http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-475-afghanistan/topic-rss.do Afghanistan RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23817077-george-medal-for-lambeth-soldier-just-doing-his-job.do Soldier from Lambeth who displayed 'sheer personal courage and startling determination' trying to help a fallen colleague in Afghanistan is awarded the George Medal for bravery Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:45:33 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23817077-george-medal-for-lambeth-soldier-just-doing-his-job.do 2010-03-19T12:45:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816937-pakistan-arrests-destroyed-talks-with-taliban.do Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:49:29 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816937-pakistan-arrests-destroyed-talks-with-taliban.do 2010-03-19T11:49:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23817085-prince-harry-to-join-amputee-soldiers-on-trek-to-pole.do Prince Harry is planning to join amputee soldiers on a world record-setting expedition to the North Pole Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:40:34 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23817085-prince-harry-to-join-amputee-soldiers-on-trek-to-pole.do 2010-03-19T13:40:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816717-courageous-and-dedicated-tributes-to-afghan-fallen.do Tributes are paid to two British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:10:46 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816717-courageous-and-dedicated-tributes-to-afghan-fallen.do 2010-03-18T15:10:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816747-george-cross-honour-for-bomb-disposal-experts.do Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:23:20 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816747-george-cross-honour-for-bomb-disposal-experts.do 2010-03-18T15:23:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816468-woman-soldiers-team-of-engineers-defy-taliban-to-tame-fatal-bomb-alley.do Deadly route through a 'bomb alley' in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of two British soldiers has been rebuilt by a team led by a woman soldier from Wimbledon Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:25:35 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816468-woman-soldiers-team-of-engineers-defy-taliban-to-tame-fatal-bomb-alley.do 2010-03-18T10:25:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23815994-two-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan.do Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:55:17 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23815994-two-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan.do 2010-03-17T08:55:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816061-afghan-suicide-bombers-shot-dead-by-guards.do Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:52:35 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23816061-afghan-suicide-bombers-shot-dead-by-guards.do 2010-03-17T10:52:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23815684-soldier-dies-three-weeks-after-bomb-patrol-in-helmand.do Soldier injured by an explosion in Afghanistan dies in hospital in Britain after a three-week fight for life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:13 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23815684-soldier-dies-three-weeks-after-bomb-patrol-in-helmand.do 2010-03-16T12:00:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23813102-bob-ainsworth-defends-gordon-brown-over-iraq-claims.do Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warns public to prepare for more British deaths in Afghanistan as the armed forces seek to defend areas seized from the Taliban Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:28:51 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23813102-bob-ainsworth-defends-gordon-brown-over-iraq-claims.do 2010-03-08T14:28:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23811334-soldier-killed-at-afghan-checkpoint.do Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:57:11 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23811334-soldier-killed-at-afghan-checkpoint.do 2010-03-02T14:57:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810981-first-woman-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-died-inside-snatch-mobile-coffin.do First woman soldier to be killed in Afghanistan died with three comrades in a vehicle so lightly armoured it caused 'concern' among troops, an inquest hears Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:23:29 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810981-first-woman-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-died-inside-snatch-mobile-coffin.do 2010-03-01T15:23:29Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810238-taliban-suicide-bombers-kill-17-in-attacks-on-kabul-hotels-used-by-foreigners.do Taliban suicide bombers kill 17 civilians in a dawn attack on hotels used by foreigners in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:21:01 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23810238-taliban-suicide-bombers-kill-17-in-attacks-on-kabul-hotels-used-by-foreigners.do 2010-02-26T11:21:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23809972-bomb-kills-raf-airman-on-patrol-near-kandahar-airport.do An RAF airman who was patrolling outside Nato’s main international airbase in Afghanistan in a lightly-armoured vehicle has been killed by a hidden bomb Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:40:43 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23809972-bomb-kills-raf-airman-on-patrol-near-kandahar-airport.do 2010-02-25T12:40:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23808432-funeral-for-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan.do Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:48:15 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23808432-funeral-for-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan.do 