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Carnage In Afghanistan As US Soldier Goes On The Rampage

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK

A US soldier in Afghanistan has gone on the rampage, killing at least 16 civilians, according to reports. The incident happened in the village of...

Syria: A Geo-Political Game Changer

Jody Sabral | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK
Jody Sabral

It would be nice to think that Assad would eventually move over - not unlike what happened in Yemen - to pave the way for a slower and more stable transition to a brighter future for the Syrian people that would hopefully lower the death toll, but is this realistic? Time will tell.

Koran Burning Protests Rage In Afghanistan As Two Nato Soldiers Shot Dead

Huffington Post UK/PA | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK

Two senior Nato officers have been shot dead in Kabul's Interior Ministry as mass violent protests against the accidental burning of the Koran by US t...

Somalia Prime Minister Asks West To Bomb Terrorists In His Country

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 23.02.2012 | UK Politics

The prime minister of Somalia has said he would welcome "targeted" air strikes against terrorist bases in his country. But Abdiweli Mohamed Ali sai...

'Koran Burning' Draws Nato Apology After Furious Protests In Afghanistan

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.04.2012 | UK

The US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan has apologised after copies of the Koran were sent to be burned in a rubbish tip. The Korans were le...

'Koran Burning' Draws Nato Apology After Furious Protests In Afghanistan

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.04.2012 | UK

The US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan has apologised after copies of the Koran were sent to be burned in a rubbish tip. The Korans were le...

Cameron: Scottish Independence Threatens UN Role

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress | Posted 16.02.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron will engage in a high-risk rebuttal of Scottish independence on Thursday, when he'll make a speech in Scotland which warns of the nation...

Afghan Pullout: More Pragmatic Hypocrisy in a Wrong War

Dan Ehrlich | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK
Dan Ehrlich

From an American, and even a Euro perspective, Afghanistan could be another example of the pick and choose hypocrisy the West plays at when dealing with armed conflicts. It comes down to what's their worth to NATO? Afghanistan is no longer worth it. Of course, if the Iraqi oil fields were there?

NATO'S Leaked Report: A Breakdown in Relations With Pakistan

Dr Gareth Price | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK
Dr Gareth Price

While the leaking of the report may have been intended to discredit Pakistan, the apparent lack of detail in exactly how its intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI, helps the Taliban is telling, and positive.

Taliban 'Poised To Retake Afghanistan'

Posted 01.02.2012 | UK

Pakistan is actively helping the Taliban retake control of Afghanistan, a leaked Nato report has concluded. The top secret document seen by the BBC...

Tributes To Gurkha Gajbahadur Gurung, Killed In Afghsnistan

PA | Posted 29.01.2012 | UK

Comrades of a Gurkha who was shot dead in Afghanistan have described him as a "born leader of men". Lance Corporal Gajbahadur Gurung from the 1st B...

Ned Simons

Cameron Lands In Afghanistan To Visit British Troops

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- David Cameron has indicated that a substantial number of British troops in Afghanistan would be returning home in 2013 as he ...

Iraq: Nato To Withdraw All Training Forces By 2012 After Extension Talks Fail

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.12.2011 | UK

Nato will withdraw all of its remaining personnel from Iraq by the end of 2011 after it completed a seven-year training mission with Iraqi security fo...

Afghan Woman Jailed For 'Adultery' Pardoned Could Now Marry Her Rapist

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK

An Afghan woman who was imprisoned for "adultery" after being raped has been freed following an intervention from President Karzai. The 21-year-o...

Pictures Of The Day: From Flag-Burning To The Downing Street Christmas Tree

The Huffington Post UK | Matthew Tucker | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK

As the nation open its first advent calendar window on 1 December, Prime Minister David Cameron marks the occasion with the unveiling of a huge Downin...

PICTURES: Pakistani Protests, An Election In Egypt and Tributes At Elland Road

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.01.2012 | UK

The 99% show their anger in Los Angeles and Pakistanis protest in Muzaffarabad against a Nato strike on their troops. Purple fingers are proudly sh...

Nato Secretary General Apologises For Pakistani Deaths In Afghan Border Air Strike

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK

Nato has apologised for the killing of Pakistani officers and soldiers in Saturday's airstrike on the Pakistan/Afghan border. "I offer my deepest ...

Nato: 'Highly Likely' We Caused Pakistan Troop Deaths

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 27.11.2011 | UK

A Nato spokesman has said it is "highly likely" Nato aircraft were responsible for killing at least 24 Pakistan soldiers after an overnight raid on a ...

UK Halts Russian Military Agreement

PA | Posted 25.11.2011 | UK Politics

The UK is to stop sharing military information with Russia under an international convention following Moscow's failure to co-operate, the Government ...

Nato Ends Mission In Libya After Seven Months

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 31.12.2011 | UK

Nato will end its mission in Libya at midnight on 31 October after almost exactly seven months upholding a no-fly zone and naval blockade over the cou...

Afghanistan Car Bomb Kills 13 American Soldiers

PA | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK

A suicide car bomber has struck a Nato convoy in Kabul, killing at least 17 people, Afghan officials said. Nato said 13 service members, all of the...

Libya: Building Democracy

Ranj Alaaldin | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK
Ranj Alaaldin

On Sunday Libya was finally announced as liberated and free from the shackles of dictatorship. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his tyrannical 42-year old ...

Nato To End 'Remarkably Successful' Libya Mission By End Of October

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK

Nato will wrap up its military operation in Libya by the end of October, the Western alliance's secretary general has said. Anders Fogh Rasmussen t...

Who's got the X-Factor on the Global Stage?

Indra Adnan | Posted 20.12.2011 | UK
Indra Adnan

Against all previous form, I took part in a round of the X Factor this week. It was the familiar mix of competing styles and contingent emotion, followed by measures of first kind then merciless appraisal. My group didn't win: our blend of British "existential angst" with bold Brazilian overtones lost out and we were sent home.

Philip Hammond: British Businesses 'Should Help Rebuild Libya'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.12.2011 | UK Politics

New defence secretary Philip Hammond has delivered a rallying cry to British businesses saying they should be "packing their suitcases" to help rebuil...