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25 Dec 2011

Suicide bomber strikes Afghan funeral, killing parliament member and 18 others

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday just after a funeral in northern Afghanistan, killing 19 people, including a member of the national parliament, the Interior Ministry said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Over the past year, the Taliban have repeatedly struck at officials and other prominent figures in an apparent effort to paralyze the government. In September, a suicide attacker killed Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president and head of the nation s peace council.
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday just after a funeral in northern Afghanistan, killing 19 people, including a...
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24 Nov 2011

Six Afghan Children Are Killed in NATO Airstrike

Six children were among seven civilians killed in a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Thursday. The deaths occurred on Wednesday in Zhare District of Kandahar Province, an area described by coalition forces as largely pacified in recent months, and two insurgents were also killed, the Afghan officials said.
Six children were among seven civilians killed in a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said...
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8 Nov 2011

Deadly roadside blast hits Afghan district

At least 11 people have been killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan, sources say. Two officers and eight civilians were among those killed after the blast struck a police vehicle and another car behind it in Badghis province late on Monday, Faizullah Azimi, the province's council chairman, said.
At least 11 people have been killed by a roadside bomb in northwest Afghanistan, sources say. Two officers and eight...
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12 Aug 2011

C.I.A. Claim of No Civilian Deaths From Drones Is Disputed

On May 6, a Central Intelligence Agency drone fired a volley of missiles at a pickup truck carrying nine militants and bomb materials through a desolate stretch of Pakistan near the Afghan border. It killed all the militants - a clean strike with no civilian casualties, extending what is now a yearlong perfect record of avoiding collateral deaths.
On May 6, a Central Intelligence Agency drone fired a volley of missiles at a pickup truck carrying nine militants and...
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29 Jul 2011

Afghanistan bombs kill 23 civilians on bus and tractor

Roadside mines have killed 23 civilians in southern Afghanistan, with a minibus and a tractor struck separately by explosives in Helmand province, according to officials. The minibus was travelling from Nahr-e-Saraj district to the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, when it hit a mine and all 19 people inside were killed, said Kamaluddin Shirzai, deputy police chief for Helmand.
Roadside mines have killed 23 civilians in southern Afghanistan, with a minibus and a tractor struck separately by...
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31 May 2011

Karzai demands NATO stop bombing homes

In demanding that the U.S.-led coalition stop all airstrikes on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday drew his government closer than ever to direct opposition to the United States presence in Afghanistan, a position that could complicate President Obama s looming decision on how quickly to withdraw American troops.
In demanding that the U.S.-led coalition stop all airstrikes on Afghan homes, President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday drew his...
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19 May 2011

Afghan road workers killed in Taliban ambush

At least 35 construction workers have been shot dead and 20 injured by Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, an official says. Eight insurgents were also killed as guards returned fire during Wednesday night's ambush, a Paktia provincial spokesman told the BBC.
At least 35 construction workers have been shot dead and 20 injured by Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, an...
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18 May 2011

‘Twelve dead’ at protest over Nato raid

At least 12 people have been shot and killed by security forces in northern Afghanistan during a protest against a Nato-led raid, officials say. The clashes with security forces in the city of Taloqan left 80 others injured.
At least 12 people have been shot and killed by security forces in northern Afghanistan during a protest against a...
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8 May 2011

Taliban’s Kandahar raid into second day

Afghan security forces are battling Taliban insurgents for a second successive day inside the southern city of Kandahar. Two security personnel and three civilians have been killed, and 46 other people have been injured.
Afghan security forces are battling Taliban insurgents for a second successive day inside the southern city of Kandahar....
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13 Apr 2011

Bomber kills Kunar elder Malik Zarin

A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people in an attack on tribal elders in eastern Afghanistan, the interior ministry has said. Pro-government tribal elder Haji Malik Zarin was killed in the blast in Kunar province near the Pakistan border.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people in an attack on tribal elders in eastern Afghanistan, the interior...
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23 Mar 2011

Together Afghanistan

In July 2011 the international community will gather together in Kabul for a conference about Afghanistan s future and what its international partners plan to do next. We want your support to tell them that it s time for a fresh approach. An approach that we take together to ensure a better future for Afghanistan. For the Afghan people. For the wider region. And for us all.
In July 2011 the international community will gather together in Kabul for a conference about Afghanistan s future and...
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10 Mar 2011

Cousin of Afghan President Karzai Is Killed in NATO Raid

A first cousin of Afghanistan s president was killed Wednesday during a night raid by NATO and Afghan forces in which they detained the man s son as a suspected Taliban commander, as well as several of the family s bodyguards.
A first cousin of Afghanistan s president was killed Wednesday during a night raid by NATO and Afghan forces in which...
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26 Feb 2011

Suicide Bomb Attack Continues Afghan Trend

A playing field in a remote area of northwest Afghanistan where a crowd had gathered was the most recent target for a suicide bomber who detonated himself on Saturday, in the seventh suicide attack in Afghanistan in less than a month.
A playing field in a remote area of northwest Afghanistan where a crowd had gathered was the most recent target for a...
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19 Feb 2011

