'Thrill kill' head of rogue US soldiers jailed for life
The ringleader of a rogue US army unit responsible for "thrill kills" of Afghan civilians has been sentenced to life behind bars.
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US commander steps down in Afghanistan
General David Petraeus stepped down as United States commander in Afghanistan on Monday after a year at the helm of what is America's longest war.
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UK cuts fire power
The United Kingdom's armed forces announced it will no longer be able to mount the kind of operations conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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CIA paramilitaries' role in Afghan civilian deaths
Shum Khan was a deaf and dumb man who lived in the remote border hamlet of Malekshay, 7 000ft up in the mountains.
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Reaper drones bring remote control death
They fly at 50 000ft, are virtually invisible and carry a deadly payload of missiles and bombs. Meet the Reaper, a new variety of heavily armed drone.
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Turncoat attack a blow to Afghanistan exit
The murder of three soldiers by a renegade Afghan casts a shadow over the UK's plans to train the local army before withdrawing its own troops.
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Trade in guns and drugs that fuels war in Afghanistan
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad meets the Afghans whose fortunes lie in the risky, but lucrative, business of arms dealing.
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In the north Afghans battle hunger, not the Taliban
The US decision to send more troops to Afghanistan will mean little to the people of northern Sang-i-Khel village whose fight is against hunger.
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US forces kill civilians in Afghanistan air strike
US forces killed at least one child, video footage showed on Wednesday, in an air strike in western Afghanistan that police say killed 12 civilians.
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UK arrests officer for secrets leak in Afghanistan
A senior British officer serving in Afghanistan has been arrested on suspicion of leaking official secrets, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
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