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Afghan strategy ’still on course’
Nato insists its Afghan strategy remains on course, as Gen David Petraeus replaces sacked US commander Stanley McChrystal. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Claims over Afghan mineral wealth
Afghanistan may have more than a trillion dollars worth of untapped mineral deposits, a spokesman for the ministry of mines suggests. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
UK troops join Afghan nationals in front-line charity 10k
A group of British troops and Afghan nationals complete a charity 10k run on the front line in Afghanistan. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
More funds for Afghan bomb threat
David Cameron announces more money for tackling roadside bombs in Afghanistan, during his first visit there as UK leader. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Afghan gun battle soldier named
A British soldier killed in a gun battle in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday is named by the Ministry of Defence. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Afghan peace talks in final day
Tribal leaders in Afghanistan are meeting on the final day of a national peace conference in the capital, Kabul. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Canadian Afghan commander sacked
Gen Menard was in charge Nato’s Task Force Kandahar The commander of Canada's forces in Afghanistan has been dismissed following allegations of an inappropriate personal relationship. A senior Canadian military official said allegations against General Daniel Menard were being investigated. He gave no details. The military said the dismissal would not affect its mission in Afghanistan. Most of... »
Afghan insurgents hit Nato base
Insurgents attack Nato’s main military base in south Afghanistan, the second such assault on a major installation in recent days. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
UK foreign secretary on Afghan trip
William Hague has arrived in Afghanistan on his first visit to the country as UK foreign secretary. He flew into Kabul ahead of talks with political and military leaders in the Afghan capital. He is heading a senior ministerial delegation also consisting of Defence Secretary Liam Fox and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell. Dr Fox... »
Search resumes for Afghan plane
Rescuers resume a search for an Afghan passenger plane which crashed between Kunduz and Kabul on Monday, officials say. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Fungus hits Afghan opium poppies
A serious disease is affecting opium poppies in Afghanistan, Antonio Maria Costa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said. Mr Costa told the BBC that this year’s opium production could be reduced by a quarter, compared to last year’s yield. He said the disease – a fungus – is... »
Obama backs Afghan Taliban effort
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to meet the US President Barack Obama in the White House later on Wednesday. Mr Karzai is in the US for four days of talks aimed at repairing rocky relations between Kabul and Washington. On Tuesday, he met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who told that him the... »
US ‘committed to Afghan security’
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in the US for four days of talks aimed at repairing rocky relations between Kabul and Washington. US envoy to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry said he believed the visit would leave the two nations "well aligned". While the Afghan leader is expected to focus on civilians being killed by foreign... »
Afghan ’secret prison’ confirmed
The US airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan contains a facility for detainees that is distinct from its main prison, the Red Cross has confirmed to the BBC. Nine former prisoners have told the BBC that they were held in a separate building, and subjected to abuse. The US military says the main prison, now called... »
Damning US Afghan report released
The US defence department has said that only a quarter of what it regards as key regions in Afghanistan support the government of President Hamid Karzai. The Pentagon said in a report that much of the country was either neutral to the central Afghan authorities or supportive of the Taliban insurgency. It blamed government corruption... »
‘Mass illness’ hits Afghan girls
Scores of schoolgirls in the Afghan province of Kunduz have fallen ill over the past week, in what authorities allege is mass poisoning by insurgents. On Sunday, 13 girls were taken ill. This follows two separate incidents earlier in the week when about 70 girls complained of dizziness and nausea. An inquiry has already begun,... »
Foreigners killed in Afghan blast
An explosion has rocked the centre of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. A police spokesman told the Associated Press that a car bomb had been detonated outside a hotel, injuring at least six people, two seriously. Witnesses told the news agency the blast had shattered the windows of the four-story Noor Jehan Hotel. Earlier... »
Afghan soldiers killed by Germans
German troops in northern Afghanistan have killed five Afghan soldiers and injured three others, Nato has said. The troops were in two civilian cars which did not heed warnings to stop as they drove up to German troops in Kunduz province, a Nato statement said. The Nato forces are said to have been en route... »
German troops kill Afghan soldiers
German troops in northern Afghanistan have killed five Afghan soldiers and injured three others, Nato has said. The troops were in two civilian cars which did not heed warnings to stop as they drove up to German troops in Kunduz province, a Nato statement said. The Nato forces are said to have been en route... »
Germans killed in Afghan attack
Three German soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, officials say. They died during fierce fighting with Taliban insurgents in the north of the country, the German military said. A number of other German soldiers were wounded in the incident, which happened near Chahar Dara, south-west of the city of Kunduz. Germany has more than 4,000... »
Obama hails forces on Afghan trip
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on his first visit to the country since taking office. Meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Mr Obama said he was inviting him to the US in May for talks. The US president said he wanted to see progress continue on Afghan efforts to tackle corruption... »
Obama hails troops on Afghan trip
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on his first visit to the country since taking office. Meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Mr Obama said he was inviting him to the US in May for talks. The US president said he wanted to see progress continue on Afghan efforts to tackle corruption... »
Afghan car bomb kills UK soldier
A soldier from Third Battalion The Rifles has been killed by a car bomber in Afghanistan, on the same day another soldier killed by a grenade was named. The soldier, who was on patrol at the time of the attack, died on Saturday afternoon after an explosion 1km east of Sangin, in the Helmand Province.... »
Soldier killed by Afghan car bomb
A British soldier from Third Battalion The Rifles has been killed by a suicide car bomber in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced. The soldier died on Saturday afternoon after an explosion 1km east of Sangin, in Helmand Province. The death was not related to Operation Moshtarak. Lt Col David Wakefield, of Task... »
Soldiers relive Afghan shooting
British soldiers wounded when a rogue Afghan policeman opened fire on them have spoken about their ordeal. The shootings at an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Nad-e-Ali, in Helmand Province, on 3 November 2009 left five of their comrades dead. In Channel 4’s Cutting Edge programme, soldiers injured in the attack reveal how they... »