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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.
Afghan raids kill five US troops
55 days agoFive US soldiers are killed in separate gun attacks and bombing incidents in the east and south of Afghanistan, Nato says.
Six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
55 days agoDeaths raise number of American troops killed this month to 23
Petraeus assumes Afghan command
2 months agoThe new commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, formally takes over the 130,000-strong force.