Some Afghan interpreters to be allowed to settle in Britain
Government revises earlier plan to leave most army interpreters in Afghanistan after pullout, risking Taliban reprisals About half the Afghan ...
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Number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing abuse soars
More women imprisoned for 'moral crimes' as fears grow that hard-won rights are at risk as western troops head home The number of Afghan women jailed ...
Afghan president Hamid Karzai to seek military aid as he arrives in India
Karzai is expected to ask India for help with 'military needs and shortages' during three-day visit to subcontinent Hamid Karzai, the Afghan ...
Three US soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Three killed when roadside bomb struck US convoy after three Afghan civilians killed in market bomb earlier Tuesday A roadside bomb struck a US ...
Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai reveals US will retain nine bases after withdrawal
President strikes conciliatory tone about larger-than-expected continuing deployment, despite frequent criticism of US forces ...
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Taliban suicide bomber strikes Nato convoy in Afghanistan
At least six Afghans killed, including three children, in rush hour attack that may also have killed a number of Nato personnel ...
Bamiyan was a safe haven in Afghanistan – but what now? | Emma Graham-Harrison
Even while it was protected by foreign troops, the magical province of Bamiyan was haunted by the memories of those killed in Taliban massacres ...
US and Afghan officials hold talks over pact on 2014 troop withdrawal
Agreement signed by Karzai and Obama in 2012 has not forestalled uncertainty over future governance of Afghanistan Senior American and Afghan ...
Much of $1bn Afghanistan tax bill is bogus, says US
American watchdog claims Afghan government is charging US contractors with illegal taxes The Afghan government has charged a tax bill of nearly $1bn ...
Why we'll never have total religious freedom | Andrew Brown
The state department report on religious freedom highlights much that is bad, but to dream of tolerant rationality is unrealistic ...
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