The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

Defence insists due process was given to accused soldiers in Brereton report

Following the release of the damning Brereton report in November 2020, Defence confirmed Army had "initiated administrative action against 17 individuals where there was an alleged failure to meet ADF expectations".

ABC News · May 15, 2023

Defence minister refuses to give lifeline to Afghan veteran who faces deportation to Rwanda

The Independent is campaigning for Afghan war heroes who served alongside British forces to be granted a safe haven in the UK

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Sting blasts government’s lack of ‘decency’ as he backs Afghan war hero

Exclusive: Sting is backing The Independent’s campaign to stop an Afghan pilot who served alongside coalition troops from being deported to Rwanda

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Guy Ritchie slams UK handling of Afghan veterans as ‘morally reprehensible’

The Independent has said Ritchie is supporting its campaign to prevent the deportation of an Afghan pilot.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Drug Haul: Heroin concealed in broom bags crosses Attari international border, undetected by non-operational Full Body Truck Scanner

AMRITSAR: A consignment of 40 bags of brooms originating from Afghanistan and traversing through Pakistan managed to bypass security checks at the Attari border with Pakistan and arrived at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) .

The Times of India · May 12, 2023

Guy Ritchie: ‘Morally reprehensible’ to deport Afghan heroes who fought alongside British forces

The Hollywood director’s new film ‘The Covenant’ echoes The Independent’s campaign on the plight of the Afghan pilot who served alongside coalition forces against the Taliban

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Locust outbreak in Afghanistan’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens wheat harvest

With 20m people at the highest risk of famine for 25 years, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Project launched to triple area of UK’s temperate rainforest

A veteran of the war in Afghanistan who owns one of the remaining tracts of temperate rainforest in Britain has set up a charity to support the unique and biodiverse habitat. The Thousand Year Trust will work with landowners, farmers and charities to triple the area of temperate rainforest growing…

The Week · May 11, 2023

Home Office admits errors after arrest of Nepali guards airlifted from Kabul

Officials say number of guards detained in March had been granted indefinite leave to remain by mistake

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023

Teenage gangsters jailed for murder of Afghan refugee

Rishmeet Singh had sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023