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Woman soldier's team of engineers defy Taliban to tame fatal ‘bomb alley’

18.03.10
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... more

Imran Khan: Why I believe America created the Pakistan Taliban

17.03.10
Imran Khan is more than just a cricketing ladykiller who was married to Goldsmith heiress Jemima Khan. He now dedicates his life to politics and is passionate about Pakistan and the war on terror — so isn’t it time people took him seriously?... more

Nato airstrike kills 27 civilians as buses are mistaken for Taliban

22.02.10
At least 27 Afghan civilians are killed as a Nato air strike mistakes them for Taliban insurgents... more

This is just the start for 'Obama's War' in Afghanistan

16.02.10
Make no mistake: we may have become used to images of British troops in action in Afghanistan but this latest offensive is a “must-win” campaign for the Coalition... more

US captures Taliban military chief in Pakistan

16.02.10
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy leader of the Taliban, has been arrested after a joint operation by the CIA and Pakistan’s secret service, it is claimed ... more

Engage the enemy closely is a mantra worth repeating

15.02.10
The killing of 12 civilians in Marjah by two "stray" US marine rockets fired from a truck a few miles away suggests something more than an unfortunate blunder in the heat of battle. The use of the rockets bears the signature of a hi-tech war that American ground forces are reluctant to abandon... more

British troops must stay for 15 years, says Karzai

28.01.10
British troops could remain in Afghanistan for at least 15 years to shore up domestic security, the country's president said today... more

Join us to build future, Gordon Brown urges Taliban

25.01.10
Gordon Brown holds an olive branch to Taliban warlords as he lays the ground for a major summit on how to win the war in Afghanistan... more

Five killed and 40 hurt at Taliban attacks key targets in Kabul

18.01.10
AT least five people, including a child, were killed and about 40 injured today when Taliban insurgents launched co-ordinated attacks in the protected government area of Kabul... more

Troops pave the way for an exit strategy

12.01.10
In a breathtakingly beautiful mountain valley several miles from Kabul, Colour Sergeant Paul Hogan is doing his best to get Britain out of Afghanistan.... more

Taliban kills 16 Afghan police

14.12.09
Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan, killing 16 Afghan police... more

Rugby tackle...pistol charge...what it takes to win the Military Cross

01.12.09
A Royal Marine who rugby-tackled a Taliban suicide bomber was among five military personnel to receive the Military Cross from the Queen... more

Town where Taliban were driven out learns to live again

27.11.09
Nawa in the heart of poppy-growing country south of Lashkar Gah is not a particularly pretty place... more

Kites soar as Guards bring light to a forgotten corner

26.11.09
Tamiron is a community on the edge of existence. So dirt poor that nothing grows there and the Taliban have given up raiding it. So forgotten that ISAF allied forces passed it by... more

Water pumps and loans bring hope to Helmand

25.11.09
Great expectations are in the air in southern Helmand this week, now that President Obama's initiative on Afghanistan is only days away... more

Cheap wheat gives farmers grain of hope in fight against Taliban

23.11.09
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 Taliban... more

Army’s latest tactic to defeat Taliban... give them bags of gold

17.11.09
NEW: British forces in Afghanistan should bribe potential insurgents to stop them joining the Taliban, according to a new Army manual... more

Miliband: Afghan war is not a fight to the death

17.11.09
Britain is not engaged in a fight to the death with the Taliban, David Miliband said... more

Afghan police force 'is full of corrupt idiots who take drugs'

05.11.09
Afghan police force is filled with a 'band of idiots' who are corrupt, take drugs and open fire indiscriminately, according to a senior British soldier... more

Taliban 'policemen' slaughter six UN staff in their beds

28.10.09
Taliban suicide squad disguised as police massacred six United Nations staff as they slept in a guest house ... more

Taliban casualties mount in Pakistan

19.10.09
Pakistani soldiers killed at least eight Taliban fighters today in their offensive against a militant stronghold on the Afghan border... more

Pakistan bombs Taliban bases in build-up to ground attack

12.10.09
Pakistani planes bombed Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan near the Afghan border today as the government said a ground offensive against insurgents was "imminent".... more

UN extends Nato mandate in Afghanistan

09.10.09
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of Nato-led troops in Afghanistan for a year.... more

‘Hundreds’ of British troops likely to die in US Afghan surge

28.09.09
Military chiefs are prepared for 'scores, if not hundreds' more British soldiers to die in a new troop surge to win the Afghan war... more

Vote-rigging probe in region where 10 British troops died

11.09.09
Probe into possible ballot rigging has been launched in an area of Afghanistan where British soldiers died fighting the Taliban ahead of the presidential poll... more

90 killed in Nato air strike on tankers

04.09.09
At least 90 people have been killed in a Nato air strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, officials said... more

First indications of Afghan poll result out today

25.08.09
Preliminary results in Afghanistan's elections were being announced today amid allegations of fraud and fears that Taliban intimidation stopped many people voting... more

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