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Sunday, 8th November 2009

Afghanistan

Losing the battle for hearts and minds BY ANY standards it was a tipping point. When five British soldiers were slaughtered during an after-patrol tea-break by an Afghan policeman they had taken into their trust, it was a shocking episode in a war that has already wasted far too many liv

Afghan war 'unwinnable' says poll ALMOST two-thirds of the public now believe it is impossible to win the war in Afghanistan, an opinion poll suggested last night.

Ex-defence chiefs' verdict on Brown: dithering and failing British troops THREE former defence chiefs have attacked Gordon Brown's commitment to the war in Afghanistan, accusing the Prime Minister of dithering and failing British troops.

Wife's tribute to 'very brave man' killed in Afghanistan THE WIFE of a soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan has paid tribute to her husband who she described as a "very brave man".

Families of soldiers killed by rogue policeman divided on war policy

Bomb blast soldier the 'toughest of men'

Ex-defence chiefs blast UK's Afghanistan policy

Afghanistan death soldier lived in Edinburgh

Brown: Afghan mission 'our first line of defence' against terrorism

Gordon Brown puts up a fight as Afghanistan war support falls

12 US soldiers killed in Texas army base attack

Gordon Brown defends policy after soldier killings in Afghanistan

Mother of tragic Black Watch soldier pays tribute to her 'brave' son

Abdullah says 'illegal' president not up to the job

Five British soldiers killed as Afghan policeman opens fire in miltary compound

Under-pressure Karzai in pledge to 'remove stain of corruption'

Bomb expert killed on last day of tour

Karzai declared poll winner in Afghanistan

Interview: Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Cartwright, Black Watch commander

Brown congratulates Karzai on election victory

Challenger pulls out of Afghan poll

British explosives expert killed on final day in Afghanistan

British soldier killed in blast

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