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Ministry of Defence spent £149 million on an "urgent" upgrade to 900 tanks that are now only being used in training exercises, it was revealed2009-11-23T06:58:47ZMoD spends £149m on tanks unfit for Afghanistan
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Ministry of Defence spent £149 million on an "urgent" upgrade to 900 tanks that are now only being used in training exercises, it was revealed2009-11-23T06:58:47ZUS military chiefs ‘like Martians’ to our troops in Iraq
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Deep splits between British and American military chiefs were laid bare before the Iraq war inquiry hears claims that Tony Blair failed to prepare troops for the aftermath of the invasion2009-11-23T08:56:30ZCheap wheat gives farmers grain of hope in fight against Taliban
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Hundreds of farmers blew into this town, the capital of Helmand, over the weekend - their "tuk tuk" motorbike trucks kicking up clouds of dust - in a peculiarly Afghan gesture of defiance to the Taliban2009-11-23T11:32:41ZTroops abroad 'are deprived of right to vote'
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Ministers are facing demands to ensure that British troops fighting in Afghanistan or based abroad will be able to vote in the general election2009-11-19T15:08:57ZBritish soldier killed in battle is 98th to die
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A military policeman has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. His family have been told2009-11-19T10:28:49ZKarzai begins second term with pledge on corruption
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<strong>Video:</strong> Hamid Karzai was inaugurated as Afghan president for a second term as America and Britain gambled on him tackling government corruption to defeat the Taliban insurgency2009-11-19T09:27:37ZThe best books of the year
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Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months2009-11-19T12:55:23ZAnti-war protest soldier to face military judge
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Serving soldier faces up to 10 years in prison for speaking out against the war in Afghanistan is expected before a military judge to see if he will continue to be held in an Army jail while awaiting trial2009-11-18T07:32:06ZAfghan tactics ‘may be too little, too late’
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Gordon Brown warned that the campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan risks being jeopardised by doing 'too little, too late'2009-11-18T09:22:58Z£45m lottery winner’s Marine son off to war
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The son of Britain’s biggest lottery winner is preparing to fight in Afghanistan, according to reports2009-11-18T07:11:13ZTA soldier killed after two weeks was awaiting kit
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British soldier killed only two weeks after arriving in Afghanistan had complained about a lack of new body armour and helmets, it was revealed this afternoon2009-11-17T13:19:42ZHair transplant for West End's Sir Cameron Mackintosh
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Four decades ago, he was a backstage assistant on a show which epitomised the Sixties counter-culture2009-11-17T10:32:54ZArmy’s latest tactic to defeat Taliban... give them bags of gold
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<b>NEW:</b> British forces in Afghanistan should bribe potential insurgents to stop them joining the Taliban, according to a new Army manual2009-11-17T06:41:02ZMiliband: Afghan war is not a fight to the death
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Britain is not engaged in a fight to the death with the Taliban, David Miliband said2009-11-17T15:50:13ZOld Bailey bomber held over soldier deaths
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2009-11-17T14:50:34ZHeroin wars, loan sharks and executions: the Turkish gangs terrorising north London
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In a brave but disturbing interview, a law-abiding kebab shop owner sheds light on the thugs who caused him to flee his home, family and business in fear of his life2009-11-17T09:09:37ZHome Secretary defends ‘danger bonuses’ worth millions to MoD officials
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<b>Video:</b> Home Secretary Alan Johnson defends bonuses paid to civil servants in the Ministry of Defence despite backlash from families of British troops killed in Afghanistan2009-11-12T06:53:31ZWe must support the US in Afghanistan
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The war in Afghanistan is - notwithstanding the steady toll of British deaths and the deployment of more than 9,000 personnel - largely being fought by the Americans2009-11-11T09:08:48ZObama wants Nato to send troops for 'surge'
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Barack Obama is on a collision course with many of the Nato allies over their refusal so far to deploy more troops to Afghanistan2009-11-11T11:55:18ZUS will send 34,000 more troops but not until March
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British military chiefs called for a swift troop surge in Afghanistan amid reports that extra US forces may not arrive until March2009-11-09T10:52:58ZSenior Labour MP calls for pull-out from Afghanistan
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Gordon Brown's Afghanistan strategy faces an unprecedented challenge after a senior Labour MP broke rank to call for the phased withdrawal of British troops2009-11-04T09:20:06ZDon’t give up on the people. We must tackle the police who let them down
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2009-11-04T14:05:01Z'The patrol protects a bridge used by farmers daily'
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The operation in Nad e-Ali was described in a blog posted on 26 October by Major Paul Smyth, right, from the UK Forces Media Ops team. The team is located in Helmand at the Task Force HQ and in London at PJHQ and works to support the coalition forces together with the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development.2009-11-04T09:18:13ZObama ready to pay Taliban who lay down their weapons
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President Obama is expected to sign a Bill that would allow payments to Taliban fighters if they renounce violence2009-10-28T09:13:00ZThe road to peace cannot be built by democracy alone
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The chaos of Afghanistan's election has focused minds on a grave and unsolved conundrum of the post-9/11 world: how does a society move from dictatorship to democracy without violence?2009-10-22T07:40:00ZModest increase smacks of muddling through
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Gordon Brown is drawing a line in the sand, or rather the dust of Helmand, with the long expected announcement that he is to increase the number of British troops in Afghanistan - for a limited period2009-10-14T13:15:49ZPM agrees to Army’s request for 2,000 troops
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Gordon Brown is ready to order up to 2,000 extra troops to Afghanistan as Barack Obama weighs up whether to order a 'surge' of American troops into the country2009-10-09T06:30:22ZPlundered treasures seized at Heathrow go on show in Kabul
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Dozens of stolen Afghan antiquities have gone on show in Kabul after British customs officials seized them as they were smuggled through Heathrow.2009-10-07T11:15:49ZTributes to soldier killed in Afghanistan
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