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  December 2002 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A timeline of events in the news for December, 2002.
In November 2002, Korea admitted that it is working on a weapons of mass destruction program in response to "imperialist threats." The United States states it does not trust the North Koreans.
An Indian court sentenced three men to death for treason, for their assistance in helping five gunmen prepare for the December 13, 2001 attack on the national Parliament which killed nine people and nearly triggered a war with nuclear rival Pakistan.
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 Afghanistan timeline December 2002 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Gardez province of Afghanistan, five people were killed and six wounded when guests at a wedding party fired a rocket propelled grenade into the air, only to have it land nearby and explode.
A second prisoner died (the first one dying on December 3, 2002) at the makeshift prison in the United States compound at an Afghan base north of Kabul.
Three people were killed and five wounded in a gun battle between police and fighters of a military commander in the southern city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afghanistan_timeline_December_2002   (683 words)

  
 Afghanistan Details, Meaning Afghanistan Article and Explanation Guide
The Afghanistan nation-state as it is known today came into existence in 1746 under the Durrani Empire, but control was ceded to the United Kingdom until King Amanullah acceded to the throne in 1919.
Afghanistan is a mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest.
Afghanistan is an extremely poor country, highly dependent on farming and livestock raising.
www.e-paranoids.com /a/af/afghanistan.html   (1762 words)

  
 Afghanistan timeline December 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In Kabul, Afghanistan, near the city's airport, five Afghan security officials detaining a suspect were killed when their vehicle exploded.
In Shehroba, Afghanistan, at least five Afghan soldiers were killed and commander Naik Mohammad was wounded in an attack by Taliban forces.
In Jalalabad, Afghanistan, at least three bodyguards of commander Esmatullah Muabat and two soldiers of the Jalalabad militia force were in a clash against U.S soldiers at a maternity hospital as the soldiers tried to arrest Muabat.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/afghanistan_timeline_december_2003   (2717 words)

  
 Afghanistan timeline December 2002 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The shooting prompted (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) U.S. forces to call in an airstrike on a building where the guard was believed hiding.
The Afghan Cable Center in (A town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)) Jalalabad, which had been broadcasting more than 20 foreign television channels, was closed down by a special decision of the Afghanistan Supreme Court presided over by chief justice Mowlawi Fazl Hadi Shinwari.
A group of armed (A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan) Afghans patrolling outside Shindand air base stopped another group of armed Afghans on the roadside.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Af/Afghanistan_timeline_December_2002.htm   (435 words)

  
 Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Afghanistan to Take Guantanamo Detainees The Bush administration is negotiating the transfer of nearly 70 percent of the detainees at the US detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to three countries as part of a plan, officials said, to share the burden of keeping suspected terrorists behind bars.
Afghanistan has become the hub of a global network of detention centers, the frontline in America's 'war on terror', where arrest can be random and allegations of torture commonplace.
Afghanistan remains in the grip of the most debilitating drought in living memory, now in its seventh year.
www.interactorg.com /Afghanistan.htm   (7591 words)

  
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It argues that `post-conflict' peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan may depend on a dramatic expansion of institutionalized economic interdependence: this will not necessarily require obeisance to standard international policy paradigms and it will have to draw on existing patterns of interdependence, even though many of these are rooted in brutally exploitative war economy conditions.
Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.; Establishment of a workable government; Election of the Loya Jirga, the country's legislative body.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 was a major cause of worldwide anxiety and a turning point in international politics.
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 Afghanistan timeline December 2002 . December 29 . Pakistan . December 2 . December 1
A Pakistan Pakistani border guard shot and wounded a U.S. soldier in the head in eastern Afghanistan s Paktika province, just a few hundred yards from Pakistan s border.
From 1988 to 1998, Pakistan was ruled by civilian governments, alternately headed by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, who were each elected twice and removed from office on charges of corruption.
December 2 is the 336th day 337th on leap years of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Afghanistan_timeline_December_2002   (546 words)

  
 CNN.com - Timeline: U.S. military deaths in war against terror - March 7, 2002
Timeline: U.S. military deaths in war against terror
The crash appears to be the result of a mechanical failure.
Also, six U.S. service members die in a firefight after their chopper is hit by enemy fire and crash-lands in rugged terrain in eastern Afghanistan.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/central/03/07/ret.timeline.war.deaths   (295 words)

