. ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁Afghan ▁President ial ▁elections ▁are ▁set ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁between ▁former ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Abd ul lah ▁Abd ul lah ▁and ▁Ash raf ▁Gh ani ▁after ▁no ▁candidate ▁won ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁in ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁May ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 ▁– ▁A ▁lands lide ▁strik es ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Hob o ▁Bar ik ▁in ▁Bad akh sh an ▁province ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 5 0 ▁people ▁dead ▁and ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁people ▁missing . ▁ ▁May ▁ 4 ▁– ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁decl ares ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁national ▁m our ning ▁for ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁mud sl ides . ▁ ▁May ▁ 8 ▁– ▁A ▁road side ▁bomb ▁near ▁the ▁Afghan ▁border ▁in ▁North ▁W az ir istan , ▁Pakistan , ▁k ills ▁eight ▁Pak ist ani ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Tal ib an ▁launch ▁attacks ▁in ▁Bad akh sh an ▁and ▁Lag h man ▁provinces , ▁killing ▁ 1 0 ▁polic emen ▁and ▁three ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁Gun men ▁attack ▁the ▁Indian ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Her at ▁Province . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁announ ces ▁that ▁ 9 , 8 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁troops ▁will ▁stay ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁combat ▁troops ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁May