http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Security_Assistance_ForceFind stories, videos, and photos about International Security Assistance Force from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:12:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Security_Assistance_Force14433Find stories, videos, and photos about International Security Assistance Force from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/afghanistan.militants.captured/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/afghanistan.militants.captured/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces in Afghanistan have killed or captured more than 30 high-level militants, including many accused of participating in roadside bomb attacks, military officials said.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/afghanistan.us.troop.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/afghanistan.us.troop.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Americans, including two from the International Security Assistance Force, have been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said Saturday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/aghanistan.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/aghanistan.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces in southern Afghanistan seized a huge stash of bomb-making material, NATO's International Security Assistance Force reported Tuesday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO forces in Afghanistan are investigating a report that a NATO airstrike killed Afghan security forces in a region rife with arms smuggling and narcotics trafficking.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghanistan.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghanistan.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo American paratroopers went missing on Wednesday during a "routine resupply mission in western Afghanistan," the NATO-led force in the country said Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/afghanistan.casualties/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/afghanistan.casualties/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe NATO command in Afghanistan said Thursday it is investigating a rocket strike in Helmand province, and claims of civilian casualties.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon on Tuesday identified four U.S. Marines who died in one of two helicopter collisions Monday in Afghanistan.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.bodies.recovered/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.bodies.recovered/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe bodies of three American contractors who died in a plane crash in Afghanistan earlier this month have been recovered, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen Americans died in two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said: 10 in one incident and four in the other.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/26/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/26/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama is scheduled to meet Monday with his national security team to discuss U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the White House.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen Americans died in two separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said -- 10 in one incident and four in the other.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghanistan.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghanistan.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextCivilians, including women and children, were killed in an airstrike by coalition troops in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Thursday.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 16 people were killed, including international soldiers, and 55 were wounded when a car bomb rocked parts of Afghanistan's capital Thursday, authorities said.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.appointment.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.appointment.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has appointed a Canadian officer to lead a formal investigation into a NATO airstrike that killed at least 90 people.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. soldiers searched a hospital in central Afghanistan for Taliban fighters, tying up hospital guards and entering women's wards in violation of local customs, an aid worker said Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/06/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Saturday he was convinced that civilians, in addition to militants, were among those wounded in a NATO airstrike that killed at least 90 people in northern Afghanistan.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NATO team arrived in northern Afghanistan late Friday night to investigate an airstrike that killed at least 90 people, a military spokeswoman said.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/afghanistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/afghanistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NATO airstrike on a pair of hijacked fuel trucks early Friday in northern Afghanistan killed at least 90 people -- a mix of Taliban militants and civilians, NATO and provincial officials said.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/afghanistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/afghanistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bombing exploded outside the NATO headquarters in Afghanistan early Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 91 just five days before the country holds presidential elections, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour NATO troops have been killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan since the weekend, military officials said Tuesday.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour American troops were killed Thursday in western Afghanistan when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least seven Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests and wielding machine guns struck at government targets Saturday in the eastern city of Khost, authorities in Afghanistan said.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/afghanistan.helicopter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/afghanistan.helicopter/index.html#cnnSTCTextA helicopter crashed during takeoff from Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 16 people, NATO said.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Afghan man was killed in an airstrike by coalition soldiers supporting NATO-led forces in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.Sun, 24 May 2009 05:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan commandos backed by coalition troops killed 60 militants in a four-day operation in southern Afghanistan and seized an unprecedented amount of narcotics, officials said Saturday.Sat, 23 May 2009 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextIntense fighting between troops and militants has unfolded over the past few days in a hotbed of insurgents and narcotics trafficking in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement Wednesday.Fri, 22 May 2009 00:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/afghanistan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/afghanistan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led forces have killed 18 suspected insurgents in a strike in eastern Afghanistan's Konar province.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/afghan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/afghan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence flared in southern Afghanistan, with a NATO-led service member killed Saturday and 20 suspected insurgents slain in Helmand province Friday, authorities said.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/afghan.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/afghan.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led troops killed 12 insurgents in a firefight Friday in Afghanistan, and a civilian caught in the crossfire was apparently killed by militants, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight civilians were killed and at least eight others were wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck a mini-bus in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO command said.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/afghanistan.leader.insurgent.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/afghanistan.leader.insurgent.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led troops killed a senior militant and nine of his associates Saturday in an operation that targeted his house, officials said.