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Karzai begins second term with pledge on corruption

19.11.09
Video: 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 insurgency... more

Six hurt in Taliban attack on military convoy near US base

13.11.09
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near a US base on the outskirts of Kabul that left at least six people wounded... more

Obama insists on exit strategy before sending extra troops

12.11.09
Barack Obama has rejected all the options put forward by advisers on the war in Afghanistan because they do not have a clear enough exit strategy, it emerged... more

Afghanistan: Obama must decide soon

28.10.09
The bombings of Kabul's principal hotel destination for Westerners and of a hostel approved for UN workers underline the scale of the challenge facing Nato in Afghanistan ahead of the presidential election runoff... more

Suicide bomb kills 10 in Kabul

08.10.09
A TRUCK bomb killed up to 10 people and wounded more than 60 in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul early today.... more

Plundered treasures seized at Heathrow go on show in Kabul

07.10.09
Dozens of stolen Afghan antiquities have gone on show in Kabul after British customs officials seized them as they were smuggled through Heathrow.... more

Stansted hijack airline applies to restart flights from Kabul

05.10.09
It is better known for disasters and hijacking than in-flight service, but one of the world's most notorious airlines could be flying to London by next spring... more

America taps into expertise of a leader we put out to grass

18.09.09
As the world awaits the new allied strategy for Afghanistan, two British generals have sounded a surprising, if suitably cautious, note of optimism about the prospects for success.... more

I dream of my country… final blog of interpreter

09.09.09
Interpreter Sultan Munadi posted this blog on the New York Times website on 2 September, just six days before his death... more

General's fury at Allied troops 'too hungover for duty' in Afghanistan

08.09.09
Troops in Afghanistan are to be banned from drinking after US military chiefs found soldiers reporting for duty either drunk or too hungover to work... more

Afghanistan: Soldiers fire 'road rage' rocket at Nato

01.09.09
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

Youngest Guantanamo inmate goes home to a hero's welcome

27.08.09
One of the youngest people ever held at Guantanamo described his ordeal after being welcomed home to Kabul by his relatives and Afghanistan's president... more

Police storm Kabul bank and kill three

19.08.09
Police stormed a bank in Kabul today and killed three insurgents as a wave of violence hit Afghanistan before tomorrow's presidential election.... more

On election eve, weary Afghans make do as Taliban keeps up the carnage

18.08.09
The Taliban cast their long shadow over preparations for the Afghan election when a suicide bomber killed at least seven people in Kabul... more

Brown warns of ‘crucible of terrorism’ on Kabul trip

27.04.09
Gordon Brown has warned of a “crucible of terrorism” on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan during a surprise visit to Kabul... more

Taliban kill 19 in suicide attack on Kabul ministries

11.02.09
Taliban militants killed at least 19  people and injured 46 in two attacks in Kabul... more

Interpreter who spied for Iran gets 10 years

28.11.08
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

Guilty: Iran spy who put lives at risk

05.11.08
The British commander in Afghanistan's interpreter was convicted at the Old Bailey of spying for Iran... more

US commandos snatch hostage from Taliban

23.10.08
US Special Forces soldiers carried out a daring night-time raid to free a kidnapped American in Afghanistan - the first known hostage rescue by American forces in the troubled country... more

Mother of murdered aid worker Gayle Williams pays tribute to her daughter

21.10.08
The mother of a London aid worker murdered by the Taliban in Afghanistan has made a moving tribute to her "humble, loving" daughter... 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

Interpreter 'betrayed Britain after suffering racism in the Army'

13.10.08
The interpreter for the British commander of allied troops in Afghanistan betrayed his country after becoming embittered by racism, the Old Bailey heard... more

Jude Law in Afghanistan to call for peace after five children are killed during fighting

01.09.08
Hollywood star Jude Law travelled to Afghanistan today to call for peace as five children were killed in two separate incidents.... more

Rape? All most of us want is to get across to London

29.08.08
As a student recovers from an alleged gang rape by migrants living rough in Calais, we reveal how, six years on from Sangatte, there is no let-up in the flow of illegal immigrants.... more

From trailing the Taliban to the new Bond girl

27.12.07
Director of The Kite Runner Marc Forster has been accused of endangering his Afghan stars and cultural insensitivity. In a frank interview, he defends himself - and reveals his next challenge.... more

It's all about the musicians

05.02.07
As troops in Afghanistan switched command, the country's ex-pat community enjoyed an evening of patriotic songs in Islington. ... more

A road movie let down by the script

14.12.06
Kabul Express is a light-hearted drama in which two Indian journos arrive in Kabul to interview the remaining Taliban chief. ... more

A pompous pair of grumpy old men

20.11.06
In My Brother's Keepers, two Jews living in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in 2001 plot each other's downfall as the US bombs fall.... more

Indian food meets Afghani

28.09.06
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Innocence imprisoned

17.08.06
Stray Dogs, a film about children in Afghanistan in prison with their mothers, is well shot but you do get the feeling that you've seen something like it before.... more

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