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2012 In Afghanistan
Events from the year 2012 in Afghanistan. Incumbents * President: Hamid Karzai * First Vice President: Mohammed Fahim * Second Vice President: Karim Khalili * Chief Justice: Abdul Salam Azimi Events January * January 1 - President Hamid Karzai said police will arrest members of a family accused of torturing and illegally detaining their son's teenage wife Sahar Gul for the past six months while trying to force her into a life of crime, and that whoever used violence against the 15-year-old in northeastern Baghlan Province must be punished. * January 3 - War in Afghanistan (2001–present) ** A suicide bomber kills four civilians and a police officer in Kandahar. ** At least twelve people are killed in three bombing attacks in southern Afghanistan. *January 20 - Taliban fighters in Afghanistan were enraged by a video which shows U.S. marines urinating on three corpses, believed to be insurgents, and some said they did not understand their leadership's relatively measured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US And Afghan Soldiers On A Mission To Disrupt Taliban, 2012
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