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• Adulterers may be stoned under new Afghan law, official says - Reuters. November 26, 2013
• Afghan president says war has brought 'no gains' - Sydney Morning Herald. October 9, 2013
• Afghan policewomen battle sex abuse - New York Times. September 17, 2013
• Afghan woman's torturers set free - New York Times. July 5, 2013
• Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women - Associated Press. May 19, 2013
• Ghost money from MI6 and CIA may fuel Afghan corruption, say diplomats - The Guardian. April 30, 2013
• West's mores, China imports challenge the burqa - Associated Press. April 16, 2013
• UN: Afghan opium production increases - Associated Press. April 16, 2013
• Most women at Kabul prison accused of moral crimes - Associated Press. April 9, 2013
• Many Afghans held by ADF are falsely accused  - Sydney Morning Herald. March 16, 2013
• A few hundred dollars cannot square away the deaths of village boys  - Sydney Morning Herald. March 8, 2013
• Karzai calls on Afghan troops to clean up own act  - Associated Press. March 6, 2013
• Afghan women march against violence  - Associated Press. February 14, 2013
• Afghan government: Prisoner abuse not systematic  - Associated Press. February 11, 2013
• UN: Prisoners still tortured in Afghan prisons  - Associated Press. January 21, 2013
• US envoy says Taliban peace process stuck  - Associated Press. January 18, 2013
• Coalition troops to 'accelerate' Afghan withdrawal  - The Telegraph. January 13, 2013

• Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle - Associated Press. December 12, 2012
• Afghan women suffer despite progress on rights: UN - Agence France Presse. December 11, 2012
• US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000 - Associated Press. September 30, 2012
• Mineral wealth could hold key to Afghan prosperity - New York Times. September 10, 2012
• US marks 2000 deaths as 'insider' killings soar - New York Times. August 23, 2012
• Afghans protest over woman's public execution - Agence France Presse. July 11, 2012
• Australia to withdraw troops from Afghanistan early: PM - Agence France Presse. April 17, 2012
• Rights group: Afghan police, courts failing women - Associated Press. March 28, 2012
• Setback for orderly Afghan withdrawal - Sydney Morning Herald. March 17, 2012
• Women lose out in Afghan clerics' rule - The Guardian. March 7, 2012
• Afghanistan's teen brides who set themselves alight - Agence France Presse. March 7, 2012
• Thousands besiege US base over Koran burning - Agence France Presse. February 23, 201
• Violent Afghan protests spread over Koran burning - Agence France Presse. February 22, 2012
• Afghan TV presenters told 'More veil, less make-up' - Agence France Presse. February 15, 2012
• Afghan women fear return of Taliban - Agence France Presse. February 12, 2012
• Officer breaks ranks on Afghan war - Agence France Presse. February 8, 2012
• US to 'keep forces' after Afghan pullout - Agence France Presse. February 5, 2012
• UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high - Associated Press. February 4, 2012
• Afghan wife killed for bearing girl - Associated Press. January 31, 2012
• Tortured Afghan child bride had been sent back to in-laws - Sydney Morning Herald. January 3, 2012

• Dangers stalk childbearing women in Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. December 14, 2011
• Afghan rights situation 'still critical' 10 years on - Agence France Presse. December 4, 2011
• Sisters attacked with acid after proposal is spurned - Jakarta Globe. December 2, 2011
• Afghan rape victim has to marry attacker - Agence France Presse. December 2, 2011
• EU suppresses its own film on Afghan women prisons - Associated Press. November 16, 2011
• Poll: Afghan support for Taliban declining - Associated Press. November 15, 2011
• UN: Detainees tortured in Afghanistan - Associated Press. October 11, 2011
• Afghanistan marks 10 years of war - Agence France Presse. October 7, 2011
• Afghan women's rights 'at risk' after war decade - Agence France Presse. October 3, 2011
• Afghanistan violence 'up 40 per cent' - Agence France Presse. September 29, 2011
• US-backed Afghan police accused of serious abuses - Agence France Presse. September 12, 2011
• Just another risky day in Afghanistan - Sydney Morning Herald. September 7, 2011
• August is deadliest month for US in Afghanistan - Associated Press. August 30, 2011
• UN: Afghan civilian death toll up 15 percent - Associated Press. July 14, 2011
• Obama declares beginning of end of Afghan war - Agence France Presse. June 23, 2011
• PM says Australian troops to stay in Afghanistan - Associated Press. June 23, 2011
• 11 dead in violent protests over Afghan deaths - Agence France Presse. May 18, 2011
• US Defence secretary says 'premature' to consider wholesale withdrawal from Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. May 16, 2011
• Osama is dead but Afghanistan's war endures - Sydney Morning Herald. May 8, 2011
• US says bin Laden's death does not end Afghan war - Associated Press. May 3, 2011
• Afghan farmers hooked on poppies, 10 years on - Agence France Presse. April 25, 2011
• Destroying booby-trapped Afghan towns to save them  - Associated Press. April 9, 2011
• Muslim brides defy modesty for better or worse - The Guardian. April 3, 2011
• Afghan Quran-burning protests enter third day - Associated Press. April 3, 2011
• Hundreds protest civilian deaths in Afghan capital - Reuters. March 6, 2011
• A call to cut Afghan development aid - Associated Press. March 3, 2011
• Afghan protesters rally against civilian deaths - Associated Press. March 2, 2011
• NATO's Afghan night raids come with high civilian cost - Reuters. February 24, 2011
• Afghan president inaugurates new parliament - Associated Press. January 26, 2011
• Afghan president says parliament to open Wednesday - Associated Press. January 24, 2011
• Costly Afghan troop boost raises concern - Washington Post. January 19, 2011
• Back to the danger zone - Melbourne Age. January 20, 2011
• Refugees deny claim of progress in rebel heartland - Irish Times. January 20, 2011
• Reckless plan for Afghans will cost lives - Sydney Morning Herald. January 20, 2011

