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Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace is facing questions about a change made to a draft bill that would have protected the SAS from prosecution.

Three-year campaign by parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan brings 19 trainee doctors to Scotland

German prosecutors have dropped their investigation into real estate deals by Ajmal Rahmani, a former Afghan politician who says the decision strengthens his lawsuit against the U.S. government, which sanctioned him for alleged corruption.

Matt was awarded the George Cross for his heroics in Afghanistan

Following a series of high-profile failures and mass expulsions of uniformed “diplomats,” Russian intelligence has turned to more subtle methods, including leveraging scientific organizations with international ties.

As billions of U.S. dollars flowed in to rebuild Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, many contractors were accused of skimming reconstruction funds.

Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approaches

Afghanistan Inquiry chairman Sir Charles Haddon-Cave gave Mr Mercer until April 5 to handover the names or face up to two years in prison

The unit is so secretive the Government won’t admit it exists

Andy Hammond, a man who drank two litres of energy drinks every day for years, found himself just 'hours from death' after collapsing on Christmas Day at his home

One of the scariest corners on the planet is home to the Baluch people, who are viewed as traitors and separatists by three separate governments in a region teetering on the brink of war

Jacqui Kunz, from New York in the US, is officially the 'Most Intrepid Traveller' in the world according to NomadMania and has been to some of the most dangerous places in the world

David McBride exposed operations of Australia's elite special forces in Afghanistan that amounted to allegations of war crimes and could now face prison due to "dark" whistleblower laws

British aid worker Ian Purchase, 50, who was held hostage in solitary confinement by the Taliban for five months has told how the mental battle was hardest to deal with in his cell

More than 30 of the former British Council teachers are still in hiding in Afghanistan, while another 50 are trapped in cramped hotels after fleeing across the border to Pakistan

Crowds of residents and shopkeepers fled buildings in the city at around 11:00 am local time (06:30 GMT) as the quakes began, causing widespread devastation

Miles Routledge, 23, who goes by Lord Miles on YouTube, was arrested for withdrawing $1000 from a Western Union back in March and had not been heard from until this week

Anthony Malone was tortured by the Taliban and suffered six broken ribs, kidney disease, nerve damage and serious concussion.He has now been named the English Veterans Awards' ‘Inspiration of the Year’

Saifullah Khan, 30, was acquitted of rape after a student claimed he forced himself on her after a party, but he was later ousted from Yale University anyway, completely de-railing his studies

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The Taliban is allowing Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network al-Qaeda to gain a foothold in Afghanistan and opposition leader Khalid Noor of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Council warns it could see another 9/11-style attack plotted

Sayeed, who worked for the British Council, was able to escape across the border to Pakistan with his wife and son in the wake of the Western pullout from Afghanistan - but has been in limbo ever since

Afghan women who fled the Taliban before being brought to the UK tell of being separated from their families two years on with refugees given no answers over whether they can see their parents or children again