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UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws supportBritain's plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is now on hold. This comes after the US administration withdrew its backing for ...
UK couple freed by Taliban after Qatari mediation, official saysA British couple detained by the Taliban in February has been freed after Qatari mediation and flown to Doha. Barbie and Peter Reynolds, he...
Some British veterans taking their lives due to anger over Afghan withdrawal"I know, unfortunately, there have been soldiers who served in Afghanistan, indeed a soldier who served on my last tour in Afghanistan, who...
UK says it has evacuated nearly 4,000 people from AfghanistanThough it did not provide further details, it's clear that the majority of those evacuated by British troops are Afghans who have helped Br...
''Imbecilic'': Ex-UK leader Tony Blair slams Afghanistan withdrawalIn a lengthy essay posted on his website late Saturday, the former Labour Party leader said the sudden and chaotic pullout that allowed the...
As Taliban capture power in Afghanistan, Britain asks: Is America back or has it turned its back?Britain fears the Taliban's return and the vacuum left by the West's chaotic withdrawal will allow militants from al Qaeda and Islamic Stat...
Britain says Taliban control Afghanistan - we're not going back"I acknowledge that the Taliban are in control of the country," Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News. "I mean, you don't have to be ...
Afghanistan spiralling into failed state where al Qaeda will thrive: UK"I'm absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those types of people," Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky when ask...
Britain to send troops to Kabul to help UK nationals leaveThey will also help speed up efforts to swiftly relocate to Britain interpreters and other Afghan staff who worked alongside UK forces in A...
Britain has withdrawn nearly all its troops from Afghanistan: PM Boris Johnson"All British troops assigned to NATO's mission in Afghanistan are now returning home," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament, praisi...
UK will likely follow the US in cutting Afghanistan troops: Britain's Defence SecretaryThe Pentagon said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will sharply reduce the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 b...
Five killed in British helicopter crash in AfghanistanFive members of NATO's international support mission in Afghanistan were killed and five injured when a British military helicopter crashed...
Britain ends 13-year war in AfghanistanThe UK today handed over its last base in Afghanistan to the Afghan forces, marking an official end to the 13-year-long combat operations t...
- UK army chief says al-Qaeda cannot be beaten
General Sir David Richards, the new head of Britain's armed forces, has warned that the West cannot defeat al-Qaeda and militant Islam.
- British PM in surprise visit to Afghanistan: Reports
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where he pledged to speed up the training of Afghan security forc...
- Zardari leaves for visit to Dubai, Britain
President Zardari will discuss a new strategy to halt cross-border strikes in Afghanistan by the local Taliban.
- 'UK faces threat from British Muslims returning from Afghan'
The UK faces serious security threat from British Muslim extremists returning from Afghanistan after fighting alongside Taliban.