• Afghan Supreme Court to examine elections - Associated Press. December 27, 2010
• Foreign troop death toll in Afghanistan in 2010 nears 700 - Reuters. December 19, 2010
• Afghan official: Crisis brewing over election - Associated Press. December 12, 2010
• UN urges Afghanistan to protect women's rights - Associated Press. December 9, 2010
• Four more Afghan election employees arrested - Associated Press. December 6, 2010
• Wikileaks: Karzai pardoned drug dealers - Associated Press. November 30, 2010
• Election flap heats up in Afghanistan - Associated Press. November 23, 2010
• Poll: Majority of Afghans back talks with Taliban - Associated Press. November 9, 2010
• Afghans protest problems with parliament elections - Associated Press. November 2, 2010
• Afghan watchdog voices concern over poll turnout - Reuters. October 28, 2010
• Widespread fraud in 'successful' Afghan poll - Sydney Morning Herald. October 21, 2010
• Uncertainty over US plans as war enters 10th year - Associated Press. October 7, 2010
• I will give troops all they need, Australian PM vows - Associated Press. October 4, 2010
• US and Australian troops on trial for sport killings - Agence France Presse. September 27, 2010
• Afghan observers question election as tally starts - Associated Press. September 19, 2010
• Afghan voters struggle to work out who's who - The Australian. September 18, 2010
• Afghan election to test government reforms - Associated Press. September 16, 2010
• Afghanistan will only get worse - International Herald Tribune. September 14, 2010
• Afghan deputy attorney general forced to retire - Associated Press. August 28, 2010
• Distrust, fear stalk Afghan election - Associated Press. August 24, 2010
• Taliban stone couple to death for adultery in Afghanistan - Associated Press. August 16, 2010
• US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs - Associated Press. July 31, 2010
• July is deadliest month of Afghan war for US - Associated Press. July 30, 2010
• After years of rebuilding, most Afghans lack power - Associated Press. July 19, 2010
• NATO's June death toll in Afghanistan nears 100 - Agence France Presse. June 28, 2010
• Australian new PM reassures Obama on Afghanistan - Associated Press. June 25, 2010
• Afghan opiate use has doubled in 5 years, UN says - Associated Press. June 23, 2010
• Deadliest days in months for foreign troops in Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. June 8, 2010
• Millions in fund to 'buy off' Taliban - The Telegraph. January 29, 2010.
• Crisis for Hamid Karzai as cabinet rejected - Agence France Presse. January 4, 2010

