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Afghan forces have heightened their activities along the border with Pakistan after a series of attacks from the neighbouring country into Afghanistan's eastern provinces. Kabul, Afghanistan. 2 July 2011

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Parliament informed of army activity increase along border - Kabul

Afghan forces have heightened their activities along the border with Pakistan after a series of attacks from the neighbouring country into...

by Pajhwok Afghan News in Afghanistan on 02/07/2011

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Afghan army suppress insurgent attack

One Afghan security contractor and five insurgents were killed when a group of insurgents attacked three bases near Gardez, Paktya province. At least...

by Def VID in Afghanistan on 24/09/2010

Afghan National Army Female Officers Candidate School graduates are presented a gift by Enayatullah Nazari, First Deputy to the Afghan Minister of Defense, during the graduation of the first ANA Female Officers Candidate School class. 23/09/2010

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Female Afghan officers, graduate award ceremony

Afghan National Army Female Officers Candidate School graduates are presented a gift by Enayatullah Nazari, First Deputy to the Afghan Minister of...

by Def VID in Afghanistan on 23/09/2010

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Suicide attack kills at least four in southern Afghanistan
At least four civilians were killed and 34 others, including foreigners, were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province. Afghanistan. 26th...
Bradley Manning supporters hold vigil at US Embassy - London
As part of a 10-country coordinated rally in support of American whistleblowing soldier Bradley Manning, activists held a vigil putside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square demanding he b...
Supporters of Bradley Manning gather outside the US Embassy
A group of about 50 people led by Ciaron O'Reilly & Ben Griffith held a demonstration outside the US Embassy protesting for the freedom of Private Bradley Manning. London, UK. ...
 Relatives and Pakistani Army soldiers attend a funeral prayer
Relatives and Pakistani Army soldiers attend a funeral prayer of comrade Ghulam Hussein Ansari who was killed during an operation in the Kurram tribal region near the Afghan border. Hyd...
Michael Lyons and Veterans for Peace UK hold vigil for Bradley Manning
Michael Lyons and others from Veterans for Peace UK gathered at the U.S. Embassy in London to demand the immediate release of Bradley Manning and recognition that exposing war crimes is...
Indian Polo Team beats British Army Team 7-3
The Indian PoloTeam, comprising only of Sikh players and called Sherdils (The Lionhearts), beat the British Army team 7-3 in the Second Saragarhi Challenge Cup 2011 held at the Jaipur P...
Sipah-e-Sahaba protest against NATO attacks - Karachi
Supporters of the Islamic organization Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan shout anti-American slogans during a protest. Last week NATO forces launched a border attack on Pakistani soldiers. 2nd De...
Soldiers from the Mercian Regiment in Tamworth
Soldiers from the Mercian Regiment marched through the streets of a Midlands town celebrating the end of a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Tamworth, UK. 29th November 2011
ISAF kills two suspected militants in Nangarhar - Afghanistan
Two insurgents were killed and an Al Qaeda facilitator was among two others detained during an operation by Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops in the easte...
The International Afghanistan Conference - Berlin
Foreign ministers and representatives from 85 states are to meet in Bonn on December 5th to discuss the future of Afghanistan, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told media why t...
Agreements but no breakthrough in trilateral summit
A trilateral summit between Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan found some common ground between Islamabad and Kabul, but at the same time, served to highlight the continued distrust betw...
ISAF soldiers among 9 dead in suicide blast - Kabul
Four International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops were among nine people killed in a car suicide bombing in Afghanistan's heavily fortified capital Kabul on Saturday, witn...
NATO to give ANSF 166 aircraft - Kabul
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will provide 145 multi-type airplanes and 21 helicopters to Afghan National Security Force (ANSF), an official said. Afghanistan, Kabul, 17...
Drug addicts in Kabul City - Afghanistan
Around 150 drug addicts are brought to a rehabilitation center for treatment by the ministries of counter-narcotics and interior, as part of a new push to clean the streets, an official...
Anti-war protest in London marks ten years in Afghanistan
The Stop The War Coalition was designed to highlight the cost of British involvement in Afghanistan, both in terms of the 382 servicemen to have lost their lives and estimated £10billio...
Royal Irish Regiment and Irish Guards welcomed home - Belfast
Royal Irish Regiment and Irish Guards welcomed back home to Belfast after their tour of duty in Afghanistan. Ireland. 7th October 2011
Anti-war demonstration for the 10th Anniversary of the Afghan War
Demonstrators marked the 10th anniversary of the conflict in Afghanistan, by protesting outside the British parliament with banners and flags. London, UK. 7th October 2011
Barakzai refuses to call off fast unto death
A woman parliamentarian, unseated by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in August, continues her fast in front of the Wolesi Jirga for the fifth consecutive day. Afghanistan, Kab...
Protesters march for a foreign troop withdrawal - Kabul
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion, hundreds of Kabul residents -- most of them women -- took to the streets asking international forces to withdraw from Afghanis...
Afghans protest against the Taliban in Kabul
Supporters of the slain former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani shout slogans and hold up his portrait during a protest against the Taliban and Pakistan in Kabul, Afghanistan. 27th ...