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Rethinking the UK's Foreign Policy Role

Mike Giles | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Politics
Mike Giles

Despite the US-led invasion of Afghanistan starting back in October 2001, around 9,000 British soldiers still remain stationed in the country to this day, with a remit of training up local military forces to take over security by the end of 2014.

'I Have Lost The Love Of My Life And The Father Of Our Son'

PA | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK

Three British soldiers killed when an explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan have been named. They were Corporal William Savage and Fu...

WATCH: Five-Year-Olds Shout 'God Is Great' As They Train In Al Qaeda Terror Camp

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK

Calling out praise for Allah, this disturbing video shows children as young as five firing weapons at an Al Qaeda terror camp. Jolting backwards f...

Malala Makes First Donation From New Education Charity

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl brought to England after being shot in the head by the Taliban, has announced the first donation from her n...

Attacks on Schools Must Stop

Gordon Brown | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK Politics
Gordon Brown

A third Pakistani school has been attacked in an escalating wave of violence by Taliban militants determined to stamp out the provision of girls' education. Two out of the three classrooms of an all-girls school in Zalim Kalan in the Bannu Province were the latest school buildings to be destroyed...

From Jaipur With Love: Nadeem Aslam's 'The Blind Man's Garden' (part two)

Nauman Khalid | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK
Nauman Khalid

Nauman: Right, now this is about your personal life. You had no English when you arrived in Britain. Nadeem: No, well I had English in that when I wa...

Malala First to Sign New Petition Calling for Protection of Teachers and Girls Who Want to Go to School

Gordon Brown | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Politics
Gordon Brown

Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin are the first two signatories of the petition to the Pakistani President following the assassination of Shahnaz Nazli yesterday.

Afghan Woman Mutilated By Taliban Urges Abused Women 'Never Give Up' (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK

An Afghan woman whose nose and ears were hacked off after she fled a forced marriage is urging abused women to “never give up and don’t lose hope...

Military Equipment May Not Return From Afghanistan

Posted 09.04.2013 | UK

More than 40% of Britain's Afghan military equipment may not return to the UK, according to Government exit strategy plans. Millions of pounds wort...

'God Has Given Me A New Life'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK

The Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban has spoken of being given "a new life" to serve the people who have prayed for her, in a vide...

Hammond Admits Afghanistan 'Messy' After Pullout

PA | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK

Afghanistan is likely to be "messy" after western troops pull out in 2014, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond admitted today. Mr Hammond said there w...

Malala Leaves Hospital Four Months After Being Shot In The Head

Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK

The Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban has been released from hospital in Birmingham, four months after the attack took plac...

More Surgery Planned For Malala Yousafzai

PA | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

A 15-year-old girl shot in the head by the Taliban will undergo reconstructive surgery in the next month, her doctors say. Malala Yousafzai was sho...

Malala's Father Given Diplomatic Job In Switzerland

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK

The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban has been given a diplomatic job in the UK, Pakistan's High Commissioner to ...

Afghan Warlord: Prince Harry Is A 'Jackal Killing Innocents'

Daily Telegraph | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK

One of Afghanistan's most feared warlords has launched a withering attack on Prince Harry, who has spent Christmas serving in the country, labelling t...

'I Have To Live, I Have To Love': Recovery Of Afghan Woman Whose Nose & Ears Were Cut Off By Taliban

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK

An Afghan woman whose nose and ears were hacked off after she fled a forced, abusive marriage has spoken of her ongoing recovery. Aesha Mohammadz...

Killings Force UN To Pull Polio Workers Out Of Pakistan

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK

The United Nations has pulled all its staff on a Polio eradication campaign in Pakistan out of the country after two more workers were killed on Wedne...

We Need to Bring Our Troops Home

Natalie Bennett | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK Politics
Natalie Bennett

Our most recent occupation of Afghanistan has been marked, much like the others, by a directionless war that turns Afghans into enemies while getting bogged down in mud and blood. The growing occurrence of so called 'green on blue' attacks on allied forces are not simply a failure of security checks but a deeper sign that more Afghan's than ever are unconvinced that the 11 year occupation has been for their benefit. We should bring home the 9,000 British service men and women still stationed in Afghanistan, taking them out of harm's way.

Hardline Islamists To Issue Fatwa On Malala, As She Is Declared An Apostate Of Islam

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK

Islamic radicalists based in Britain are reportedly preparing to issue a fatwa on Malala Yousafzai. According to controversial cleric Anjem Chouda...

'What A Bastard!'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK

The days of amusement prompted by the CIA sex scandal across the US and Europe are also prompting ripples of laughter 7,000 miles from Washington - wi...

'I Am Malala'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The president of Pakistan is to be presented with a petition with more than one million signatories, urging him to make education available to all chi...

Malala: Thank You For Helping Me 'Survive And Stay Strong'

PA | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK

A 15-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan has thanked people around the world for their inspiring and humbling suppo...

Why the World Stood Up for Malala

Bob Morgan | Posted 02.01.2013 | UK
Bob Morgan

Malala Yousafzai - the fifteen year old girl shot by the Pakistani Taliban for championing education for girls - is many things: she is a brave, she is a person of principle and she is an inspiration to anyone who supports of the idea of human rights.

Taliban 'Recruits Burka-Clad Women To Wield Kalashnikov Rifles And Rocket Propelled Grenades' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 29.12.2012 | UK

A video of burka-clad women firing machine guns has emerged online. The 46-second clip entitled "Taliban recruits for the burkha brigade" features...

Malala: The Family's Answer to Bullets is Books

Penny Marshall | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Penny Marshall

Seeing parents visit their sick child in hospital always reminds us all of how fragile life can be. But as the parents of 15-year-old Malala Yousoufzai visit their daughter I am also reminded of how strong the human spirit can be.