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Hope on the streets of Kabul
Alex Thomson reports some surprising results in a bit of truly unscientific opinion polling of the people of Kabul.
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A British soldier from the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland, has died after an “insider attack” at his base in Afghanistan.
A major report finds some members of the Taliban are ready to negotiate a peace deal based on a long-term US presence in Afghanistan, but not under Hamid Karzai’s government.
A man dressed as an Afghan policeman shoots dead three British soldiers serving in Helmand.
Senior Taliban leaders tell Channel 4 News that talks with the United States have started again in Qatar – intransigence on all sides is blamed for the failure of talks earlier this year.
The soldier accused of killing civilians in southern Afghanistan in a shooting rampage is to be charged with 17 counts of murder. But the Taliban have vowed to avenge the deaths.
The man suspected of killing seven people in France is still under siege at his home in France, and has boasted about bringing France “to its knees”.
A US soldier could plead insanity if he is charged with the murders of 16 Afghan villagers last weekend, his lawyer tells Channel 4 News.
A soldier accused of shooting dead 16 Afghan civilians is flown to Kuwait following “legal recommendations”. The move comes amid a visit by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.
David Cameron’s two-day visit to the United States, which begins today, will include discussions with President Obama over bringing home thousands of troops from Afghanistan next year.
Taliban leaders pledge revenge after the fatal shooting of 16 civilians, including nine children, by an American soldier in Kandahar.
As a US soldier is held in custody after shooting dead Afghan civilians, a spokesman for Nato-led forces tells Channel 4 News the attack is “simply not understandable” and a “step back”.
Alex Thomson reports some surprising results in a bit of truly unscientific opinion polling of the people of Kabul.
Afghans enjoy winter sports after Friday prayers in Tabul – but a cemetery nearby reveals another side to Afghanistan’s ancient city.
A video published on the internet, showing what appear to be US forces in Afghanistan urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters, is to be investigated by the Marine Corps.
More than fifty people have died in Kabul in the worst sectarian violence since the war in Afghanistan began. An analyst tells Channel 4 News he believes it was “stirred by elements from Pakistan.”