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The 13-minute phone conversation in full

10.11.09
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US will send 34,000 more troops but not until March

09.11.09
British military chiefs called for a swift troop surge in Afghanistan amid reports that extra US forces may not arrive until March... more

‘Lamentable’ failures led to Nimrod tragedy

28.10.09
Military chiefs were blamed for a mid-air explosion on a Nimrod spy plane that caused the biggest single loss of life of British forces since the Falklands war... more

Gary Lineker and Andrew Flintoff in Taliban attack

05.10.09
Sports legends Andrew Flintoff and Gary Lineker were caught up in a Taliban attack as they made a troop visit in Afghanistan... more

Afghan girl killed in RAF leaflet drop

30.09.09
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10 troops died and ‘only 150 Afghans voted’

26.08.09
As few as 150 people may have voted in the Afghanistan presidential poll in an area of the country seized from the Taliban by British forces at a heavy loss... more

WORLD: Afghans defy the Taliban rockets to vote for ‘peace and security’

20.08.09
Hundreds of people defied Taliban threats and rocket attacks to vote in Afghanistan’s most dangerous province... more

Taliban gaining upper hand, says US commander

10.08.09
Top American commander in Afghanistan is to call for more troops after warning the Taliban has gained the upper hand. ... more

Briton killed in Afghan helicopter

07.07.09
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Student jailed for trying to fight British in Afghanistan

18.06.09
A gap-year student who vowed to battle British soldiers with a Koran in one hand and a Kalashnikov in the other has been jailed... more

Soldier dies in Afghanistan bomb blast

12.06.09
A British soldier has been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan.... more

Carphone founder raises £70m in share sale

11.06.09
David Ross, the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse who is battling to keep his property empire together, today raised over £70 million selling stakes in two listed companies ... more

UK troops fighting British Muslims in Afghanistan

25.02.09
The British Army is facing increasing numbers of British Muslims fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan ... more

Shopping-centre portfolio may have tumbled by £200m

08.12.08
Retail: David Ross is believed to have used his hundreds of millions of pounds worth of shares to get loans for major property investments which have since collapsed in value.... more

'I locked myself in the room and prepared for the worst'

28.11.08
A British lawyer who survived the Mumbai terror attacks has described his life under siege... more

Brown and Cameron clash over who is the closest to Obama

05.11.08
Gordon Brown and David Cameron clashed fiercely in the Commons as both tried to claim Barack Obama’s victory would help them win the next general election... more

British aid worker executed in Afghanistan for being Christian

20.10.08
A British woman aid worker has been shot dead in Afghanistan by Islamic extremists because she was a Christian... more

Army woman dies in secret SAS operation

18.06.08
A woman was among four British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb during a secret mission in Afghanistan... more

Weld's greatest conquest

06.06.08
The trainer has won all over the world but now he has his best chance to land the Epsom Classic ... more

St Paul's will be lit up by tribute to Armed Forces

02.05.08
St Paul's Cathedral is to become a giant billboard promoting the bravery of Britain's servicemen and women... more

William flies home with a fallen hero

30.04.08
Prince William brought back the body of a soldier killed in action during his secret mission to Afghanistan, it was revealed... more

Do you want to become a martyr, the al Qaeda chief asked...

31.03.08
Dramatic details of how the al Qaeda commander behind some of the world's worst terror plots asked a Londoner to target the capital in a suicide attack have been revealed... more

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