Having set a date for pulling British forces out of Afghanistan, ministers are being too passive - and are not even selling the policy

More than half of the RAF's drone strikes against Taliban militants in Afghanistan are not reported publicly, a new analysis has revealed.

A suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of a rival insurgent group in northwest Pakistan today, killing 23 of its supporters in an outbreak of factional fighting, an official said.

Two American soldiers were shot dead yesterday by an Afghan soldier and a literacy teacher at a joint base in southern Afghanistan. The deaths were the latest in a series of anti-American attacks, following the burning of Korans by US soldiers.

Two American soldiers have been shot dead at a base in Afghanistan, the latest in a series of deaths following the burning of Korans by US soldiers.

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A suicide car bomber struck early today at the gates of Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, killing nine people in an attack insurgents said was revenge for US troops burning Korans.

More Nato troops are wounded as details emerge about Pakistani training of killer who struck at Interior Ministry

Protesters angry over the burning of the Koran by American troops lobbed grenades at a US base in northern Afghanistan and clashed with police and troops in a day of violence that left seven international soldiers injured and two Afghans dead.

India marked a major success in its battle against polio yesterday by being removed from the World Health Organisation's list of countries plagued by the disease.

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President Barack Obama has apologised to the Afghan people for the burning of copies of the Koran at a US military base in Bagram.

A suicide bomber blew himself up just after a funeral in northern Afghanistan, killing 19 people, including a member of the national parliament, the Interior Ministry said.

Country could become terrorist haven again if the West does not maintain support, think tank warns