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UN delegation arrives for Afghanistan review
08:07:45, 25 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A United Nations Security Council delegation has arrived in Kabul to assess Afghanistan's progress towards ending the Taliban-led insurgency and rebuilding after decades of war.
US boosts troop numbers in Afghanistan
18:19:46, 24 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The United States military has announced it will deploy up to 4,000 extra troops in Afghanistan.
Australia urges haste on Afghanistan's reconstruction
16:55:16, 24 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian defence minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, says he wants the United Nations to speed up its reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.
More troops before 2009 Afghanistan elections: US Gates
12:26:33, 22 November 2008, Radio Australia News
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is trying to provide additional troops to US forces in Afghanistan and he wants at least some of the troops in place before Afghanistan's election next year.
Australian army chief says peace not close with Taliban
22:02:23, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The chief of the Australian Defence Force says he does not think a political settlement with the Taliban insurgents is close in Afghanistan.
Suspected missile strike near Pakistan-Afghanistan border
22:20:42, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Security authorities in Pakistan say a missile strike by a suspected US drone has killed at least five people in the northwest of the country, near the Afghan border.
China denies desire to send troops to Afghanistan
20:05:13, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
China has confirmed it is not planning on sending troops to Afghanistan to join the International Security Assistance Force there.
US concerned over Afghan-Taliban peace talks
14:24:00, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The United States has given a negative response to a plan by Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, to hold peace talks with the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
Afghan president seeks cooperation with Taliban
22:53:04, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has offered protection to the leader of the Taliban in exchange for peace.
Militants killed in clashes with Afghan, NATO forces
09:53:59, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Afghan and international troops say they have killed 30 militants in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.
International soldier, militants dead in Afghanistan attacks
20:13:45, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A Taliban suicide car bomb struck a military convoy in western Afghanistan wounding two US soldiers, a day after another bombing killed a member of the NATO force.
US drone kills 12 in Pakistan
22:40:44, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
US drones have fired at least three missiles into Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region on Friday, killing up to 12 people including five foreigners.
Afghanistan wants more resources to fight terrorism
22:40:44, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has called on the international community to use the opportunity of improved relations with Pakistan to make further progress on crushing terrorism.
Bombing in Afghanistan kills eleven people
07:59:55, 14 November 2008, Radio Australia News
An explosion at a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan has killed 11 people, including a child and an American soldier and injured almost 60 others.
Afghan schoolgirls in acid attack
11:35:57, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Attackers have sprayed acid in the faces of up to 15 school girls in Afghanistan.
Six die in Afghan suicide bombing
07:54:27, 13 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban movement has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the southern city of Kandahar.
Bomb kills three people in Afghanistan
22:50:29, 12 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A suspected bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar has killed at least three people and wounded 39 others.
Afghan MPs on learning mission in Australia
14:02:16, 11 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Afghanistan has dispatched some members of its parliament to observe and learn from more mature parliaments around the world.
Afghan president condemns further US attacks
14:02:15, 11 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Afghan government has accused US forces of killing up to 14 security guards in the eastern province of Khost.
US accused of killing Afghan civilian guards
14:02:14, 11 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Afghan government says 14 Afghan security guards have been killed in a clash with American-led troops.
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