U.N.: Taliban, Al Qaeda Cash in on Afghan Opium (Reuters)

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U.S. Choppers Drive Taliban Out of
Afghan District (Reuters)

U.S. Choppers Drive Taliban Out of
Afghan District (Reuters) 06/19/2004 04:57 PM
Reuters - U.S. helicopter gunships flushed out Taliban guerrillas Saturday from a government headquarters they overran the night before, a Taliban commander said.

Two Afghan Officials Killed, Taliban
Blamed (Reuters)

Two Afghan Officials Killed, Taliban
Blamed (Reuters) 07/31/2004 10:33 AM
Reuters - A local Afghan official and one of his guards were killed Saturday when suspected Taliban gunmen opened fire in the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor said.

Suspected Taliban Attack Afghan
Checkpoint, Kill 8 (Reuters)

Suspected Taliban Attack Afghan
Checkpoint, Kill 8 (Reuters) 04/17/2004 11:25 AM
Reuters - Suspected Taliban guerrillas opened fire on a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's insurgency-gripped south, killing eight soldiers, a provincial official said on Saturday.

U.S. To Increase War On Afghan Opium

U.S. To Increase War On Afghan Opium 03/26/2005 07:20 AM
Free Internet Press Mar 26 2005 11:05AM GMT

UN spotlights Afghan opium boom

UN spotlights Afghan opium boom 06/25/2004 09:54 PM
The UN drugs tsar says Afghanistan now produces 75% of the world's illegal supplies of opium.

Report: Afghan Opium Cultivation Falling
(AP)

Report: Afghan Opium Cultivation Falling
(AP) 03/27/2005 05:53 AM
AP - Opium cultivation has fallen this year because of a government ban and fear of crop eradication squads, according to a report released Sunday by the Afghan government and the United Nations.

Two Afghan Officials Killed, Taliban
Blamed

Two Afghan Officials Killed, Taliban
Blamed 07/31/2004 03:43 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 31 2004 7:30PM GMT

Taliban claim Afghan attack that killed
5

Taliban claim Afghan attack that killed
5 06/02/2004 03:18 PM

Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 17;
Taliban Claims 1

Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 17;
Taliban Claims 1 08/29/2004 04:05 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 29 2004 7:32PM GMT

Taliban Attacks Afghan Government Office
(AP)

Taliban Attacks Afghan Government Office
(AP) 06/19/2004 09:11 AM
AP - Taliban insurgents attacked a government office in southern Afghanistan, sparking a gunfight with Afghan troops that killed seven people, police said Saturday.

U.S., Afghan forces kill Taliban
suspects

U.S., Afghan forces kill Taliban
suspects 06/08/2004 03:30 PM

Taliban Commander Killed in Afghan Raid
(AP)

Taliban Commander Killed in Afghan Raid
(AP) 09/26/2004 03:41 AM
AP - Afghan security forces killed a senior Taliban commander and two of his comrades in a raid in southern Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.

U.S. Choppers Drive Taliban Out of
Afghan District

U.S. Choppers Drive Taliban Out of
Afghan District 06/19/2004 04:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 19 2004 7:42PM GMT

Afghan troops kill four suspected
Taliban

Afghan troops kill four suspected
Taliban 06/15/2004 02:53 PM

Bomb Wounds 18 in Afghan City, Taliban
Blamed

Bomb Wounds 18 in Afghan City, Taliban
Blamed 12/06/2003 10:57 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 6 2003 9:32AM ET

Supected Taliban Bomb Wounds 18 in
Afghan City

Supected Taliban Bomb Wounds 18 in
Afghan City 12/06/2003 08:42 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 6 2003 6:37AM ET

Suspected Taliban Attack Afghan
Checkpoint, Kill 8

Suspected Taliban Attack Afghan
Checkpoint, Kill 8 04/17/2004 12:46 PM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 17 2004 4:48PM GMT

Explorers took opium and "portable soup"
(Reuters)

Explorers took opium and "portable soup"
(Reuters) 05/13/2004 04:46 PM
Reuters - Before the going got tough, the tough went shopping: opium, inkstands, sealing wax and "portable soup" were all on the list of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who launched an epic journey into the unknown American West exactly 200 years ago.

Afghan U.S.-Led Forces Kill Four Al
Qaeda Suspects

Afghan U.S.-Led Forces Kill Four Al
Qaeda Suspects 12/27/2003 11:15 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2003 9:39AM ET

Lewis and Clark's List: Opium and
'Portable Soup' (Reuters)

Lewis and Clark's List: Opium and
'Portable Soup' (Reuters) 05/14/2004 10:42 AM
Reuters - Before the going got tough, the tough went shopping: opium, inkstands, sealing wax and "portable soup" were all on the list of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who launched an epic journey into the unknown American West exactly 200 years ago.

Woman, Children Die in U.S. Attack on
Taliban (Reuters)

Woman, Children Die in U.S. Attack on
Taliban (Reuters) 03/24/2005 05:05 AM
Reuters - U.S.-led troops killed three Taliban militants in a firefight in which two children and a woman also died in southeast Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.

Top Pro-Taliban Cleric Gunned Down in
Karachi (Reuters)

Top Pro-Taliban Cleric Gunned Down in
Karachi (Reuters) 05/30/2004 03:17 AM
Reuters - A senior pro-Taliban cleric in Pakistan was gunned down by unknown assailants on Sunday outside his mosque in the southern city of Karachi, and his death unleashed violent protests, police and hospital sources said.

Taliban Say Attack Shows They Can Strike
at Will (Reuters)

Taliban Say Attack Shows They Can Strike
at Will (Reuters) 09/10/2004 04:06 AM
Reuters - A rocket attack aimed at Kabul's international airport showed the Taliban have the ability to target anywhere in Afghanistan, the group said on Friday, warning that the country would become "a burial ground" for Americans.