2010-02-22T10:48:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23804899-recovery-units-to-help-get-troops-back-to-afghanistan.do An initiative has been launched to speed up the treatment of wounded soldiers to boost the number of troops able to be deployed to Afghanistan Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:06:07 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23804899-recovery-units-to-help-get-troops-back-to-afghanistan.do 2010-02-11T13:06:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23804139-avalanches-kill-157-in-afghan-mountain-pass.do Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:55:39 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23804139-avalanches-kill-157-in-afghan-mountain-pass.do 2010-02-10T11:55:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23803403-british-death-toll-in-afghanistan-now-equals-the-falklands-war.do Two British soldiers have been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan — raising the death toll to match the fatalities of the Falklands War Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:35:36 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23803403-british-death-toll-in-afghanistan-now-equals-the-falklands-war.do 2010-02-08T12:35:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23802678-bomb-blast-kills-three-at-dog-fight-in-afghanistan.do A motorcycle bomb strikes a crowd on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, killing at least three people and wounding 26 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:31:27 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23802678-bomb-blast-kills-three-at-dog-fight-in-afghanistan.do 2010-02-05T10:31:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23802508-new-drive-to-push-tlaiban-out-of-helmand.do Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:16:21 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23802508-new-drive-to-push-tlaiban-out-of-helmand.do 2010-02-04T15:16:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23800409-poverty-is-our-greatest-enemy-in-afghanistan.do The biggest worry of the Afghan people is lack of shelter, jobs, schools, clinics and clean water. And poverty helps the insurgenct, as young Afghans join up purely because they have no options Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:07:26 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23800409-poverty-is-our-greatest-enemy-in-afghanistan.do 2010-01-29T10:07:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23800234-soldier-charged-with-desertion-will-avoid-jail.do Soldier facing jail for desertion and for joining an anti-war march after refusing to return to Afghanistan is to be reprieved Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:20:16 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23800234-soldier-charged-with-desertion-will-avoid-jail.do 2010-01-28T15:20:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23798291-officers-charity-raises-pound-140000.do Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:32:44 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23798291-officers-charity-raises-pound-140000.do 2010-01-22T11:32:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23795732-qinetiq-counts-costs-of-afghan-war-with-new-profits-warning.do Defence group Qinetiq issues its second profits warning in seven weeks, blaming the costs of the war in Afghanistan which will mean lower spending by the British and American governments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:32:37 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23795732-qinetiq-counts-costs-of-afghan-war-with-new-profits-warning.do 2010-01-15T13:32:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23794635-reservists-show-they-are-far-more-than-just-weekend-warriors.do Members of the reserve forces are being relied upon to help win the war against the Taliban Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:43:48 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23794635-reservists-show-they-are-far-more-than-just-weekend-warriors.do 2010-01-13T14:43:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23794634-barack-obama-wants-extra-pound-33-billion-for-afghanistan-and-iraq.do Barack Obama will ask Congress for an extra $33 billion to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of record defence spending of $708 billion Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:37:38 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23794634-barack-obama-wants-extra-pound-33-billion-for-afghanistan-and-iraq.do 2010-01-13T14:37:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23793562-photographer-flown-home-after-losing-leg-in-explosion.do A newspaper photographer who suffered serious injuries in an explosion in Afghanistan which killed British journalist Rupert Hamer has been flown back to Britain Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:33:36 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23793562-photographer-flown-home-after-losing-leg-in-explosion.do 2010-01-11T12:33:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23793748-six-nato-troops-killed-in-afghanistan.do Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:49:49 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23793748-six-nato-troops-killed-in-afghanistan.do 2010-01-11T15:49:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23787641-100th-soldier-to-die-will-be-buried-today.do Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:22:47 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23787641-100th-soldier-to-die-will-be-buried-today.do 2009-12-23T09:22:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23787893-special-forces-para-is-fourth-soldier-to-die-in-four-days.do Soldier from the Special Forces Support Group has been killed in Afghanistan, it was announced this afternoon Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:29:19 GMT http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23787893-special-forces-para-is-fourth-soldier-to-die-in-four-days.do 2009-12-23T15:29:19Z