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Olaf Schmid death: do army inquests ever give us answers?
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson asks if military inquests ever give families answers when – in the case of bomb disposal expert Olaf Schmid – some evidence is “never really explored”.
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Linda Norgrove death due to split-second decision
The soldier who accidentally killed the kidnapped aid worker Linda Norgrove during a rescue mission in Afghanistan genuinely feared for the lives of his colleagues and himself, an inquest hears.
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Afghanistan: nearly ten years, what progress in Helmand?
As the war in Afghanistan approaches a milestone, Captain Doug Beattie writes from the Helmand frontline on how progress only comes with a price paid by both soldiers and the local population.
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Olaf Schmid was ‘unlawfully killed’
The inquest into the death of bomb disposal specialist Staff Sgt Olaf Schmid in Afghanistan has found he was unlawfully killed.
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IED combat under scrutiny at Olaf Schmid inquest
Channel 4 News examines the deadly threat of IED attacks for British troops in Afghanistan as Jane Deith reports from the inquest into the death of Olaf Schmid, a bomb disposal victim in 2009.
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IED combat under scrutiny at Olaf Schmid inquest
Channel 4 News examines the deadly threat of IED attacks for British troops in Afghanistan as Jane Deith reports from the inquest into the death of Olaf Schmid, a bomb disposal victim in 2009.
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Military covenant ‘U-turn will harm morale and recruitment’
As the Government is accused of a U-turn on plans to make the military covenant law, the British Legion tells Channel 4 News it will be very harmful for morale and could hit recruitment.
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Channel 4 News Afghanistan coverage awarded
A Channel 4 News portfolio of reports on the war in Afghanistan – “Our war, their war” – wins the Broadcast television award for news and current affairs coverage.
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Eight killed in Afghan bomb attack
Eight people – three of them foreigners – are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a supermarket in the Afghan capital, Kabul, just yards from the British Embassy.
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Arizona shooting ignites debate over US political vitriol
The shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has sparked a debate over the rhetoric of US politics, but a former Republican presidential hopeful tells Channel 4 News there is “no connection”.
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A ceasefire 'deal' in Sangin that may cost even more lives
Our Chief Correspondent, Alex Thomson, looks at the reported “deal” between US forces and local tribes in the Sangin area of Afghanistan which could see an end to attacks on allied forces in return for some degree of autonomy for local people.
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More US troops as military reaches Afghan deal
As the US plans to send more combat troops to Afghanistan there are reports of a peace deal with local tribes in the Sangin region. Alex Thomson says the deal should be treated with “extreme caution”.
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Assassinated Pakistani governor laid to rest
Governor Salman Taseer has been given a state funeral in Pakistan after he was shot dead by one of his bodyguards yesterday sparking safety fears for other liberal politicians.
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Pakistan suicide bomb kills tribespeople waiting for aid
At least 40 people have been killed by a suicide bomber wearing a burka who attacked a crowd of people waiting for aid in Pakistan on Christmas morning.
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CIA drone strikes: a legal war?
A UN senior official tells Channel 4 News if CIA personnel are operating drone strikes in Pakistan, they could be prosecuted for murder and war crimes if humanitarian laws are violated.