Afghanistan: US troops shot BBC reporter dead
Reporter killed during Taliban assault on TV station was shot dead by US troops trying to clear the building, investigation confirms.
08 Sep 2011
Nato stops transferring prisoners to Afghan jails
Accusations prisoners face torture including beatings and electric shocks.
06 Sep 2011
Help for soldiers under stress
A Telegraph-backed military charity has launched an innovative helpline, says Max Pemberton.
05 Sep 2011
HQ where bin Laden plotted atrocities
CIA could have seized al-Qaeda leader but chance was spurned and 9/11 plans took shape.
05 Sep 2011
9/11 anniversary: Afghan militants trained in a barn in rural Sussex
MI6 secretly flew Afghan militants into Britain to train them in sabotage in a barn in rural Sussex, a new book reveals.
04 Sep 2011
Iraq War probe asks soldiers to inform on each other
British troops are being asked to secretly inform on their comrades as part of an investigation into allegations that soldiers systematically abused civilians during the Iraq War.
03 Sep 2011
Taliban kidnap 30 Pakistani children
Taliban militants kidnapped 30 Pakistani boys as they picnicked just over the Afghan border, local officials said.
02 Sep 2011
Wootton Bassett: end of repatriations marked with moving sunset memorial
Repatriations in Wootton Bassett officially came to an end on Wednesday night when the town’s Union flag was lowered for the final time during a moving sunset ceremony.
01 Sep 2011
Territorial Army soldier 'shot during IED exercise'
A Territorial Army soldier was shot dead in Afghanistan as he prepared to defuse an improvised explosive device (IED), an inquest heard today.
31 Aug 2011
German Islamist confesses to killing two US airmen
A Kosovo Albanian Islamic extremist has confessed to murdering two American airmen and has blamed a faked jihad video showing US soldiers raping a Muslim girl for inspiring his crime.
31 Aug 2011
Cameron thanks Wootton Bassett for honouring fallen troops
David Cameron offered a ''heartfelt thank you'' to the people of Wootton Bassett today for honouring fallen British troops over the past four years.
31 Aug 2011
August is deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan
August has become the deadliest month yet for US forces in the nearly 10-year-old war in Afghanistan, increasing pressure on the Obama administration to bring troops home sooner rather than later.
31 Aug 2011
Minister’s paper slip-up reveals Afghan aid row
Decision to suspend aid to Afghan government jeopardises British troops leaving the country, ministers warned.
30 Aug 2011
A 9/11 Tally: $3.3 Trillion
Al Qaeda spent roughly half a million dollars to destroy the World Trade Center and cripple the Pentagon. What has been the cost to the United States?
September 8, 2011U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Department of Defense has identified 4,466 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 1,744 who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
September 8, 2011Brothers in, and Beyond, Arms
An Iraq and Afghanistan veterans shares his thoughts about reuniting with a combat buddy in a new setting.
September 08, 2011U.S. Soldier Killed Afghan BBC Reporter in July, NATO Says
NATO acknowledged that an American soldier killed an Afghan journalist working for the news organization after mistaking him for a suicide bomber during an attack in July.
September 8, 2011
The 9/11 Decade: Mission Unfinished
In the twilight of America’s decade-long, multibillion-dollar intervention, Afghanistan remains highly unstable, the Pakistanis trust us less than ever, and it is not at all clear how “the big things are going to turn out.”
September 8, 2011New Way to Count Afghan Army Recruits Reveals Old Problem
A new methodology for counting Pashtun recruits into the Afghan Army does not hide the fact that the numbers from the war-torn south remain very low.
September 07, 2011
Afghanistan Army Tries to Attract Southern Pashtuns
The small number of southern Pashtuns in the Afghan Army reflects an abiding fear of the Taliban, or sympathy for them, and doubts about the government.
September 6, 2011
The 9/11 Decade: The Few Who Signed Up for the War
Those who enlisted soon after 9/11 learned to cope with trauma, heartbreak and a fading public interest in their war.
September 6, 2011
The 9/11 Decade: Bill Keller’s Unfinished Business
A hard look at why I wanted war.
September 6, 2011U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense confirmed the deaths of the following Americans recently.
September 6, 2011An Outlet for Afghan Women Online
The Afghan Women's Writing Project, founded by an American journalist, is a Web site where Afghan women can anonymously tell their stories and discuss social issues.
September 6, 2011NATO Detainee Transfers Limited in Afghanistan After Abuse Report
NATO has temporarily stopped transferring detainees to some Afghan jails after allegations of torture and abuse uncovered in a report to be published soon.
September 6, 2011Anger After a Raid Kills a Wealthy Afghan With a Murky Past
Like so many aspects of Sabar Lal’s life, even the details of his death during a night raid on Friday are in dispute.
September 4, 2011
Breaking unspoken taboos about 9/11
CBS News - Victor Davis Hanson - 21 hours agoIf not our presence in Afghanistan or Iraq, if not Korans flushed down the toilet at Guantanamo (“a tremendous recruiting tool for al-Qaeda”), ...Phil-osophically Speaking: September 8, 2011
Floral Park Dispatch - Phil Guarnieri - 5 hours agoAs America wearies over fighting two wars, breaking news that US troops will be ... in Iraq and Afghanistan, a nuclear and relatively unstable Pakistan, ...Of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Michigan Huffington Post (blog) Winter of US discontent The Australian Taking Stock: The US Military a Decade After 9/11 TIME (blog) Jakarta Globe - Rutherford Institute all 420 news articles »
9/11 response contributing to US economic woes: poll
AFP - 19 hours agoThe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as alliance-building aid, ...Breaking down the headline finding, the pollsters found that 40 percent thought ...
9/11 transformed South Asia geopolitics (10th anniversary of 9/11)
iNewsOne - 13 minutes ago... of 9/11 was the path-breaking transformation of India-US relationship. ... Another major consequence of 9/11 was India's return to Afghanistan as a key ...How 9/11 and Geraldo changed my life
msnbc.com (blog) - Akbar Shinwari - 1 day agoI was in Pakistan where my family had sought refuge from the decades of fighting in our homeland of Afghanistan. We watched the breaking news coverage and ...Terry Glavin: Talking peace to the Taliban, and other fairy stories National Post (blog) Remembering 9/11: Thank Allah for Vulgar Culture! Reason Online (blog) all 195 news articles »
Watchkeeper flies to new endurance record
Flightglobal - Craig Hoyle - 50 minutes agoDuring the record-breaking UK flight, the aircraft's dual mission payload ... Watchkeeper vehicles and equipment will be deployed to Afghanistan from late ...Fear of a 'clash of civilisations' appears to be overdone
Financial Times - Guy Dinmore - 15 hours ago... and the subsequent US invasions and occupation of Afghanistan and then Iraq, ...Development party in breaking the grip of the (military) establishment, ...Campaign will attack Obama's iconic status
Calgary Herald - Barry Cooper - 2 days ago... in the profession, and "breaking bread, sharing soup and smashing the state. ... especially on Afghanistan, Guantanamo and terrorist surveillance. ...Crawfish Boil
Huffington Post - 17 hours ago... a nurse burst into the delivery room and shouted: "We're bombing Afghanistan! ... war in somber tones, and the hospital staff was at breaking point. ...AP overseas veteran named Northern Calif. reporter
San Jose Mercury News - 1 day ago... Delhi and Toronto before becoming deputy Asia editor in 2007, handling breaking news such as the Mumbai terrorist attacks and the war in Afghanistan. ...News archive results for breaking news afghanistan
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