Historic monuments are being restored in Afghanistan ahead of the 2014 deadline when authority will be handed back over to the Afghan government... more
The level of violence in Afghanistan this winter has taken the allied and Afghan military command by surprise but they believe there are signs that the Taliban are being defeated in key areas... more
A British soldier killed in Afghanistan was a victim of “friendly fire” when an American warplane strafed the wrong area, it was revealed this afternoon... more
Commentary: The Afghan army is criticised for being ill-disciplined and poorly motivated - problems associated with stress, fatigue and low morale... more
Withdrawal of British troops from the Sangin area of Afghanistan is not 'some sort of retreat', the British deputy commander of the international force there insisted... more
British forces face ongoing battle to win the hearts and minds of Afghans as the early stages of a major offensive to capture Taliban strongholds were declared a success... more
Afghan troops fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a Nato convoy in an apparent "road rage" incident on Kabul's busiest highway, it has been revealed... more
The outline of a new co-ordinated action plan for Afghanistan is emerging from the shadows - and it is likely to mean that British fighting troops leave the country much sooner than most have been predicting.... more
The man who briefs Obama's team has a new mission: to clean up British politics. Will Parliament prove even more dangerous for Rory Stewart than Kabul or Iraq?... more
President Obama’s message to European leaders at the Nato summit in Strasbourg has gone straight to the heart of the biggest dilemma facing the organisation, today celebrating its 60th birthday: what to do about Afghanistan... more
A human rights campaigner has accused the Ministry of Defence of smearing her by claiming she had an affair with an Army colonel in Afghanistan... more
The Army corporal who was personal interpreter to Britain's top general in Afghanistan was jailed for 10 years at the Old Bailey for spying for Iran... more
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