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I spent six months with Nato troops in Afghanistan – Trump’s wrong, they were the front line

IN FOCUS: World affairs editor Sam Kiley was alongside 16 Air Assault Brigade in Helmand where British and US forces put their lives on the line to keep each other safe

The Independent UK · Jan 23

The Pentagon Keeps Losing Equipment and Buying Stuff It Doesn't Need

How the U.S. military busts its budget on wasteful, careless, and unnecessary 'self-licking ice cream cones.'

Reason · Jan 12, 2025

TV tonight: can Prince William really end homelessness?

People who have been homeless discuss their experiences with the prince, plus the stunningly intense documentary Helmand: Tour of Duty. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

The seven key night raids at the centre of the Afghanistan inquiry

UK special forces have been accused of killing ‘innocent civilians’ during the conflict.

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

OPINION - I fought in Afghanistan and I know it’s now time to talk to the Taliban

Afghanistan evokes negative emotions in the minds of most people. In the popular imagination it is a land of terrorism, extremism and mass migration. I first visited Kabul in 2002, not long after the events of 9/11. My abiding memory is of a city brutalised by war. Little did I…

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

Iran and Afghanistan dispute Helmand water rights as climate change deepens crisis

Iran and Afghanistan exchanged gunfire on May 27 amid rising tensions over water supplies in the region. The countries are engaged in a decades-long dispute over rights to the Helmand River, on which Iran depends to irrigate land in its arid south. The construction of dams on the Afghan side…

France 24 · Jun 10, 2023

Another Afghan hero who served with British forces is threatened with Rwanda deportation

Exclusive: Afghan Colonel who fought with British in Helmand province facing deportation from the UK

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Blood-soaked copies of Prince Harry's Spare to go on sale after he admitted killings

Artist Andrei Molodkin is selling copies of blood-soaked Prince Harry's Spare after the Royal said he'd killed 25 people while serving in Helmand, Afghanistan

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023

Harry’s Taliban killing revelation sparks protest in Afghanistan

A demonstration was staged at a university in Helmand, AP reported.

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023

Harry's memoir triggers protests in Afghanistan over claim he killed 25 Taliban fighters

Prince Harry's memoir has led to anger and protests in Afghanistan after the duke claimed that he killed 25 members of the Taliban while on his second tour in the country

Daily Mirror · Jan 8, 2023