Taliban attack on Afghan bank

Gunmen dressed as border police have killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 70 in an attack on a bank in the main city in Afghanistan's east, witnesses and government officials have said. Al Jazeera has learned that at least seven suicide bombers stormed a branch of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad city on Saturday and detonated their explosives.
Gunmen dressed as border police have killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 70 in an attack on a bank in the...
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1 Feb 2011

Afghanistan Civilian deaths hit ‘record levels’

The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion a decade ago hit record levels last year, according to a new report. Some 2,421 civilians were killed, most at the hands of insurgents, the Kabul-based Afghanistan Rights Monitor said.
The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion a decade ago hit record levels last year,...
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13 Dec 2010

Afghan Bombs Kill, Wound 3,800 Troops in 2010

How dangerous have the Taliban’s crude, cheap homemade bombs become? One awful measure came Sunday, when they drove a van full of explosives into a military base in southern Afghanistan, killing six U.S. soldiers. Another is this: The jury-rigged bombs have killed and wounded about a thousand more allied troops this year than in 2009. Later [...]
How dangerous have the Taliban’s crude, cheap homemade bombs become? One awful measure came Sunday, when they drove a...
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16 Nov 2010

Despite Gains, Night Raids Split U.S. and Karzai

For the United States, a recent tripling in the number of night raids by Special Operations forces to capture or kill Afghan insurgents has begun to put heavy pressure on the Taliban and change the momentum in the war in Afghanistan. For President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, the raids cause civilian casualties and are a rising political liability, so much so that he is now loudly insisting that the Americans stop the practice.
For the United States, a recent tripling in the number of night raids by Special Operations forces to capture or kill...
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25 Oct 2010

Karzai Rails Against America in Diatribe

President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Monday of exporting killing to Afghanistan by giving contracts to private security companies. It was the latest chapter of a bitter battle between the president and his allies in the war against the Taliban that has taken on an increasingly anti-Western tone.
President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Monday of exporting killing to Afghanistan by giving contracts to...
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8 Oct 2010

Afghan Governor Is Killed in Blast at Mosque

A bomb blasted through a mosque in the capital of Takhar Province in northern Afghanistan, killing the governor of a neighboring province as he attended Friday Prayer and at least 12 other worshippers, said a spokesman for the provincial governor.
A bomb blasted through a mosque in the capital of Takhar Province in northern Afghanistan, killing the governor of a...
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12 Aug 2010

Medics Killed In Afghan Ambush

KABUL (Reuters) - Eight foreign medical workers and two Afghans shot by unidentified gunmen were likely killed in an "opportunistic ambush," the international Christian aid organization for which they worked said on Thursday. The International Assistance Mission (IAM) has disputed the Taliban's claim of responsibility for the killings in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan's remote northeast last week. The Taliban quickly said it had killed the foreigners -- six Americans, a Briton and a German -- accusing them of promoting Christianity. Another militant Islamist group, Hezb-i-Islami, also said it had killed them.
KABUL (Reuters) - Eight foreign medical workers and two Afghans shot by unidentified gunmen were likely killed in an...
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10 Aug 2010

Afghan civilian casualties up 31%, UN says

The number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan has jumped 31%, despite a fall in the number of casualties caused by Nato-led forces. More than 1,200 civilians were killed in the first six months of 2010 and another 1,997 civilians were injured, the latest UN six-monthly report shows. The Taliban and other insurgents were responsible for 76% of the casualties, up from 53% last year.
The number of civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan has jumped 31%, despite a fall in the number of casualties...
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30 May 2010

How US Handles Afghanistan’s Civilian Deaths Blame the Button-Pushers

If US commanders or, for that matter, President Obama really wanted to be up front and above board on this issue - given our supposed campaign for hearts and minds in this conflict - they would say: Civilians die in war zones. They die from being caught up in the fight, even though they take no part in it. Civilians die from our tactics of unmanned planes firing missiles in this conflict. That is regrettable, but that is war.
If US commanders or, for that matter, President Obama really wanted to be up front and above board on this issue -...
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12 Apr 2010

U.S. Troops Fire on Bus in Afghanistan, Killing Civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan American troops raked a large passenger bus with gunfire near Kandahar on Monday morning, killing as many as five civilians and wounding 18 and sparking anger in a city where winning over Afghan support is considered pivotal to the war effort.
KABUL, Afghanistan American troops raked a large passenger bus with gunfire near Kandahar on Monday morning, killing as...
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16 Mar 2010

McChrystal Brings Most Special Operations Under His Control

KABUL, Afghanistan Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over continued civilian casualties and disorganization among units in the field.
KABUL, Afghanistan Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American...
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22 Feb 2010

Nato raid ‘kills Afghan civilians’

Aghanistan government officials say at least 33 civilians have been killed by a Nato air attack on a convoy of vehicles in Uruzgan, a province in the country's south.
Aghanistan government officials say at least 33 civilians have been killed by a Nato air attack on a convoy of vehicles...
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