Incident marks a continued escalation of violence as Nato forces withdraw from Afghanistan

'I’m not trying to compete with the photographer because I couldn’t'

The details of what has been happening to Britain’s military equipment in Afghanistan were given today as the government there assumed responsibility for security across the country and international forces embarked on the final part of their exit strategy from the war.

A new book paints a grim picture of the UK's role in taking on the Taliban in 2001. But it is not too late to make some amends

A new book released today argues that every family in the UK will have paid £2,000 towards the conflict in Afghanistan, in a war that will cost the nation up to £40 billion by 2020.

A former soldier standing for Parliament tells Jane Merrick that a diverse Army works best

Troops are first to die in vehicle brought in to protect against  IEDs in Afghanistan

Prime Minister David Cameron said today that the UK had paid a "a very high price" for the work it was doing in Afghanistan after three soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack

War is no fit "theme" for a funeral, says Afghanistan veteran Joe Glenton

A huge airlift to bring thousands of tons of military equipment back from Afghanistan to the UK has begun, ahead of the full withdrawal of British troops by the end of next year.

British troops are likely to have the length of their tours in Afghanistan extended by half in the crucial period leading to the end of combat operations, The Independent has learnt. The tours of duty served by key units may rise from six to nine months, under the plans to ensure that Afghanistan’s army and police are in a position to take over security duties.

A British soldier shot dead by a rogue Afghan National Army member was last night named as 23-year-old Sapper Richard Walker.

Six British soldiers have been killed in green on blue attacks in the current tour alone

Kabul government may struggle to run the dam in the former Taliban stronghold as American army begins withdrawal