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/22/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo NATO-led soldiers were killed on Sunday in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/21/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/15/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/15/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber detonated explosives in western Kabul on Sunday, killing at least two people, police said.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/afghanistan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/afghanistan.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting involving coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan has led to the deaths of 22 militants, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Thursday.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives detonated in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and wounding several others, including three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, government spokesman Ahmadzia Abdulzai told CNN.Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/canada.soldier.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/canada.soldier.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo coalition soldiers and three Afghan civilians were killed in southern Afghanistan Thursday in a suicide attack, the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan said.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nato.soldiers.deaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/25/nato.soldiers.deaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Royal Marine was killed during combat on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the British Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/afghanistan.nato.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/afghanistan.nato.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and NATO troops killed a Taliban commander who was responsible for suicide bombings, kidnappings, and torture, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Tuesday.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/afghanistan.deaths.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/afghanistan.deaths.insurgents/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan forces and their allies killed 17 suspected militants in an air assault on what they called a "known insurgent safe haven" in Kandahar province, the Afghan government and the U.S. military said Sunday.Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/afghanistan.fighting.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/afghanistan.fighting.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting raged in Afghanistan over the weekend, with a suicide bombing slaying six people, a NATO-led soldier and an Afghan police officer dying in an "altercation," and troops killing several insurgents in battles, authorities said.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/pakistan.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/pakistan.helicopters/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. and Pakistani troops exchanged fire Thursday along the Pakistani-Afghan border minutes after the Pakistani military fired shots at two American helicopters that were providing cover for the troops, a U.S. military spokesman said.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/afghanistan.peaceday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/afghanistan.peaceday/index.html#cnnSTCTextSunday could be a day of peace in Afghanistan if NATO forces, Afghan troops and the Taliban stick to their pledges not to conduct offensive operations during the United Nation's International Day of Peace.Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/afghanistan.civilian.deaths.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/afghanistan.civilian.deaths.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led forces in Afghanistan say an airstrike has accidentally killed two civilians and wounded up to 10 others amid concern over mounting casualties.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn incident in western Afghanistan has either killed 76 civilians, mostly children, or 30 militants, according to conflicting reports.Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than a dozen insurgents died on Wednesday during a battle in eastern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen French soldiers were killed Tuesday in fighting near the Afghan capital of Kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/afghanistan.troops.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/afghanistan.troops.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force died Friday after an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the ISAF said.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Afghan police officers and dozens of insurgents were killed in a battle in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, the NATO-led alliance said.Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoldiers from NATO's International Security Assistance Force fired on a vehicle after it failed to stop at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, killing four civilians, according to an ISAF statement.Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextLocal security forces and coalition soldiers killed two Taliban leaders and several other insurgents Thursday in western Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.outpost/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.outpost/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led forces have abandoned an outpost in eastern Afghanistan where nine U.S. soldiers were killed and 15 more injured repelling a fierce assault by Taliban militants last week.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822515,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822515,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA surprise raid stuns the NATO alliance, but it brings no sympathy for the coalition forces among the local populaceMon, 14 Jul 2008 17:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine U.S. troops were killed Sunday in an attack on a base in a remote province of eastern Afghanistan, a Western official said.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to two dozen militants and four more foreign troops in Afghanistan have been killed in fighting since Tuesday, according to the U.S.-led coalition and the British military.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour Afghan civilians were killed by rocket attacks on NATO-led bases in southern Afghanistan Sunday, including on barrage launched from across the border in Pakistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/afghan.hash.bust/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/afghan.hash.bust/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan police this week seized a massive stockpile of hashish, a stash that weighed as much as 30 double-decker London buses, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said on Wednesday.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/afghanistan.suicide.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/afghanistan.suicide.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven people, including four Afghan soldiers and two children, died when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province Friday morning, a spokesman for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.Fri, 23 May 2008 08:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo civilians and a Lithuanian soldier were killed when a protest outside a NATO base in western Afghanistan against the Quran desecration incident in Iraq turned violent on Thursday, a spokesman for the alliance's military in Kabul said.Thu, 22 May 2008 16:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo engineers from India and their Afghan driver were killed Saturday morning by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan's southwest Nimroz province, according to the provincial governor.Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour soldiers with the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan were killed Monday when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into their convoy, officials said.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/britain.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/britain.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British government says its troops were responsible for an airstrike Tuesday that killed two women and two children in southern Afghanistan. At least 10 others were injured.