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Girl, eight, sold to Afghan police officer as his bride

06.10.11
Ten years after British forces entered war ravaged Afghanistan, the Standard has uncovered shocking evidence of an eight-year-old girl who was married off to a policeman for cash... more

Street honours soldier killed by the Taliban

03.02.11
A soldier who died in a firefight with the Taliban has had a road named after him close to where he grew up... more

Sergeant who saved seven of his comrades is honoured

24.09.10
Soldier who helped save seven colleagues from drowning after their vehicle rolled into a canal in Afghanistan is honoured for bravery... more

Extremists behind demo at soldiers' parade use names of terrorists

18.06.10
Muslim extremists behind a YouTube rant posted eight days before a scuffle during a homecoming parade of British troops were revealed... more

Muslims and extremists clash as soldiers march through Barking

15.06.10
Muslim extremists and far-Right groups fought in Barking today, just before soldiers returning from Afghanistan were to parade through the town... more

Last soldiers return from Afghan ‘bandit country’

23.04.10
Last British soldiers to leave one of the most fiercely contested areas of Afghanistan return home ... more

‘Courageous and dedicated’: tributes to Afghan fallen

18.03.10
Tributes are paid to two British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan... more

Soldier dies three weeks after bomb patrol in Helmand

16.03.10
Soldier injured by an explosion in Afghanistan dies in hospital in Britain after a three-week fight for life... more

Meet the weekend warriors helping fight the Taliban

13.01.10
Members of the reserve forces are being relied upon to help win the war against the Taliban... more

Photographer flown home after losing foot in explosion

11.01.10
A newspaper photographer who suffered serious injuries in an explosion in Afghanistan which killed British journalist Rupert Hamer has been flown back to Britain... more

Special Forces Para is fourth soldier to die in four days

23.12.09
Soldier from the Special Forces Support Group has been killed in Afghanistan, it was announced this afternoon... more

More Chinooks for Helmand 'signal another 10 years of war'

15.12.09
A huge defence shake-up to fund helicopters and vital equipment for Afghanistan fuelled fears that troops will be embroiled in the war there for years to come... more

TA soldiers still not getting paid despite Brown budget retreat

09.12.09
Soldiers in the Territorial Army are still not being paid for training despite a climbdown by Gordon Brown, who promised to reverse a £20million budget cut... more

Soldier’s mother accuses politicians of having ‘blood on their hands’

08.12.09
Ministers accused of having 'blood on their hands' after this year’s British military death toll in Afghanistan rose to 100... more

Gordon Brown: Sorry if you can’t read my handwriting

09.11.09
Latest: Gordon Brown apologises for his poor handwriting and for misspelling the name of a dead soldier in a letter to the young man’s mother... more

Linford Christie’s niece is the first black Miss England

21.07.09
Linford Christie's niece has been crowned the first black Miss England in the competition’s history... more

Extremists could escape charges in new police tactic

10.07.09
Police will be told not to charge Islamist extremists who are in the “grey area” of criminality in an attempt to stop them becoming radicalised further... more

Extremist Choudary probed over call to 'hide terror clues'

19.03.09
Radical Muslim Anjem Choudary could face a police inquiry over calls to his followers to hide evidence from investigators... more

Ex-Met chief Ghaffur says Luton chants and placards incited hatred

13.03.09
A former Met officer who was Britain’s most senior Muslim policeman has condemned this week’s protest against troops returning from Iraq... more

Luton protester's job at airport is reviewed

12.03.09
The Luton airport baggage handler who was revealed as a member of a hardline Islamist group which staged a demonstration against British troops is to have his job reviewed, his employers have said... more

Banned cleric: I'm proud of Iraq protesters

11.03.09
A banned Muslim cleric said how "proud" he was of protesters who disrupted a homecoming parade of soldiers from Iraq as Gordon Brown called on the public to turn out in support of British troops... more

Muslims insult returning troops

10.03.09
Muslim extremists hurled abuse at British soldiers during a homecoming procession in Luton... more

Let me fight...last plea as captain lay fatally injured

10.11.08
An army captain pleaded with medics to allow him to return to battle after he was mortally wounded in Afghanistan, an inquest heard... more

Memorial plaque stolen from soldier's grave for scrap trade

08.07.08
Thieves have stolen a plaque from the grave of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to sell for scrap metal... more


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