of the multiple complex IED attacks | |
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| Nov.4 |
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5 British soldiers shot dead 6 others were wounded when an Afghan National Police officer opened fire on them
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