Freedom at Last for Pakistanis Who Aided
Taliban (Reuters)

Freedom at Last for Pakistanis Who Aided
Taliban (Reuters) 09/12/2004 09:17 AM
Reuters - Hundreds of Pakistanis who fought alongside the Taliban against U.S-led forces after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States were released from an Afghan jail Sunday after nearly three years as prisoners of war.

U.S. Negotiating Suspected Taliban
Fighter's Release (Reuters)

U.S. Negotiating Suspected Taliban
Fighter's Release (Reuters) 08/11/2004 05:15 PM
Reuters - The Bush administration is negotiating to release from custody Yaser Esam Hamdi, whose case led to the Supreme Court ruling that Americans held in this nation as "enemy combatants" must be able to contest their detention, according to court papers filed on Wednesday.

U.S. Sees Widening Crack in Taliban
Leadership (Reuters)

U.S. Sees Widening Crack in Taliban
Leadership (Reuters) 08/14/2004 06:35 AM
Reuters - There are signs of the Taliban leadership "falling apart," a U.S. military spokesman said on Saturday, citing reports this week that a breakaway faction no longer recognizes Mullah Mohammad Omar.

Taliban Kill 16 Afghans Carrying Voter
Cards (Reuters)

Taliban Kill 16 Afghans Carrying Voter
Cards (Reuters) 06/27/2004 02:48 PM
Reuters - Taliban guerrillas kidnapped and killed 16 people in an Afghan province after finding them with voter registration cards for the country's September elections, officials said Sunday.

Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 15
People (Reuters)

Two Afghan Blasts Kill at Least 15
People (Reuters) 08/29/2004 10:37 AM
Reuters - At least 15 people have been killed in explosions in an upscale district of the Afghan capital Kabul and at a school in a southeastern province, officials said Sunday.

U.N. Suggests Afghan Election Delay
Possible (Reuters)

U.N. Suggests Afghan Election Delay
Possible (Reuters) 07/01/2004 07:11 PM
Reuters - The United Nations suggested Thursday that Afghanistan's elections may have to be delayed beyond September, but said a delay of a few days should not be seen as a major problem.

U.S. Says Taliban's Afghan Offensive
Weakening (Reuters)

U.S. Says Taliban's Afghan Offensive
Weakening (Reuters) 04/18/2004 04:30 AM
Reuters - A spring offensive by Taliban and al Qaeda guerrillas in Afghanistan's restive south is the weakest in two years, U.S. officials say, but Taliban militants vowed on Sunday to keep up their attacks.

U.S. Military Hit by Another Afghan
Abuse Charge (Reuters)

U.S. Military Hit by Another Afghan
Abuse Charge (Reuters) 05/15/2004 07:24 AM
Reuters - The U.S. military in Afghanistan has launched its second investigation into prisoner abuse in a week, as the scandal over the treatment of Iraqi detainees threatens to spread.

U.S. Probes 8 More Iraq, Afghan Prisoner
Homicides (Reuters)

U.S. Probes 8 More Iraq, Afghan Prisoner
Homicides (Reuters) 05/21/2004 05:38 PM
Reuters - The U.S. military, embroiled in a scandal over the abuse of prisoners in Iraq, is investigating as homicides the deaths of eight more prisoners held by American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Friday

U.S. Air Raid Goes Astray, Hurts 8
Afghan Soldiers (Reuters)

U.S. Air Raid Goes Astray, Hurts 8
Afghan Soldiers (Reuters) 07/25/2004 07:25 AM
Reuters - Eight Afghan soldiers have been wounded in an erroneous aerial bombardment by U.S. forces in central Afghanistan, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.

One U.S. Marine Killed, One Wounded in
Afghan Clash (Reuters)

One U.S. Marine Killed, One Wounded in
Afghan Clash (Reuters) 05/08/2004 03:36 AM
Reuters - One U.S. Marine was killed and one wounded in a clash overnight with suspected Islamic militants in the central Afghan province of Uruzgan, a U.S. military spokesman said on Saturday.

Afghan-UN Body Says New Poll Delay
'Speculation' (Reuters)

Afghan-UN Body Says New Poll Delay
'Speculation' (Reuters) 06/13/2004 05:52 AM
Reuters - Afghanistan's U.N.-backed election management body dismissed as speculation reports that landmark polls would have to be delayed a second time beyond September, saying Sunday no such decision had been made.

U.S., Afghan troops say kill 46 in
fierce clashes (Reuters)

U.S., Afghan troops say kill 46 in
fierce clashes (Reuters) 06/22/2005 02:56 AM
Reuters - Afghan and U.S. troops backed by warplanes killed up to 46 Taliban guerrillas in southwestern Afghanistan in some of the bloodiest fighting in many months, Afghan and U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Two Westerners Killed in Afghan Attack
-Official (Reuters)

Two Westerners Killed in Afghan Attack
-Official (Reuters) 05/05/2004 05:25 AM
Reuters - At least two Westerners and their Afghan translator were killed in a suspected militant attack in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Wednesday.

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan
Helicopter Crash (Reuters)

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan
Helicopter Crash (Reuters) 04/06/2005 07:34 AM
Reuters - At least two U.S. servicemen were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a U.S. military helicopter crashed, a provincial governor said.

U.S. Probes 8 More Iraq, Afghan Prisoner
Deaths (Reuters)

U.S. Probes 8 More Iraq, Afghan Prisoner
Deaths (Reuters) 05/21/2004 09:49 PM
Reuters - The deaths of eight more detainees held by American forces in Iraq -- including one of Saddam Hussein's top generals -- are being investigated as homicides, the Pentagon said on Friday
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