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Corruption exposed as Afghan bank chief flees
Jon Snow on a little noticed story from Afghanistan, which has major implications and shines a light on the scale of corruption in Kabul.
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A 63-year-old man working for the US government’s aid programme in Pakistan has been kidnapped from his home.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Channel 4 News has announced that Morland Sanders will join the programme as North of England Correspondent.
A Taliban attack on a landmark hotel in Kabul has left nine people dead. An expert tells Channel 4 News the Taliban are staging “spectacular” attacks like this to show their continuing power.
Jon Snow on a little noticed story from Afghanistan, which has major implications and shines a light on the scale of corruption in Kabul.
As troops leave Afghanistan defence experts tell Channel 4 News securing the violent eastern border with Pakistan will become a priority, and that may include the use of more unmanned drone strikes.