  
 CBS News | Al Qaeda: Training In Afghanistan | December 18, 2002 07:58:35
In Washington, a counterterrorism official said the Bush administration is aware of al Qaeda activity in Afghanistan, but said no major training activity was going on.
More than a year after a U.S.-led coalition ousted Afghanistan's former Taliban rulers, who harbored bin Laden and his followers, the report said "one of the most recent developments to come to light is the apparent activation of new, albeit simple, training camps in eastern Afghanistan" for al Qaeda supporters.
But he said since U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan were constantly looking for such facilities, these camps were "small, discreet and mobile" and did not stay in one place for too long.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/12/17/attack/main533401.shtml   (993 words)

  
 Afghanistan Online: Chronological History of Afghanistan--Part IV
Soviet Union defeated by Afghanistan, total withdrawal by the Soviets occurred on Feb. 15, 1989.
September--The ex-king of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, calls for a grand assembly, or Loya Jirga to discuss ways of bringing peace to the country.
December-- UN Security Council Resolution 1333 is adopted; additional sanctions against the Taliban for their continuing support of terrorism and cultivation of narcotics, etc.
www.afghan-web.com /history/chron/index4.html   (1049 words)

  
 Versace Fall 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Earth Summit 2002 The World Summit on Sustainable Development, or Earth Summit took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 26 to September 4, 2002 to discuss sustainable development issues.
It was organised by the United Nations and gathered a number of leaders of nations, businesses and non-government organisations.
December 2002 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - --> A timeline of events in the news for December, 2002.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The shooting prompted United States U.S. forces to call in an airstrike on a building where the guard was believed hiding.
The soldier was evacuated to the United States U.S. military's medical center in Landstuhl, Germany, then transferred to a nearby Germany German hospital for more specific neurology neurological treatment, and a week later flown home to the United States.
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Afghanistan timeline December 2002.
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 Heritage Timeline - Aga Khan - 2002
2002, December 4: Asia-Plus news agency, Dushanbe: "We commend the level of cooperation with France, but I think that it is time to give our relations a new impetus," Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov said in an interview with an Asia-Plus correspondent aboard the aircraft on the way to France yesterday...
By December, for the first time in four centuries, water will again flow at a stately pace through a system of hand-chiseled sandstone channels and gurgle from fountains at the center of the garden's square pools.
The preliminary estimates of a foreign-funded study, titled 'Dimensions of the non-profit sector in Pakistan', rejected the notion that the non-profit sector was thriving on funds generated or raised by foreign agencies or donors.
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 Context of 'December 13, 2002'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This page shows all events that either reference, or are referenced by, the event 'December 13, 2002'.
Before proceeding further, however, Unocal needs to execute agreements with Pakistan and Afghanistan; Pakistan and Ahmed Shah Massoud's government in Afghanistan, however, have already signed a pipeline deal with an Argentinean company.
It is reported that Kissinger is (or has been) a consultant for Unocal, the oil corporation, and was involved in plans to build pipelines through Afghanistan (see September-October 1995).
www.cooperativeresearch.org /context.jsp?item=a121302kissingerresigns   (516 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Country profiles | Timeline: Afghanistan
2002 July - Vice-President Haji Abdul Qadir is assassinated by gunmen in Kabul.
2002 December - President Karzai and Pakistani, Turkmen leaders sign agreement paving way for construction of gas pipeline through Afghanistan, carrying Turkmen gas to Pakistan.
He is sworn in, amid tight security, in December.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/south_asia/1162108.stm   (1187 words)

  
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A presidential timeline was added to the Post Civil War section.
February 3, 2002: The Authentic History Center is currently undergoing a major restructuring.
Sources covering the ongoing war against terrorism are being collected and will be updated some time in the future.
www.authentichistory.com /news_2002-2003.html   (1403 words)

