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Blasts hit British Council in Kabul
Nine people are reported to have died after suicide bombers attacked offices housing the British Council and the UN in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. All the assailants involved have been killed.
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Mystery lung illness affecting Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with an apparently untreatable and incurable lung disease are being dismissed as out of shape because tests appear normal, writes Sarah Jones.
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Soldier dies in Helmand bomb blast
The death toll for British service personnel in Afghanistan climbs to 379 as the MoD reports the death of another soldier in Helmand Province.
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US aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan
A 63-year-old man working for the US government’s aid programme in Pakistan has been kidnapped from his home.
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Study reveals 168 child deaths in Pakistan drone war
US drone strikes in Pakistan have killed more civilians than previously reported, including 168 children, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
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Four Nato troops killed in Afghanistan
Four more Nato troops have been killed by insurgents in Afghanistan, as the coalition force works to determine if the Taliban was responsible for the Chinook crash that claimed the lives of 38.
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US troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash
A Nato helicopter has crashed fighting insurgents in east Afghanistan, killing 31 US troops and seven Afghan soldiers in the worst single incident for foreign troops in Afghanistan.
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Kandahar’s mayor killed in suicide attack
The mayor of the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar has been killed by a suicide bomber – the latest in a string of attacks on influential officials in the country.
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Generals slammed for Afghan military failures
A scathing Defence Committee report blames military leaders for the “unacceptable” deployment of British troops into Afghanistan without the support and equipment they needed to defeat the Taliban.
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CIA reportedly used vaccination campaign in Bin Laden hunt
Reports suggest the CIA set up a fake vaccination campaign in an attempt to get DNA from members of the bin Laden family. The development adds to the strain on relations between Pakistan and the US.
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Britain to withdraw 500 troops from Afghanistan
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, announces the drawdown of a further 500 troops by the end of 2012, as Britain winds down its combat role in Afghanistan.
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‘New phase’ in Afghanistan says PM
David Cameron says the Afghan conflict is entering a “new phase” amid an army investigation into the death of a soldier who was captured by the Taliban and found dead in Helmand province.
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MoD loss of kit ‘alarming’, say MPs
MPs say the fact that billions of pounds worth of Ministry of Defence equipment has gone missing is “alarming” and undermines military calls for more funding.
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Missing soldier found dead in Afghanistan
A British soldier who went missing from his base in southern Afghanistan has been found dead, the Ministry of Defence reveals. Next of kin have been informed.
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Morland Sanders to lead North of England coverage
Channel 4 News has announced that Morland Sanders will join the programme as North of England Correspondent.