Afghanistan news, video and pictures
Latest news on Afghanistan, President Harmid Karzai's government and the British Army deployment in Helmand province where our soldiers are fighting the Taliban.
Royal Marine dies in Afghanistan
A Royal Marine was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.
09 May 2010
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09 May 2010
Cheers for Afghan heroes
Thousands of well-wishers turn out in Edinburgh to give a heroes' welcome to the Third Batallion The Rifles battlegroup following their gruelling tour of Afghanistan.
08 May 2010
Karzai to ask Obama for billions
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will ask for billions more in aid when he travels to Washington next week on a trip aimed at improving relations with Barack Obama.
07 May 2010
Prince Harry gets his wings
Awarded his provisional wings by his father, the Prince of Wales.
07 May 2010
Prince eyes Afghan mission
Prince Harry's decision to fly attack helicopters suggests war zone return.
06 May 2010
Soldier's mother praises comrades at inquest
The mother of the soldier whose death caused a furore when his name was misspelled by Gordon Brown in a condolence letter has praised the heroism of the comrades.
05 May 2010
Osama bin Laden 'living in luxury in Iran'
Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted man, is living in the lap of luxury in an apartment in Iran and spends his time falconing, according to a new documentary.
05 May 2010
Two soldiers killed in Afghanistan named
Two soldiers from the same regiment who were killed in separate incidents on the same day in Afghanistan were tonight named by the Ministry of Defence.
04 May 2010
Two soldiers from same regiment killed in Afghanistan
Two soldiers from the same regiment were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Monday, as tributes were paid to a ''true hero'' killed in an explosion on Sunday.
03 May 2010
MoD names 'true hero' killed in Afghanistan explosion
Cpl Harvey Alex Holmes, 22, from Hyde, Greater Manchester, died providing protection for his patrol in Helmand province.
03 May 2010
British soldier killed in explosion in Afghanistan
Soldier from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment died near PB Waterloo military base in Sangin, Helmand Province.
02 May 2010
INSIDE AFGHANISTAN VIDEO
Afghanistan: first patrol
Telegraph TV follow two young soldiers after they arrive in theatre for the first time.
Afghanistan: the sniper's tale
As part of our series looking at Army life, we talk to a sniper whose daily challenge is to kill before he is killed.
Brown accused by mother of soldier killed in Afghanistan
Gordon Brown accused by mother of soldier killed in Afghanistan of failing to honour promise to look into events surrounding her son's death.
02 May 2010
Three quarters of Apache helicopters not serviceable
Almost three quarters of the Army's fleet of Apache attack helicopters are not available for front line operations, government figures have shown.
02 May 2010
Afghan parliamentary election fraud 'inevitable without reform'
Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary elections face the same fraud which blighted Hamid Karzai's re-election as president, an American government-funded study has warned.
30 Apr 2010
Father: officer's death forced MoD to provide kit
The father of Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe has claimed it took his son’s death to convince the Ministry of Defence to give British troops the equipment they required to fight in Afghanistan.
30 Apr 2010
Lt Col Thorneloe died after insisting on taking 'top cover' position
The most senior British Army officer to be killed in Afghanistan insisted on taking up the most exposed position in the lead vehicle of a patrol to set an example to his men, an inquest heard.
30 Apr 2010
Prince Harry gets wings
Prince's hopes of returning to frontline action given major boost.
30 Apr 2010
Army officer took most exposed position in patrol
Inquest into death of most senior officer killed since Falklands.
30 Apr 2010
My son's life was not wasted, says mother of trooper killed in Afghanistan
The mother of a teenage soldier killed in Afghanistan has spoken of her devastation caused by her son’s loss but insisted that his life was not wasted.
30 Apr 2010
Nato troops kill MP relative in botched raid
Nato troops raided the home of a prominent Afghan MP, killing her relative, police and the MP said on Thursday.
29 Apr 2010
Hamid Karzai's government supported by only one in four 'key' areas, report finds
Hamid Karzai's government commands support in only one in four Afghan areas considered 'key' by the US military, according to a Pentagon report.
29 Apr 2010
Two British soldiers killed by landmine in Afghanistan
Two British soldiers were killed by a landmine in Afghanistan when their vehicle strayed from a proven track to keep an eye on trainee Afghan soldiers following behind, an inquest heard.
28 Apr 2010
Afghanistan: soldiers killed in air strike mix-up
Three British soldiers killed after radio operator who called in US airstrike was not supplied with the kit he needed, a coroner said.
28 Apr 2010
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