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The following items form a partial timeline of the War in Afghanistan. For events prior to October 7, 2001, see 2001 in Afghanistan.
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- ↑ Qayoom Suroush (2010-09-27). "The "Reformists" Parliamentary Group Split the Parliament". Bamdad. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ Lataria Farshad (2011-08-27). "A parliamentarian addresses Saturday's Wolesi Jirga session in Kabul". Pahjwok Afghan News. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
Female MP Simeen Barakzai, who was recently unseated by the Wolesi Jirga, put her veil over the face of Kunar MP Molavi Shahzada Shahid after he announced his support for the Independent Election Commission (IEC)’s decision.
- ↑ Ghanizada (2012-02-13). "15 Afghan civilians and kids killed in NATO air raid". Khaama Press. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
Chief of the investigations committee Mawlawi Shahzada Shahid who visited Kunar said, at least 7 Afghan civilians most of them from a single family was killed during NATO air raid at Soki district in eastern Kunar province.
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