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Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl could face life in prison after being charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy following his disappearance from an Afghan outpost in 2009.
Alex Thomson
With the crisis in Ukraine sweeping all headlines before it, it is hard to recall that the reason John Kerry ever stepped on to a plane to Europe in recent days was for Afghanistan.
A Labour MEP candidate was among 21 killed in Kabul, Afghanistan when gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a restaurant popular with expats in the city centre.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the Afghan Taliban, is released from prison in Pakistan as a part of a deal aimed at securing peace in the region.
As Hassan Rouhani is inaugurated as Iran’s president, Channel 4 News explores what we have learnt about the “moderate” cleric since his election.
The Taliban attacks the CIA’s headquarters in the Afghan capital of Kabul, alongside key presidential buildings, in a brazen assault that threatens to derail peace talks.
Alex Thomson
How the Taliban’s flag has turned ‘peace talks in Doha’ from diplomatic triumph to an egg-on-your-face moment for Barack Obama.
Gulnaz prompted an international outcry in 2010 when she found herself jailed for adultery after being raped. But in the three years since then, her life has taken an even more shocking turn.
Three people are killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack in Kabul as Afghan forces take the lead for the country’s security from Nato forces.
The United States will meet with the Taliban to begin talks aimed at brokering peace after 12 years of fighting in Afghanistan, officials say.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirms up to 90 Afghans are being detained at Camp Bastion, but the government hopes to transfer them to Afghan custody in the near future.
A Nato air strike kills at least ten children in the Kunar province of Afghanistan, with a further six women believed to have been injured, according to local politicians.
David Cameron calls for the Taliban to enter talks on the future of Afghanistan, ahead of the withdrawal of British and US troops over the next year.
They know what it is like to fight a costly, unwinnable war. Now Chuck Hagel and John Kerry are spearheading America’s new resolve to pull out of Afghanistan – for good.
Pakistan agrees to free several Afghan Taliban prisoners, according to officials from both countries.