• Obama's Afghanistan plan to last for years - Melbourne Age. December 8, 2009
• NATO countries to send 5,000 more troops to fight war in Afganistan - The Times. December 4, 2009
• Obama Announces 30,000 more troops to head to Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. December 2, 2009
• Rudd to boost Afghanistan war effort - The Australian. December 1, 2009
• Afghanistan's private sector struggles with overwhelming corruption - Agence France Presse. November 29, 2009
• US to send more troops 'to finish the job' in Afghanistan - Sydney Morning Herald. November 26, 2009
• British army tells soldiers to bribe Taliban - The Times. November 17, 2009
• White House urged to boost troop numbers - The Guardian. November 14, 2009
• We're in Afghanistan for the long haul: Rudd - Sydney Morning Herald. November 12, 2009
• US envoy warns Obama against sending more troops to Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. November 12, 2009
• UN evacuates staff from Afghanistan - Sydney Morning Herald. November 6, 2009
• Obama changes pace on Afghanistan - Melbourne Age. November 4, 2009
• Karzai steals presidency as Afghanistan's one-man poll cancelled - Sydney Morning Herald. November 3, 2009
• Karzai rival pulls out of run-off poll - Sydney Morning Herald. November 2, 2009
• Abdullah's withdrawal leaves Afghanistan with a stained president - Sydney Morning Herald. November 2, 2009
• Afghan run-off 'already rigged' in tribal south, warns monitor - The Telegraph. October 29, 2009
• Fears Afghan runoff will be fixed - The Australian. October 23, 2009
• UN moves to keep Afghan election clean - Sydney Morning Herald. October 22, 2009
• Karzai accepts run-off election - Sydney Morning Herald. October 21, 2009
• New poll, same old woes for Afghans - Sydney Morning Herald. October 21, 2009
• Karzai loyalists block results of poll review - Sydney Morning Herald. October 20, 2009
• Runner-up in Afghan election seeks interim government - Associated Press. October 20, 2009
• Payments to Taliban widespread - The Australian. October 17, 2009
• Afghan poll fraud inquiry will trigger run-off - Washington Post. October 17, 2009
• British public's anger at Afghanistan war grows - The Australian. October 15, 2009
• Obama approves 13,000 more troops to Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. October 14, 2009
• Massive waste of aid harms Afghan campaign, says specialist - Sydney Morning Herald. October 14, 2009
• United Nations envoy Kai Eide concedes Afghan poll flaws - Agence France Presse. October 12, 2009
• Top US troop request exceeds 60,000 - Wall Street Journal. October 9, 2009
• New evidence of widespread fraud in Afghan presidential poll - Washington Post. October 8, 2009
• Obama woos Congress on Afghan war - Sydney Morning Herald. October 7, 2009
• Obama faces pressure on Afghan strategy - Melbourne Age. October 6, 2009
• General in tug-of-war on Afghanistan strategy - Melbourne Age. October 3, 2009
• General Stanley McChrystal opts for 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan - The Australian. September 29, 2009
• War in Afghanistan splits the nation - Sydney Morning Herald. September 28, 2009
• Powell warning to Obama on Afghanistan - New York Times. September 28, 2009
• US General Stanley McChrystal denies Afghanistan rift - Agence France Presse. September 25, 2009
• US forced to rethink on Afghanistan - Sydney Morning Herald. September 24, 2009
• General under fire on rising Afghanistan toll - Washington Post. September 24, 2009
• Top general calls for more troops in Afghanistan - Washington Post. September 22, 2009
• Hamid Karzai rejects second round - Agence France Presse. September 19, 2009
• Obama faces divisive decision over Afghan troop increase - Sydney Morning Herald. September 17, 2009
• Mission splits over how to deal with Afghan election fraud - The Telegraph. September 17, 2009
• Afghanistan: EU observers say 1.5 million 'suspicious' ballots - Adnkronos International. September 16, 2009
• Recount ordered at 10 percent of Afghan vote sites - Associated Press. September 15, 2009
• US tries to force Karzai into unity pact - The Telegraph. September 14, 2009
• European public turns against Afghan war - Agence France Presse. September 10, 2009
• UN-backed commission orders Afghan vote recounts - Associated Press. September 8, 2009
• Afghanistan poll 'fraud en masse' - Melbourne Age. September 8, 2009
• Afghan journalist jailed for downloading women's rights article pardoned - Agence France Presse. September 8, 2009
• Obama faces tide of opposition to Afghan war - The Telegraph. September 7, 2009
• US surge likely in Afghan conflict - The Australian. September 5, 2009
• Exhaustion sets in as body count rises in Afghanistan - Melbourne Age. September 5, 2009
• Dozens die in NATO strike in Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. September 4, 2009
• Afghan poll fraud claims grow - The Telegraph. September 4, 2009
• Britain pays a high price in Afghanistan - The Telegraph. August 28, 2009
• Push by US commanders to boost Afghan war troops - The Australian. August 26, 2009.
• 2009 deadliest year for foreign troops in Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. August 26, 2009
• US military chiefs call for more troops in Afghanistan - Melbourne Age. August 25, 2009
• Karzai stole election, main rival declares - Sydney Morning Herald. August 25, 2009
• Both sides allege fraud in Afghan election - Associated Press. August 24, 2009
• Villains and clowns dominate Afghan electoral theatre - Labour Party Pakistan. August 22, 2009
• Karzai and rival both claim victory - The Australian. August 22, 2009
• Women activists condemn Afghan marriage law - Associated Press. August 18, 2009
• Afghans sold out by their 'saviour' - Melbourne Age. August 18, 2009
• Mass rally on last Afghan campaign day - Agence France Presse. August 17, 2009
• 'Barbaric laws' reverse Afghan women's rights - The Gaurdian. August 16, 2009
• Taliban gaining upper hand in Afghanistan  - The Australian. August 11, 2009
• Afghan President accused of cheating voters - Sydney Morning Herald. August 11, 2009
• Afghan war will exceed cost of Iraq, say experts - Sydney Morning Herald. August 10, 2009
• US set to ask Australia for more help in Afghan war - Sydney Morning Herald. July 31, 2009.
• Soldier killed in 'unwinnable' war in Afghanistan - Sydney Morning Herald. July 20, 2009
• Australian military covered up shooting of Afghan family - Melbourne Age. May 11, 2009
• Australia to boost Afghanistan war effort - The Australian. April 7, 2009
• More Australian troops for Afghanistan after expected US request - The Australian. April 1, 2009
• Damning report on intelligence co-operation in Afghanistan - The Guardian (UK). March 7, 2009
• Afghan public opinion turning against presence of US forces - Washington Post. February 23, 2009
• Obama sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan - Agence France Presse. February 18, 2009

• Afghanistan: A woman's lot - Sydney Morning Herald. November 22, 2008
• Afghans increasingly pessimistic: survey - Agence France Presse. October 28, 2008