http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/KandaharFind stories, videos, and photos about Kandahar from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:35:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/28/bigelow.iraq.afghanistan/tztop.hurt.locker.cnn.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kandahar14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kandahar from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/28/bigelow.iraq.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/28/bigelow.iraq.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen David Whitney traveled to Pakistan to shoot his film about a man forced to flee Afghanistan after falling foul of the Taliban he didn't expect fiction to turn into reality.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/china.plane.hijacked/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/china.plane.hijacked/index.html#cnnSTCTextA plane that reportedly was refused permission to land in China because of a bomb threat returned to Afghanistan and landed safely in Kandahar, officials told CNN.Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/afghanistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/afghanistan.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bombing Monday at the Kandahar airport killed two and injured 16, Afghanistan's military said.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghanistan.karzai.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghanistan.karzai.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTextTensions mounted between U.S.-led coalition forces and the Afghan government Monday, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded U.S. troops hand over private security guards suspected of involvement in the killing of a top Kandahar law enforcement official.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/afghan.operation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/afghan.operation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe governor of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz was slightly wounded Saturday when his car was struck by a roadside bomb, his spokesman told CNN.Sat, 30 May 2009 14:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive security officials were killed Saturday morning by suicide bombers who were targeting the governor's office in Kandahar, Afghanistan, government officials said.Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/troops.iraq.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/troops.iraq.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe soldiers had barely arrived in Iraq before they got new orders -- get ready for Afghanistan.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/14/canada.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/14/canada.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed a female Canadian soldier and wounded four other troops, the Canadian military said Tuesday.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive Afghan civilians and one police officer died Saturday in a car bomb attack targeting a police checkpoint in the country's northeastern region, the NATO command reported.Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/afghanistan.militants.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/afghanistan.militants.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan Border Police and coalition forces killed 12 militants and detained five suspected militants in several operations Saturday, the U.S.-led coalition announced.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.suicide.attack.bagram/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.suicide.attack.bagram/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attack outside of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan injured three American civilian contractors Wednesday, the U.S. military said.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour British soldiers died Wednesday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of international troops killed since Friday in the war-torn country to 11.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/acid.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/acid.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextShivering in pain and calling for her mother, Shamsia's hands shake uncontrollably, her eyes swollen shut and her skin peeling from terrible acid burns.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/afghanistan.blast.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/afghanistan.blast.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Taliban claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb that killed at least two police officers in Kandahar Tuesday, while coalition troops said they killed 22 militants, including two Taliban commanders, in raids elsewhere.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/afghanistan.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/afghanistan.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of people in southern Afghanistan have burned Israeli flags and shouted anti-Israel and anti-American slogans to protest Israel's military action in Gaza, according to eyewitness accounts from a CNN stringer.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military plans to move three more combat brigades to Afghanistan by summer, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/afghan.acid.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/afghan.acid.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan authorities have arrested 10 Taliban militants in connection with this month's acid attack on schoolgirls, a provincial governor said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.intel.chief.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghanistan.intel.chief.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deputy intelligence chief in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has been shot dead, authorities said Tuesday.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Taliban claimed responsibility for a dual suicide attack on Sunday that targeted an Afghan border police commander.Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViolence across the country Saturday killed 14, including a NATO soldierSat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/24/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/24/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo NATO troops, four Afghan police officers and at least 26 militants were killed in two days of violence in southern and eastern Afghanistan this week, Afghan authorities said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the battle in Arghandab valley apparently over, grim signs remained Friday of the fight government and NATO troops waged against Taliban militants who had crept within range of Afghanistan's second-largest cityFri, 20 Jun 2008 23:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/afghanistan.taleban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/afghanistan.taleban/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and NATO forces have pushed the Taliban out of several villages in southern Afghanistan they claimed to have seized, the governor of Kandahar province said Thursday.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815596,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815596,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfghan and Canadian forces moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday to root out Taliban militants, killing at least 36 insurgents, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiersWed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815258,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815258,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA well-planned jailbreak and quick takeover of dozens of villages show Taliban fighters are again gaining strengthTue, 17 Jun 2008 09:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814960,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814960,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds of Taliban fighters took over several villages in southern Afghanistan on Monday just outside the region's largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces were redeploying to meet the threatMon, 16 Jun 2008 16:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/14/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan security forces on Saturday worked to hunt down the nearly 400 Taliban militants who escaped from a Kandahar prison in what police called a daring and well-executed jailbreak the day before.Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814433,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814433,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaliban militants staged a brazen bomb and rocket attack on the main prison in southern Afghanistan late Friday, blowing down the gate and helping hundreds of suspected insurgents fleeFri, 13 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/afghanistanmain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/afghanistanmain/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion struck a vehicle carrying British troops Sunday, killing two and wounding two others in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Defence Ministry said Monday.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/afghan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/afghan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attack targeting coalition forces in southern Afghanistan killed eight civilians and wounded 20 others, a police official said Thursday.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/bush.nato.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/bush.nato.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance has agreed to send a battalion of troops to eastern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman has said.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725113,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725113,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfghanistan's version of the wildly popular TV talent show has drawn huge ratings -- and shaken Afghan tradition as wellMon, 24 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/13/canada.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/13/canada.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextCanada's House of Commons voted Thursday to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan until 2011, with the stipulation that NATO send reinforcements to the volatile Kandahar province.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:30:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/07/uso.trip.friday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/03/07/uso.trip.friday/index.htmlEditor's note: Peter King is on a seven-day USO trip this week with Luis Castillo of the San Diego Chargers, Tommie Harris of the Chicago Bears and Mike Rucker of the Carolina Panthers. Here are his latest diary entries from Afghanistan and a link to a composite file.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American aid worker and her Afghan driver who were kidnapped in Afghanistan a month ago are feared dead, according to their aid group.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:27:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714266,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714266,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA suicide car bomber killed 38 Afghans at a crowded market Monday, pushing the death toll from two days of militant bombings to about 140Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber rammed his car into a Canadian military convoy near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan Monday, killing 35 civilians, officials said.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomb exploded in a crowd of people gathering to watch dog fighting, killing at least 80 people and wounding dozens more in the western section of Kandahar, Afghanistan Sunday morning, according to Afghan officialsSun, 17 Feb 2008 11:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Afghanistan on an unannounced trip Thursday to meet with troops, military leaders, and top government officials.Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/afghan.american/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/afghan.american/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Afghan aid group is appealing for the safe return of one of its employees, an American worker who was kidnapped from Kandahar province Saturday morning.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghan.aidworker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghan.aidworker/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo one has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of an American aid worker who was snatched from her car on the outskirts of Kandahar Saturday morning, officials with her aid organization in Afghanistan said Sunday.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghanistan.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghanistan.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a blast in southern Afghanistan, the British Defence Ministry said on Friday.Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/afghan.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/afghan.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian soldier was killed and four others were wounded on Monday in southern Afghanistan, Canadian Forces said in a statement Tuesday.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and coalition forces engaged in another fierce battle with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing more than 40 insurgents in the 12-hour engagement in northern Kandahar province, the U.S. military said.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.opium/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.opium/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and coalition forces have destroyed an opium drug lab in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province, after a short skirmish with Taliban militants, a statement from the U.S.-led coalition said Thursday.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/29/canada.afghan.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/29/canada.afghan.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian soldier based in the Afghan capital, Kabul, died of a gunshot wound Wednesday after he was found injured in his room, the defense ministry said.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/afghanistan.violence.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/afghanistan.violence.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants and South Korean officials resumed face-to-face talks on the fate of 19 Korean church volunteers held captive since July, a spokesman for the militants said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and wounded 25 others in an attack launched on an American security firm convoy Saturday morning in southern Afghanistan, an Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghanistan.hostages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghanistan.hostages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmed assailants abducted a German woman from a restaurant in Kabul on Saturday, officials said, as a Taliban spokesman said negotiations over 19 South Korean hostages held since July have failed.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1642875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1642875,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the country unraveling Kabul's newly renovated airport may simply serve as a gateway for the Western exodusFri, 13 Jul 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/soldiers.killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/soldiers.killed/index.htmlA roadside bomb detonated Sunday in southern Afghanistan, killing three coalition troops and an Afghan interpreter, a U.S. military spokesman told CNN.Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/afghanistan.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/05/afghanistan.violence/index.htmlAfghan National Army Corps soldiers and coalition forces killed an estimated two dozen enemy fighters Monday during a four-hour battle in southern Afghanistan, a coalition military statement released Tuesday said.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/afghan.violence/index.htmlSeven people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a security contractor's office in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, a U.N. spokesman said.Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/afghan.displace/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/afghan.displace/index.htmlThis year's upsurge in fighting is causing serious dislocation in southern Afghanistan, where NATO and government troops are battling insurgents, the U.N. refugee agency said.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghan.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghan.taliban/index.htmlThe Taliban -- the Islamic militant group that once controlled Afghanistan and harbored the al Qaeda terror network -- is making inroads in a region 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the Afghan capital of Kabul.Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghan.battle/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghan.battle/index.htmlFighting has flared in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, resulting in the deaths of a Canadian soldier, a civilian on a motorcycle that sped past a cordon and an estimated 11 Taliban militants.Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/afghan.attacks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/afghan.attacks/index.htmlFour Canadian soldiers were killed and 10 wounded near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar in three incidents Thursday, while 21 civilians were killed by a suicide bomb in the same area, NATO military officials said.Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.fighting/index.htmlAfghan and coalition forces raided a village in southern Afghanistan early Friday, killing one "enemy extremist" and detaining eight others, suspected of participating in anti-government activities, according to the U.S. military.Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/schuster.column/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/schuster.column/index.htmlRemember the ad slogan "Pork - The Other White Meat?" The new slogan here should be "Afghanistan -- The Other Insurgency."Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/afghan.attacks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/afghan.attacks/index.htmlA minibus carrying workers to an American base blew up in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Thursday, killing 10 people and wounding 15 others in an incident thought to be caused by the detonation of explosives planted on the vehicle.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/fighting.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/fighting.taliban/index.htmlAt least 40 alleged insurgents were killed as part of Operation Mountain Thrust, a military operation aimed at routing out resurgent Taliban fighters who have recently cropped up in southern Afghanistan, the military said Thursday.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/sadler.predator.btsc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/sadler.predator.btsc/index.htmlAs I stood talking into a camera on a remote airstrip in Kandahar, a Predator drone circled the sky, putting me into its sights with its high-precision cameras -- and just a trigger away from being turned into the charred remains of a Hellfire missile.Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/afghan.bomber/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/afghan.bomber/index.htmlA suicide car bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday has killed four civilians and wounded 13 others, an Afghan security commander told CNN.Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/afghanistan.deaths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/afghanistan.deaths/index.htmlA human rights group said Friday that about 34 civilians were killed in a U.S. air attack Monday on the village of Azizi in southern Afghanistan, more than double the number previously cited by President Hamid Karzai.Fri, 26 May 2006 13:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/afghanistan.karzai/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/afghanistan.karzai/index.htmlAfghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into reports of the deaths of 16 civilians killed while apparently being used as human shields during fighting around Kandahar.Tue, 23 May 2006 14:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghan.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghan.taliban/index.htmlAfghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has blamed religious schools in neighboring Pakistan for inciting violence in his country, as heavy fighting and a suicide bombing in Afghanistan leaves more than 100 people reported killed.Thu, 18 May 2006 09:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/afghanistan.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/afghanistan.taliban/index.htmlSeven civilians have been killed and three wounded when they were caught in a firefight between U.S. forces and insurgents in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. military.Sun, 16 Apr 2006 07:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/15/canada.afghan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/15/canada.afghan/index.htmlA Canadian soldier shot and killed a passenger in a vehicle after the driver failed to respond to signals to stay away from a military patrol near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Canadian forces said Wednesday.Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.violence/index.htmlFighting across southern Afghanistan on Saturday claimed the lives of four Afghan intelligence agents and a French soldier, as well as injuring a Canadian soldier.Sun, 05 Mar 2006 01:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/afghan.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/afghan.blast/index.htmlThirteen people were killed and 13 others wounded when a suicide bomber set off explosives outside police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlFighting raged across southern Afghanistan for a second day Saturday with attacks on government offices and a police convoy, killing a district chief and 14 others -- raising the death toll from the battles to 36, officials said.Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/afghanistan.bomber/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/afghanistan.bomber/index.htmlAt least 27 people have been killed in two suspected suicide bombings in southern Afghanistan, according to news reports.Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/afghan.canadians/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/afghan.canadians/index.htmlTwo Afghans and a Canadian soldier were killed and 13 people, including three Canadian troops, were wounded when a suicide car bomb struck a military convoy in Kandahar on Sunday, military officials and police said.Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/afghan.us.soldiers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/afghan.us.soldiers/index.htmlFour U.S. soldiers have been reprimanded for an incident in Afghanistan in which the bodies of two Islamic fighters were burned and a message taunting the Taliban about the cremations was broadcast, a U.S. Central Command official said.Sat, 26 Nov 2005 14:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.conflict/index.htmlA U.S. Marine and an Afghan soldier have been killed and four other Afghan soldiers have been wounded in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, coalition officials said.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghan.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/afghan.conflict/index.htmlAn roadside bomb has hit a military armored vehicle north of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding two others, according to the coalition command in Kabul.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlA U.S. soldier, an Afghan soldier and 11 enemy fighters died this week in fighting in central Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokesman said.Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlAmerican fighter planes bombarded a southern Afghanistan rebel hide-out with missiles and bombs, killing up to 76 insurgents in one of the deadliest single clashes since the Taliban's ouster in 2001.Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/afghan.explosion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/afghan.explosion/index.htmlAn explosion in southern Afghanistan has wounded four members of the U.S. military on patrol near the city of Kandahar, a coalition spokeswoman said.Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghan.karazi.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghan.karazi.profile/index.htmlHamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, has been involved in the politics of his homeland since the country was pushed into war when the Soviet Union invaded it in 1979.Wed, 06 Oct 2004 03:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/07/afghanistan.death/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/07/afghanistan.death/index.htmlA U.S. soldier was killed and two others wounded Monday near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar as American troops battled Taliban fighters along the rugged border with Pakistan, a U.S. commander said.Mon, 07 Jun 2004 17:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/08/marine.killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/08/marine.killed/index.htmlOne U.S. Marine was killed and another wounded overnight during a gunfight while on patrol in the Afghan province of Uruzgan, north of Kandahar, the military said Saturday.Sat, 08 May 2004 08:02:00 EDT