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British forces should buy off potential Taleban recruits with “bags of gold”, according to a new army field manual published yesterday.
Army commanders should also talk to insurgent leaders with “blood on their hands” in order to hasten the...
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The man in whose name the first outraged war of the 21st century was launched under the title of ‘war on terror’ has been hiding in one of the most rigorous...
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Obama’s announcement surge of 30,000 more US troops in Afghanistan may turn out to be the turning point in the history of American war in Afghanistan. Launched in...
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The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan bears ominous similarities to the disastrous Soviet war there 20 years ago, when a modern army was humbled by small guerrilla bands and...
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Rape in Afghanistan is an under-reported, concealed human rights problem of ‘profound proportions’, the United Nations said today.
Norah Niland, the United...
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Strengthening Afghan government means weakening the Taliban. These were the ultimate summary of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s speech to the House of Commons...
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“The hottest stories surrounding Eid festivities in Afghanistan’s political circle has been the proposed International Conference on Afghanistan to be held in...
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Violence against women is widespread and deeply rooted in Afghanistan, where they are becoming less active in public life eight years after the Taliban regime...
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In a narrow sense, President Obama’s handling of the critical issues of health care and Afghanistan in the weeks ahead will test the depth of his support among...
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Malalai Joya, a controversial woman figure in Afghanistan who reached the zenith of fame due to her harsh criticisms of former warlords in the historic Loya Jirga of...
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The German defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, tol the Berlin parliament that Gen Schneiderhan had been relieved of his duties for not explaining to his...
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A helicopter belonging to an international military contractor has gone missing in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday.
The helicopter for Supreme Global Service...
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On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan has released a shocking report on the rise...
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The Ministry of Higher Education in Afghanistan says that the capacity of Higher Education Institutes in Afghanistan is as big as to accommodate only 20% of the...
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I first came to Kabul in the winter of 2005 to write about a topic considered unlikely by some and outlandish to everyone else: women’s entrepreneurship. I was eager...
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To some it will be seen as Afghanistan’s magic bullet. To others, supporting the country’s hotch-potch of tribal militias is a sure-fire way of recreating the...
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Sabar Mina is cloaked in a light green shawl tinged with dirt. She is holding an empty flour sack that she plans on filling with firewood.
Her eyes are soft and kind,...
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Friday that the United States could start holding Afghanistan’s government accountable for corruption by withholding money for...
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A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.
Several...
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Afghanistan’s capital Kabul remained sealed for the commoners as the country’s president was to be sworn in for a second five year’s term.
Kabul was...
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Kabul will witness the oath taking ceremony of its future five year’s ruler today November 19, 2009. The attendance of regional leaders and guests from the western...
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Five British soldiers have been shot dead in an attack in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today. They were killed by a “rogue'’ Afghan policeman...
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James Christian remembers the night a few years ago when he and his wife took a Scottish travel agent camping on their land in Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau. As they...
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British troops fighting the Taliban are facing three times as many attacks as any other Nato force in Afghanistan amid spiralling violence across the country which has...
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The BBC has offered to apologise to the Muslim Council of Britain after airing claims the organisation encouraged the killing of British troops.
The comments were made...
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The frozen birds were completely destroyed in an explosion on route from Pakistan to Camp Bastion.
The consignment of turkey roll breasts weighing 325kg was intended...
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The international military mission in Afghanistan has “no end point”, the head of Britain’s armed forces told a newspaper out Saturday.
Sir Jock...
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