  
 Context of 'December 9, 2002'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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December 9, 2002: Special Forces in Afghanistan Back Away from Risky Operations
Soldiers traced the timidity to an incident in June 2002 called Operation Full Throttle, which resulted in the death of 34 civilians.
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 Archives | MetaFilter
The detailed timeline, art criticism, terrorist bios and info about 1970s terror groups in the Mid-East and South America make fascinating reading.
Best Ideas Of 2002: From 'The Ambulance-Homicide Theory' to 'Women Are Just as Jealous as Men', the NYTM 2nd Annual Year in Ideas details 97 recent Gibsonian additions to life in these modern times.
Euro diffusion: "On January 2002 twelve European countries [plus San Marino, the Vatican and Monaco] have welcomed the euro as their new coin.
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 Afghanistan timeline December 2003 - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
U.S. -led and Afghan forces wounded two rebels and detained 15 in Sayed Karam district, Paktika province.
Rebel forces fired on a U.S. -led coalition convoy near Gardez, in Paktia province, Afghanistan.
Several rockets landed near the U.S. -led base in Orgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan.
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 Iran quietly signals an openness to terror fight | csmonitor.com
Iran was aware that the US would be given any information gleaned from the Al Qaeda fighters, who entered Iran from Afghanistan over several months and were expelled in June, said the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, in interviews with The Washington Post and ABC News over the weekend.
Instead, the Pentagon accused Iran of meddling in Afghanistan, an arms shipment with Iranian ties was found en route to Palestinian militants, and Mr.
"At the beginning of last December, Iranians would have been open to the same kind of cooperation on Iraq as they turned out to be on Afghanistan, but they revised their view in light of the nose-dive in relations," says Rosemary Hollis, an analyst at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London.
www.csmonitor.com /2002/0813/p01s02-wome.html   (915 words)

  
 B-52. Who is B-52? What is B-52? Where is B-52? Definition of B-52. Meaning of B-52.
In addition, it can carry the conventional cruise missile that was launched in several contingencies during the 1990s, starting with Operation Desert Storm and culminating with Operation Allied Force.
The B-52 contributed to the U.S. success in Afghanistan, providing the ability to loiter high over the battlefield and provide Close Air Support (CAS) through the use of precision guided munitions.
The long range and endurance of the B-52 provided a U.S. presence unmatched by any other combat aircraft.
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According to the order, James admitted paying $5,500 to Muhammad, an acquaintance from their previous home in Antigua, to provide her and her son with fake identification and airline tickets for separate journeys to the United States.
After the December 2001 arrest in Bellingham, Washington, where she went to pry her son from the clutches of John Muhammad, she delayed deportation proceedings by filing a false claim that her marriage to Neal had ended because of abuse.
Those that are shifted to Iraq are not available for duty in Afghanistan, Yemen or whichever parts of Pakistan we're secretly operating in.
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 AFGHANISTAN TIMELINE DECEMBER 2003
Two Indian workers were kidnapped near Shahjoy in Zabul province, Afghanistan.
At least eight people, including three children, were killed when U.S forces bombed a house near Ghazni, Afghanistan.
U.S. intelligence had information that Taliban fighters were preparing an attack from the house.
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The committee employed secret agents abroad, conducted covert operations, devised codes and ciphers, funded propaganda activities, authorized the opening of private mail, acquired foreign publications for use in analysis, established a courier system, and developed a maritime capability apart from that of the Navy.
It met secretly in December 1775 with a French intelligence agent who visited Philadelphia under cover as a Flemish merchant, and engaged in regular communications with Britons and Scots who sympathized with the American cause.
In December 1774, Revere rode to the Oyster River in New Hampshire with a report that the British, under General Gage, intended to seize Fort William and Mary.
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 Encyclopedia: Afghanistan-timeline-December-2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Updated 225 days 5 hours 52 minutes ago.
A Pakistani border guard shot and wounded a Afghanistan's Paktika province, just a few hundred yards from Pakistan's border.
Japan's defense minister Shigeru Ishiba denied that its government had decided to send a high_tech Aegis destroyer to back up U.S. military action in Afghan commander Amanullah Khan launched an attack on positions held by the governor of Herat province, Ismail Khan, in the Zeer Koh area six miles from Shindand air base.
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 World, December 12, 2002 Timeline
Pyongyang regards a joint agreement with the United States, Japan and South Korea as defunct
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Uefa's voted in favour of the Austrian-Swiss bid ahead of 6 other contenders, including Scotland and Ireland
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 A Changed World: Daily Update | csmonitor.com
Look at Afghanistan's ethnic balance, and profiles of the country's current and future leaders.
Learn about the history and geography of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
A pictoral look at how the world observed the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America.
www.csmonitor.com /2002/1213/dailyUpdate.html   (1340 words)

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