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5 Dec 2011

Karzai Warns US over Night Raids

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai wants the US to cease carrying out night raids in his country. And he is willing to risk damaging relations with Washington to get his way. He told SPIEGEL that if the raids don't cease, talks about America's post-2014 presence in the country could break down.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai wants the US to cease carrying out night raids in his country. And he is willing to...
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29 Nov 2011

Pakistan ‘to boycott Afghan Bonn talks’ after Nato raid

Pakistan is to boycott talks on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike which killed 24 of its soldiers at the weekend, officials say. The night-time attack took place at the Salala checkpoint in Mohmand agency, about 1.5 miles from the poorly delineated border with Afghanistan, early on Saturday morning. The Pakistani army said helicopters and fighter aircraft hit two border posts, killing 24 people and leaving 13 injured. Unnamed Afghan officials quoted in The Wall Street Journal said Saturday's air strike was called in to shield Nato and Afghan forces who had come under fire.
Pakistan is to boycott talks on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike which killed 24 of its soldiers at...
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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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20 Nov 2011

Afghans protest against long-term US pact

Hundreds of Afghan students have blocked a main highway in the eastern city of Jalalabad, protesting against any agreement that would allow US troops to remain in the country after a planned transfer of authority in 2014.
Hundreds of Afghan students have blocked a main highway in the eastern city of Jalalabad, protesting against any...
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19 Nov 2011

Afghan police killed during Nato night raid

Two Afghan police officers have been killed in a clash with Nato-led forces who were conducting a night-time raid, say officials in Afghanistan. The "friendly fire" incident happened in Ghazni province, southwest of Kabul. Two other Afghan soldiers were injured, according to the provincial governor.
Two Afghan police officers have been killed in a clash with Nato-led forces who were conducting a night-time raid, say...
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10 Nov 2011

Haqqani network suspected in suicide attack on Afghan office

A team of suicide bombers attacked a government district center in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing three police officers and demonstrating insurgents determination to keep up the pressure on NATO and Afghan forces in the volatile region bordering Pakistan.
A team of suicide bombers attacked a government district center in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing three police...
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haqqani network, nato, police casulty, suicide bomber, taliban
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29 Jun 2011

Kabul hotel attack Nato helicopters kill Taliban

Nato helicopters were called in to kill three militants to end a five-hour clash by suicide bombers and gunmen on a hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The attack on the Intercontinental Hotel, frequented by Westerners, left six more attackers, two police and 11 civilians, including a Spaniard dead
Nato helicopters were called in to kill three militants to end a five-hour clash by suicide bombers and gunmen on a...
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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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civilian deaths, drawdown, karzai, nato
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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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5 Jan 2011

How Afghanistan became a NATO war

The official line of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO command in Afghanistan, is that the war against Afghan insurgents is vital to the security of all the countries providing troops there. In fact, however, NATO was given a central role in Afghanistan because of the influence of US officials concerned with the alliance, according to a US military officer who was in a position to observe the decision-making process. "NATO's role in Afghanistan is more about NATO than it is about Afghanistan," said an officer, who insisted on anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the subject.
The official line of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO command in Afghanistan, is that the...
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7 Jul 2010

NATO Airstrike Accidentally Kills Afghan Troops

KABUL In a devastating case of 'friendly fire,' NATO pilots who apparently did not know that Afghan soldiers had laid a trap for Taliban militants on the ground beneath them bombed the soldiers as they lay in wait, killing at least five, Afghan officials said.
KABUL In a devastating case of 'friendly fire,' NATO pilots who apparently did not know that Afghan soldiers had laid a...
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23 Apr 2010

Nato discusses Afghan exit

Nato leaders have met to discuss their exit strategy for the war in Afghanistan, stating that they are on track to reduce their involvement in the country next year.
Nato leaders have met to discuss their exit strategy for the war in Afghanistan, stating that they are on track to...
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7 Mar 2010

Karzai gets an earful in town seized from Taliban

MARJAH, Afghanistan Elders in a former Taliban stronghold berated and challenged Afghanistan's president Sunday, delivering a litany of complaints about government corruption and NATO's military operations on the Afghan leader's first visit to Marjah.
MARJAH, Afghanistan Elders in a former Taliban stronghold berated and challenged Afghanistan's president Sunday,...
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5 Feb 2010

Lethal Nato bombing details leaked

A deadly airstrike in Afghanistan's Kunduz province last September did not comply with Nato's rules of engagement, according to the military organisation's own investigators.
A deadly airstrike in Afghanistan's Kunduz province last September did not comply with Nato's rules of engagement,...
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