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Kunduz: a military, strategic and political disaster
The Taliban takeover of Kunduz is proof the Afghan National Army cannot manage alone despite the billions of dollars the west throws at it.
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The Wikileaks files suggest there have been western efforts to “bring pressure” on Saudi Arabia to end its support for ISIS.
Now, a case which could pose a dilemma for those trying to counter the threat of radicalisation. A marine who killed an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan is having his sentence reviewed after his original murder conviction was downgraded to manslaughter.
A Royal Marine who shot an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter. Appeal Court judges ruled that Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who’s already served three years in jail, had acted as the result of a mental illness.
A Royal Marine who’s serving a life sentence for killing an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan – will have to wait until next week before finding out if he will be granted bail – after the judge said he was delaying his decision. Sergeant Alexander Blackman has already spent three years in custody – but…
Doug Beattie recounts his experience at the battle of Garmsir ten years ago when he fought alongside Afghan Major Sher-Wali against the Taliban.
Letters written by Tony Blair for the eyes of the US president only have now been declassified. What do they tell us about the Iraq War?
Are Nigeria and Afghanistan really “fantastically corrupt”? Are Britain’s hands clean when it comes to fighting corruption?
Forty per cent of Afghan civilians say they’d leave the country if they could – fleeing persecution, war and deprivation in greater numbers now than at any time since the Taliban were ousted. But, unlike Syrians and Iraqis, the European Union classes most as economic migrants. Our Asia Correspondent, Jonathan Miller, has been to Herat…
Militants open fire on students and staff at a university in Charsadda, in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 19 and injuring scores more.
The last UK resident held at Guantanamo Bay has spoken out against home-grown terrorists in his first interview since being released.
A British terror suspect released from Guantanamo Bay after lobbying by the British Government is with the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Channel 4 News can reveal.
Frantic staff from Medecins Sans Frontiers say they phoned Nato officials in Washington and Kabul for a full hour – as bombs rained down on their hospital in Afghanistan.
The Taliban takeover of Kunduz is proof the Afghan National Army cannot manage alone despite the billions of dollars the west throws at it.
A Royal Marine jailed for the murder of a Taliban insurgent let his professional standards “slip to an unacceptably low level” and showed “poor leadership”, an internal review has found.
At least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a series of bombs went off in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday.