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Afghanistan war diaries reveal Evison’s kit warnings
Just 28 days before Lt Mark Evison died he wrote a diary in which he vented frustrations and concerns over equipment shortages in the Afghanistan War. In his own words, this is Mark’s story.
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Afghanistan war: Rupert Thorneloe tribute to Mark Evison
Exclusive: Channel 4 News publishes a letter written to Lt Evison’s mother by his commanding officer, Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, the highest ranking soldier to die in the Afghanistan war.
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Militants attack Nato fuel tankers
The Taliban pledges to attack more Nato fuel tankers after gunmen burn 13 vehicles and kill three people taking supplies to coalition troops in Afghanistan.
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Cuts to dominate Conservative conference
As the government confirms plans to push through fundamental welfare reform, spending cuts will dominate the Conservative conference, which opens today.
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Pakistan execution video causes US tension
Controversy breaks out between the US and Pakistan after a video emerges on the internet appearing to show Pakistani soldiers summarily executing people believed to be Pashtun militants.
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UK security reviewed amid terror plot fears
Britain’s Security Service has carried out a review of potential damage done to its current anti-terrorist UK operations following leaks about plots against European targets, Channel 4 News learns.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai in tears on TV
His country’s in bad shape – and he’s not much better. The Afghan president Hamid Karzai bursts into tears during a nationally televised speech which was meant to focus on national literacy day.
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Obama: White House at war
A well-timed leak of the juiciest bits to the Washington Post and the New York Times guaranteed Bob Woodward’s book a slot on the bestseller lists. Job Rabkin looks at the revelations in detail.
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Afghanistan: search for kidnapped aid worker
The search continues for a British aid worker and her three Afghan colleagues, kidnapped by armed men in Afghanistan. John Sparks learns aid agencies are finding the country more and more dangerous.
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British aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan
A British national has gone missing in Afghanistan, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has confirmed. US aid organisation DAI confirmed to Channel 4 News the Briton is one of its employees.
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Why this disaster just keeps spreading
Jonathan Miller writes on why the Pakistan flood disaster is far from over, and why helping tackle it is in the West’s interest.
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Armed forces honoured for Afghan bravery
131 members of the armed forces are being honoured for incredible bravery and selfless courage in Afghanistan. The awards recognise operations from October 2009 to 31 March 2010.
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Terrorism: a threat that spans the world
From the attacks on the United States on 9/11 to the growth of Islamist radicals in Yemen, the global terrorist threat has continued to grow despite the efforts of western intelligence agencies.
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Still struggling to meet the Afghanistan challenge
Nearly a decade after NATO soldiers arrived in Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, Alex Thomson analyses how the security challenge remains tough.
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US ‘infighting’ over Afghanistan strategy
Some of President Barack Obama’s chief advisers do not think the current strategy for Afghanistan is going to work, according to a new book.