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/afghanistan.crossfire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/afghanistan.crossfire/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo women and two children were killed in the crossfire of a gun battle between NATO-led troops and insurgents in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/afghanistan.italy.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/afghanistan.italy.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrived in Afghanistan Sunday morning to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and to visit with his country's troops participating in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said.Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFresh from a trip to Iraq, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Afghanistan Monday on an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan leaders and British troops who are part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomber rammed a minibus filled with Afghan National Army soldiers south of Kabul Wednesday, killing 13 people, including six soldiers, said military spokesman Gen. Mohammed Zahir Azimi.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/afghanistan.australian/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/afghanistan.australian/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne Australian soldier, three civilians and Taliban militants were killed early Friday during heavy fighting in southern Afghanistan, according to information from Australian and NATO officials.Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/australian.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/australian.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne Australian soldier, three civilians and Taliban militants were killed early Friday during heavy fighting in southern Afghanistan, according to information from Australian and NATO officials.Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/afghanistan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/afghanistan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber blew himself up in the entrance to a bus carrying Afghan police and civilians in Kabul Tuesday morning, killing and wounding at least 10 people, according to authorities.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/afghanistan.italians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/afghanistan.italians/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Italian soldiers who were kidnapped in western Afghanistan over the weekend have been freed in an operation by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Italy's defense minister said.Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/29/canada.afghan.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe six soldiers killed in a roadside bombing Wednesday in southern Afghanistan are Canadians, Canadian forces have confirmed.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/afghanistan.fighting/index.htmlTwenty-four Taliban fighters were killed during a seven-hour battle with Afghan and coalition forces at nightfall Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition command said Thursday.Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/afghanistan/index.htmlEight coalition members were killed and 14 others wounded when their helicopter had a "sudden, unexplained loss of power and control" and crashed in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, military officials said.Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/afghanistan/index.htmlA coalition helicopter went down in southeastern Afghanistan early Sunday after reporting an engine failure, according to a statement issued by the coalition headquarters in Bagram.Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.arrestname/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.arrestname/index.htmlAfghan National Security Forces and NATO's International Security Assistance Force captured a "prominent" Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, an ISAF statement said Wednesday.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghan.violence/index.htmlNATO and Afghan troops -- embarked on an operation to take on the militant presence and influence in a restive stretch of southern Afghanistan -- battled dozens of insurgents in a firefight and killed many of them, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said on Wednesday.Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/29/afghan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/29/afghan.fighting/index.htmlOne NATO soldier and about 70 insurgents were killed in southern Afghanistan when fighting broke out Saturday between insurgents and Afghan troops and NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), officials said.Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/28/afghan.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/10/28/afghan.fighting/index.htmlNATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. James Jones promised Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a news conference Saturday that a full investigation of an incident involving the unintended death of around 70 Afghan civilians would be launched.Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/afghanistan/index.htmlA battle between insurgents and soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force in the Uruzgan province of central Afghanistan ended with 17 insurgents dead and no ISAF casualties Friday night, the ISAF said.Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/afghan.friendlyfire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/afghan.friendlyfire/index.htmlA friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan on Monday "resulted in one ISAF death and multiple casualties," NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghan.battle/index.htmlhttp://www.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://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/afghan.marines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/afghan.marines/index.htmlTwo U.S. Marines were killed during a five-hour firefight with insurgents near the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, a U.S. military spokeswoman told CNN.Mon, 09 May 2005 07:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/08/afghan.plane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/08/afghan.plane/index.htmlThe U.S.'s National Transportation Safety Board says it has sent a team to Afghanistan to aid the investigation of last week's plane crash southwest of Kabul.Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/afghan.plane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/afghan.plane/index.htmlA search and rescue team has arrived at the wreckage of an Afghan passenger jet that crashed last week in mountainous terrain southwest of Kabul, spending a few hours on the mountain, acording to a NATO spokeswoman.Mon, 07 Feb 2005 06:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/afghan.plane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/afghan.plane/index.htmlRescue teams have located the wreckage of an Afghan passenger jet that crashed two days ago with 104 people aboard, but severe weather and mountainous terrain have prevented rescuers from reaching the site.Sat, 05 Feb 2005 06:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghan.plane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghan.plane/index.htmlBad weather forced rescuers to call off their search for a missing Afghan passenger jet with 104 people aboard that went missing near Kabul during a snow storm a day earlier.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/afghan.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/afghan.blast/index.htmlA suicide grenade attack in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul Saturday injured seven people, including three international peacekeepers.Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/afghanistan.rockets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/afghanistan.rockets/index.htmlA rocket has exploded above the U.S. military compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, on the eve of the country's landmark presidential elections, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force said.Thu, 07 Oct 2004 23:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghan.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghan.deaths/index.htmlAn explosion near a British military base in the Afghan capital of Kabul has killed a British soldier and wounded four others, the British Ministry of Defense has confirmed.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:04:00 EST