Brutal footage of Iraqi prisoners allegedly being abused at a secret British military interrogation center that has since been nicknamed "UK's Abu Ghr...
AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.25.2011
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan soldier killed three British service members with gunfire and a rocket-propelled grenade in the dead of night, a ...
The Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff and Doug Sarro | Posted 05.25.2011
Today's AfPak round-up. Washington's "irrational exuberance" in Afghanistan. Joshua Hammer sees a parallel between U.S. troops' ill-fated attempt to ...
Times Online | Johnny McDevitt | Posted 05.25.2011
A former soldier convicted in connection with the death of an Iraqi hotel worker has accused an officer of pretending to set a young detainee on fire ...
James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011
The British priority in Afghanistan is less about any particular vision for a democratic, stable or terrorist free country, but rather the strategic future of NATO and more importantly the US-UK alliance.
AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011
LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan...
Posted 05.25.2011
The Prime Minister announced today that Britain's total military effort in Afghanistan will increase to more than 10,000 troops. In a detailed Comm...
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GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011
PARIS, France -- Whoever ends up presiding over Afghan chaos and corruption, Europe is losing patience fast with U.S. mission muddle and a president w...
Press Association | Posted 05.25.2011
An expert witness on the lawfulness of war in Afghanistan could be called to give evidence at the court martial of a soldier who refused to fight....
Independent | Tom Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011
Britain's war effort in Afghanistan is being hindered by a number of frontline troops too fat to fight, according to a leaked Army memo. ...
Inter Press Service | Posted 05.25.2011
By Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Jul 29 (IPS) - The strategy of the major U.S. and British military offensive in Afghanista...
New York Times | ROD NORDLAND and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011
Commanders of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, as the American-led military coalition here is formally called, have a looming nomenclature problem....
Posted 05.25.2011
By Nigel Morris and Kim Sengupta | The Independent A majority of the public believes that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable and British troops sho...
James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011
What is the best way for the people of the green zone to understand the issues of their fellow humans in the red zone?
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
A group of 25 Iraqis who aided British forces in Iraq, mostly through interpreting services, will sue the government over inadequate security against ...
AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011
LONDON — Britain's defense ministry ordered an inquiry Monday into allegations that Iraqi civilians were tortured and killed by British troops f...
The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011
The troops died in three separate incidents in Helmand province. The troops died in three separate incidents in Helmand province yesterday, taking t...
BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011
British forces have begun their official withdrawal from Iraq after the UK's commander in the south of the country handed over to a US general....
Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011
Four army recruits were found dead at the while undergoing training. Two of them were 17. The army swiftly ruled that they were suicides. It is now clear that the truth is much more complex -- and dark.
The Independent | Kim Sengupta | Posted 05.25.2011
The shattering blast from the rocket-propelled grenade forced us to dive into a ditch. A second round exploded almost immediately, leaving a swirl of ...
The Independent | Matthew Norman | Posted 05.25.2011
At least this time there was no ballistic footwear. The last time Gordon Brown made a surprise visit to Iraq to announce troop withdrawals, he was wha...
BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011
Nine British troops have been injured in a "friendly fire" incident in Helmand, Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. A UK Apache helic...
London Times | Jenny Booth and James Hider | Posted 05.25.2011
Six British soldiers have been picked off on the streets of Basra by an enemy sniper using the same rifle, an inquest heard today. Between the months...
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011
BAGHDAD — Britain froze plans Tuesday to withdraw about 1,500 soldiers this spring after the faltering effort to drive Shiite militias from Basr...
Posted 05.25.2011