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Afghan run-off cancelled as Abdullah pulls out
Karzai is declared president as closest rival pulls out of run-off
Leader: Why Britain must abort mission in Afghanistan
There are no good options left for Britain in Afghanistan. Brown should set a date for withdrawal
The great gamble
As the Karzai government succumbs to pressure to rerun elections and ever more coalition troops die, it seems increasingly as if we are fighting a futile war in Afghanistan. Making a deal with the Taliban may be the only way to make a clean exit
Leader: In Afghanistan, political success remains as elusive as military triumph
The leaders of the coalition are now ignoring allegations of fraud and corruption that they have not tolerated elsewhere
Afghangsters’ paradise
When I think of the Taliban, I think of Tony Soprano and his gang. They are more mafiosi than mujahedin
Top US general calls for new strategy in Afghanistan
General Stanley McChrystal calls for focus upon civilian hearts and minds
Rival campaign teams claim victory in Afghan election
Spokesmen for President Karzai and rival Abdullah Abdullah claim victory
Afghan election opens amid fears of violence
Low voter turn-out feared as insurgents block roads and threaten suicide attacks
How “winnable” is Afghanistan?
The government has failed to define "victory". Ministers should set a date for withdrawal of British troops
Media blackout on election violence in Afghanistan
Afghan government issues decrees forbidding reporting of violence during the election
Our military presence in Afghanistan is part of the problem, not the solution
Britain should follow Canada's lead and set a date for withdrawal from Afghanistan. It is time we accepted that we are losing this war.
Diary: Patrick Hennessey
I’d take Helmand over Westminster any day
The fog of war
In 2001, British troops marched into Afghanistan on a mission to combat al-Qaeda and topple the Taliban. Eight years and thousands of ruined lives later, they remain mired in conflict, with no sign of a way out. What are our soldiers fighting and dying for? How long will they stay?
"Some in the UK believe the fight is not worth it"
The Defence Secretary says that opposing war in Afghanistan is "defeatism"
The NS interview: Ed Butler
The retired brigadier, original mastermind of Britain's strategy for fighting the Taliban, now believes "we go long, we go deep or we go home"
“No one is safe there now”
Henry Sands talks to a Welsh Guards captain following a bloody tour of duty in Helmand
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The top ten
Bjorn Lomborg
Cloud control
Interview
Omar Bin Laden
James Macintyre
Brown at war
What if...
Hugh Gaitskell lived
Will Self
On brands
Film review
A Serious Man
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