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The Taliban RSS feedCheap 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 Taliban2009-11-23T11:32:41ZMartin Amis: How the sexual revolution helped destroy my sister Sally
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Martin Amis tells how the sexual revolution of the Sixties and Seventies played a part in destroying his sister by putting terrifying pressure on women2009-11-20T08:14:34ZKarzai 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 insurgency2009-11-19T09:27:37ZSuicide blast kills 16 at courthouse
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A suicide bomber killed 16 people and injured 26 outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city of Peshawar2009-11-19T10:33:27ZAfghan 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'2009-11-18T09:22:58ZThe Truss affair - and lessons for the Tories
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The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations2009-11-18T08:55:49ZArmy’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 said2009-11-17T15:50:13ZAfghan police force 'is full of corrupt idiots who take drugs'
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Afghan police force is filled with a 'band of idiots' who are corrupt, take drugs and open fire indiscriminately, according to a senior British soldier2009-11-05T10:13:15ZTaliban 'policemen' slaughter six UN staff in their beds
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Taliban suicide squad disguised as police massacred six United Nations staff as they slept in a guest house2009-10-28T09:03:46ZTaliban casualties mount in Pakistan
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Pakistani soldiers killed at least eight Taliban fighters today in their offensive against a militant stronghold on the Afghan border2009-10-19T10:22:20ZPakistan bombs Taliban bases in build-up to ground attack
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Pakistani planes bombed Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan near the Afghan border today as the government said a ground offensive against insurgents was "imminent".2009-10-12T10:59:04ZUN extends Nato mandate in Afghanistan
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The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of Nato-led troops in Afghanistan for a year.2009-10-09T11:23:50Z‘Hundreds’ of British troops likely to die in US Afghan surge
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Military chiefs are prepared for 'scores, if not hundreds' more British soldiers to die in a new troop surge to win the Afghan war2009-09-28T08:28:54ZVote-rigging probe in region where 10 British troops died
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Probe into possible ballot rigging has been launched in an area of Afghanistan where British soldiers died fighting the Taliban ahead of the presidential poll2009-09-11T08:47:41Z90 killed in Nato air strike on tankers
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At least 90 people have been killed in a Nato air strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, officials said2009-09-04T14:11:18ZFirst indications of Afghan poll result out today
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Preliminary results in Afghanistan's elections were being announced today amid allegations of fraud and fears that Taliban intimidation stopped many people voting2009-08-25T08:02:21ZThe Taliban won't stop us from voting, say defiant Afghanis
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Hordes of Taliban gunman are fighting just outside the city, but people in Lashkar Gah are defying insurgent threats by promising to vote in tomorrow's election2009-08-19T09:12:31ZRadical rethink of British operations is long overdue
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These are grim and testing days for British troops in Afghanistan, and the Afghan people. And they are likely to get grimmer over the rest of this week, which the Taliban have chosen for their major offensive to disrupt Thursday's presidential and provincial elections2009-08-17T09:18:20ZTruces agreed with Taliban for election day
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The Afghan government has agreed local 24-hour ceasefires with the Taliban for Thursday's presidential elections2009-08-17T09:21:02ZTaliban gaining upper hand, says US commander
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Top American commander in Afghanistan is to call for more troops after warning the Taliban has gained the upper hand.2009-08-10T09:05:01ZAmbush shows Taliban killers were trained by professionals
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The deadly ambush of the three members of the Parachute Regiment in Helmand indicates a great improvement in the Taliban’s tactical skills and military professionalism2009-08-07T13:41:55ZBritish surgeons needed US help to treat 100 wounded
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Exhausted British surgeons called in an American medical team to cope with a surge of soldiers wounded in fierce fighting against the Taliban2009-07-30T12:52:29ZIn one black day, four bodies arrive home and two more buried
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Hundreds of mourners gathered today as the bodies of four soldiers killed in Afghanistan were flown home - and funerals took place for two of their fallen comrades2009-07-28T13:31:04Z55 killed in Nigerian 'Taliban' attacks on police
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Islamist militants seeking to impose a Taliban-style regime in northern Nigeria have launched attacks on police in three towns as part of a two-day campaign of violence that has killed at least 55 people2009-07-28T07:35:33ZIf we want peace, we'll have to talk to the Taliban
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David Miliband's speech outlining a dual-track political and military strategy in Afghanistan is welcome - and long overdue2009-07-28T08:19:32ZArmchair generals are courting strategic disaster
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Pulling British forces out now from Afghanistan would be crazy and dangerous. It would hand victory to the Taliban and make life even worse for the millions of Afghans they prey on2009-07-14T09:27:59ZAfghan dispatch: Locals think British are powerful, clever and cunning. If the enemy are stronger, it must be part of the plan
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People in Helmand believe in the wild conspiracy that British troops have been helping the Taliban2009-07-13T08:27:12ZAfghanistan is not our Vietnam, says Defence Secretary
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Government warns more soldiers will die in Afghanistan but denies the fight against the Taliban is turning into “another Vietnam”2009-07-08T13:17:50ZPakistan hits back against Taliban push
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Pakistani forces took back a key town from the Taliban as warplanes launched an assault on militants in a bid to halt their advance toward the Pakistani capital2009-04-29T08:14:20Z