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A book released by former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticizes President Barack Obama for his handling of the War in Afghanistan.
2014-01-8

War in Afghanistan: A suicide bombing in the eastern Afghan city of Khost kills three NATO soldiers and 16 Afghan police officers and civilians.
2012-10-1

Afghanistan: Mullah Mohammed Omar orders the Taliban to avoid civilian losses in the conflict.
2012-08-17

In Afghanistan, Taliban soldiers invade a hotel in Kabul, kill guests, and hold some hostages.
2012-06-21

The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, announces a withdrawal of Australian troops fighting the war in Afghanistan by the end of 2013.
2012-04-17

U.S. president Barack Obama nominates General David Petraeus, current head of the war on Afghanistan, as his new CIA chief, and names outgoing CIA chief Leon Panetta as head of The Pentagon.
2011-04-28

Julian Assange, the director of Wikileaks, says that Wikileaks is planning to release the rest of Afghan War Diary, documents on the War in Afghanistan.
2010-08-12

At least 63 members of the US military have died in the War in Afghanistan during July 2010 making it the deadliest month for US forces in the history of the war.
2010-07-30

Lord Saville is asked to hold back until after the UK general election the publication of the Bloody Sunday (1972) report into the killing of 14 unarmed civil rights protesters by British Army paratroopers in Bogside, Derry.
2010-04-6