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2010 Year in Review - Afghanistan

Major World News Stories of 2010 The Taliban Related Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the Nation 2010 People in the News 2010 Places in the News…

April 2017 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the 15 world…

Zakia Zaki Biography

journalistDied: June 5, 2007 (Kabul, Afghanistan) Best Known as: politically active Afghan journalist Afghan journalist, who was shot dead in her home while…

Burton, Sir Richard Francis

(Encyclopedia) Burton, Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, writer, and linguist. He joined (1842) the service of the East India Company and, while stationed in India, acquired a thorough…

Timeline: The Taliban - 2002-2006

Key dates in the history of the Taliban and Contemporary Afghanistan 1979-2000 2001 2002-2006 2006-present 2002 January The Taliban officially capitulates. Seven top…

July 2019 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

November 2001 News and Events

World Five Bosnian Serbs Convicted (Nov. 2): Found guilty by UN tribunal for actions in notorious prison system set up by Serbs during Bosnian war. Moderate Protestant Reelected in Ulster (Nov. 6…

March 2002

WorldHundreds in India Die in Rioting (March 2): Hindu-Muslim clashes in western India claim almost 400, highest losses in nearly a decade. U.S. and Afghan Troops Launch Attack (March 2):…