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Sunday, 29th November 2009

Afghanistan

Afghan security forces get 40% pay hike AFGHANISTAN yesterday increased the pay of police and soldiers by nearly 40 per cent as Western countries aimed to increase the size and quality of Afghan security forces so their own troops can go home.

Brown to set out war exit strategy BRITAIN is to host a conference in London aimed at paving the way for a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced yesterday.

Minister quits over Afghan report GERMANY'S labour minister resigned yesterday after conceding that a military report on a deadly September airstrike in northern Afghanistan failed to reach him while he held the government's defence portfolio.

Kandahar governor survives bomb blast THE governor of the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar survived an assassination attempt when a bomb targeting his convoy exploded as he headed for Friday prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

Grandmother of Dundee soldier killed in Afghanistan to join SSP

Contractor's copter missing in mountains

Taleban takes propaganda victories in city at heart of Afghan campaign

Widow praises warrior but pleads for peace

Obama vows to send more US troops to 'finish job' in Afghanistan

Ainsworth blames US delay for fall in Afghan war support

Town turns out for the 101st time to honour a fallen hero

Anger at corruption arrest

Prosecutors still awaiting warrants to arrest senior politicians

Pregnant army ten sent home

Former paratrooper commander opens centre dedicated to Afghanistan hero Mark Wright

Crowds mourn in 100th ceremony of repatriation

Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan

Returning Karzai pledges reform

Where five years is too long to wait for the Americans to leave

Suicide bomber on motorcycle leaves 13 dead

Cronyism claim as Karzai the younger hangs on to his job

Soldier killed in Helmand gun battle

Afghan president Hamid Karzai sworn in again

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