Gary Gibbon
Dave’s Twenty First Century City gift
Gary Gibbon blogs on Prime Minister David Cameron’s first official trip to the United States and his meeting with President Barack Obama.
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Living on the Afghan frontline with the Taliban
Alex Thomson blogs on a remarkable film on Channel 4 News filmed by freelancer Paul Refsdal about life on Afghanistan’s frontline with Taliban fighters.
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Taliban view: Nato troops ‘cannot win’
Channel 4 News meets with a senior Taliban commander who says “this war cannot be won” by foreign troops as Alex Thomson examines rare footage of life on the frontline with insurgent fighters.
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Living with the Taliban on the Afghan frontline
Channel 4 News has obtained rare film of Taliban fighters on the Afghanistan frontline as Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson looks at what it tells us about the insurgents and their tactics.
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Afghan development dilemma
Afghan conundrum. The British are right that sustainable development can only be achieved by the government. But if the government is the root of the problem, the strategy is fatally flawed.
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WikiLeaks killings: UK troops face legal challenge
Campaigners have launched a bid to take the MoD to court over alleged civilian killings by British forces in Afghanistan, uncovered by Wikileaks. Channel 4 News has obtained the legal letter.
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Operation Tor Shezada: Why insurgents won't fight
Some TV news channels will no doubt present the current Operation Tor Shezada (Black Prince), in southern Afghanistan in the same, ludicrous fashion as they reported Operation Moshtarak earlier in the year in Helmand. Or Operation Panther’s Claw before that.
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WikiLeaks: damage is done say human rights group
Thousands of Afghans have downloaded the WikiLeaks files, the Afghan Human Rights Commissioner tells Channel 4 News. It raises fears over informants’ safety where personal details may be revealed.
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Former MI5 officer: Afghan WikiLeaks ‘risk lives’
Exclusive: a former MI5 officer tells Channel 4 News Afghanistan civilians named in the WikiLeaks war logs and their families could be “in great danger”.
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Afghan shootings raise war crimes question
Exclusive: leading lawyer tells Channel 4 News leaked documents about the Shinwar shootings which left over a dozen civilians dead in Afghanistan could indicate “war crimes” committed by US marines.
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WikiLeaks war files: Afghanistan’s hidden war
War as we have never been allowed to see it: WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange speaks to Channel 4 News about his decision to publish 90,000 US military files – the biggest leak of its kind in history.
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Afghan files: Task Force 373 – the Taliban hunters
As the founder of WikiLeaks claims there is evidence of “war crimes” in n secret Afghan war logs, Channel 4 News analyses claims Task Force 373 appeared to botch attempts to kill al-Qaida operatives.
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WikiLeaks files raise questions over civilian casualties
Channel 4 News analyses WikiLeaks US military “secret” reports which appear to show notable differences between UN and US civilian casualty figures.
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Highway 1, Afghanistan: world's biggest moving target
The only supply route for the war in Afghanistan is perhaps the biggest moving target on earth, where troops, warlords and hired guns run the gauntlet daily, writes Channel 4 News’ Nick Paton Walsh, embedded with US troops – whose hands are tied under ‘courageous restraint’.
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Afghanistan’s biggest moving target
The only supply route for the war in Afghanistan is perhaps the biggest moving target on earth, writes Channel 4 News’s Nick Paton Walsh – embedded with US troops.
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