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NI soldier killed in Afghanistan
51 days agoNeil Turkington from Portadown is one of three serviceman killed by a renegade Afghan soldier in Helmand.
John Simpson on Afghan strategy
52 days agoThe fatal attack on three British servicemen by an Afghan soldier has raised fresh questions about the coalition's strategy to train local recruits to deal with security in Afghanistan.
NATO chief: Pullout plans put troops at risk: report
53 days agoLONDON (Reuters) - Setting timetables to withdraw from the war in Afghanistan could encourage the Taliban to step up their attacks on coalition forces, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a newspaper report on Tuesday.
Afghan government seeking bigger slice of aid pie
53 days agoKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will ask for more control of billions of dollars pledged to reconstruct the war-torn country at a major international conference this month.
Civilian deaths rise as Afghan fight intensifies
55 days agoKABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets of Mazar-i-Sharif Saturday to protest against mounting civilian deaths, while five U.S. and NATO troops died in separate insurgent attacks on a bloody day of fighting across the country.