Afghanistan
‘Hundreds’ held, sacked over Afghan insider attacks
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September 5, 2012
‘Hundreds’ held, sacked over Afghan insider attacks
KABUL — Afghanistan said Wednesday it had arrested or sacked hundreds of Afghan soldiers over attacks on NATO troops, trying…
17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan, officials say
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August 27, 2012
17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan, officials say
Seventeen civilians including two women were beheaded in a southern Afghanistan village in a region plagued by the Taliban insurgency,…
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
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August 21, 2012
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
KABUL — Insurgents fired two rockets at the main NATO airbase in Afghanistan, damaging an aircraft used by US Joint Chiefs…
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
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August 15, 2012
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
KABUL — Two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound during morning prayers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding at least…
Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north
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July 18, 2012
Taliban bomb destroys 22 NATO supply trucks in Afghan north
A bomb planted by the Taliban destroyed 22 NATO trucks carrying supplies to their forces in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban…
NATO forces rescue 4 aid workers in north Afghanistan
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June 2, 2012
NATO forces rescue 4 aid workers in north Afghanistan
A NATO rescue team dropped by helicopter in the remote mountains of northern Afghanistan early on Saturday freed four aid…
NATO: Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan
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May 29, 2012
NATO: Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in Afghanistan
KABUL — The second-highest Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan was killed in a weekend airstrike in the country's volatile east near…
Seven Afghan civilians said killed in NATO airstrike
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May 27, 2012
Seven Afghan civilians said killed in NATO airstrike
Seven members of an Afghan family, including a woman and six young children, were killed in a NATO airstrike in…
NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
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May 20, 2012
NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western…
Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
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May 13, 2012
Gunman kills Afghan peace council member in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — A gunman shot dead a top member of the Afghan peace council Sunday at a traffic intersection…