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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that United Nations reports of civilian deaths in Afghanistan are "deeply, deeply troubling" as the Taliban gains vital border crossings and territory. The armed group has said that, if they return to power, they will treat civilians well and will not allow Afghanistan to be used as a base for international terrorism.
2021-07-28

An Afghan commando in Kabul kills Major Brent Taylor of the Utah National Guard, who was also the mayor of North Ogden, Utah.
2018-11-3

Egypt's top administrative court upholds a 2013 lower court ruling on the short film "Innocence of Muslims". The court orders authorities to block YouTube for a month. An official says the movie denigrates Islam's prophet Muhammad.
2018-05-26

The United States Central Command launches an investigation into a video posted on YouTube which appears to show a U.S. service member firing on civilians inside a truck on a road in Afghanistan. The montage video, titled "Happy Few Ordnance Symphony", has since been removed.
2018-01-10

A bomb explodes at a market in the Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least four people.
2013-08-5

President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai meets with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, to discuss plans for the Taliban to open an office in Doha in order to help solve the conflict in Afghanistan.
2013-03-31

President Karzai dismisses Mohammad Gulab Mangal and others in a reshuffle of the government in Afghanistan.
2012-09-20

Afghanistan blocks access to YouTube until the video is taken down.
2012-09-12

The death toll from a series of avalanches in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province rises to 50.
2012-03-7

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says it was “impossible” for coalition forces to secure victory in Afghanistan in a BBC interview.
2010-10-27