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Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Review: Kabul Bank sent hundreds of millions of dollars out of Afghanistan

Monday, July 09, 2012  NATO confirms 6 troops killed in roadside bombing Sunday in Afghanistan were Americans

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Afghan president defiantly insists security transition will go on despite Kabul hotel assault

Friday, April 01, 2011  Twelve killed at UN office in Kabul, Afghanistan, when protest over Quran burning turned violent

Monday, December 20, 2010  Taliban show their reach with attacks on Afghan security forces in north and Kabul, killing 13.

Saturday, July 24, 2010  Story updated with video and links: 2 US Navy service members missing in eastern Afghanistan

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, killing an American contractor and wounding nine troops in the second Taliban strike at NATO forces in and around the capital in as many days.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010  A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing six troops — five Americans and one Canadian, officials said. Twelve Afghan civilians also died — many of them on a public bus in rush-hour traffic.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that women's rights should not be sacrificed in any settlement between the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Taliban militants.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010  The U.S. Army general overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan says a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital Monday showed both the resilience and resourcefulness of Taliban militants in the country.

Monday, January 18, 2010  Taliban attacks paralyze Afghan capital for hours; 12 killed in bombings, gunbattles

Monday, January 18, 2010  Taliban militants attack gov't targets in Afghan capital, prompting gunbattles; leave 5 dead

Monday, November 30, 2009  Obama poised to announce major strategy adjustment in drawn-out Afghan war, more troops to go

Tuesday, September 01, 2009  Failures by contractor guarding US embassy in Kabul compromises security, oversight group says

Monday, February 16, 2009  Newest US troops in Afghanistan seeing combat in dangerous region south of Kabul.