For the Love of a Son: One Afghan Woman's Quest for Her Stolen Child

sending in an
additional 17,000 troops. Twenty NATO countries pledge to increase
their military commitments to Afghanistan.
    2009 : President
Barack Obama announces a new US strategy for US personnel to train
Afghan army and police.
    2009 : The United
States military launches a new offensive against the Taliban in the
Helmand province.
    2009 : Afghan
presidential and provincial elections are held amid accusations of
voter fraud.
    2009 : Hamid
Karzai is declared the winner of the presidential election against
opponent Abdullah Abdullah. Due to accusations of voter fraud, a
run-off is called, but Abdullah Abdullah pulls out of the race
before the election can be held.
    2009 : President
Hamid Karzai is sworn in for a second term.
    2009 : US
President Barack Obama boosts US troop numbers by another 30,000,
bringing the total to 100,000, although the President announces at
the same time that the United States will begin to withdraw their
troops during the year 2011.
    2009 : Seven CIA
agents are killed on a US military base in Khost when an Al-Qaeda
double agent succeeds in a suicide bombing.
    2010 : Taliban
suicide bombers and gunmen launch a bold attack in Kabul, leaving
twelve people dead, including seven militants.
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