Witnesses describe deadly suicide attack on Kabul education centre – video
In the aftermath of a suicide attack on a Kabul education centre, which killed at least 48 people, witnesses spoke of the long wait for emergency services to help with the victims of the blast
November 2014
Kajaki: The True Story review – tense retelling of a real incident involving British paras in Afghanistan
At the Kajaki dam in 2006, British soldiers had to fight on an old minefield. The tale makes a visceral war movie, writes Mark Kermode
August 2013
A Curse on Dostoevsky by Atiq Rahimi – review
Taliban's Mullah Omar rejects Afghan polls as 'waste of time'
September 2012
Afghanistan: As Nato troops pull out, Kabul has the task of rebuilding society
Foreign-led reconstruction teams want to preserve progress in Afghanistan but may have failed to establish an 'invisible' legacy
May 2012
UK special forces will stay in Afghanistan in anti-terror role
Up to 200 British troops will remain after the 2014 pull-out date, alongside 90 training officers
January 2012
Defence and security blog
UK aid to Afghans will continue despite fraud and heroin
Corruption still rife as opium poppy and heroin production rises, says report But country will not survive without western aid for decades
October 2011
Poverty matters blog
Can the spread of women's rights ever be accompanied by war?
Madeleine Bunting
Madeleine Bunting: Ten years ago the west closed down debate on Afghanistan with stories of oppression. The reality is still far more complex
August 2011
Defence and security blog
Defence chiefs must be called to account
Cameron stifles much-needed debate on UK military as generals accused of failed operations and 'Yes Minister' attitude
May 2011
We must seize the day in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Peter Preston
Peter Preston: The death of Osama bin Laden gives us a chance to ease the problems of Kabul and Islamabad
August 2010
Experience
Experience: I went to prison for going awol
Joe Glenton: 'This wasn't a war about liberation, it was about strategic influence; about economics and mineral wealth'
July 2010
Key dates in Afghanistan endgame
Kabul calendar: The western mission faces several milestones that may determine success or failure
June 2010
Afghan detainees must be safeguarded against abuse, says high court
Pakistani president never met Taliban, officials say
April 2010
Number of British troops losing limbs in conflict rising sharply, report shows
Last year, 54 men lost at least one limb, more than the total for the last three years, according to official statistics
February 2010
Decisive battle to be in Kandahar: 'It is the seat of political power'
Approaching fight for Kandahar may be crucial stage in Afghanistan war
January 2010
Afghanistan: On the road with Obama's boys
Starting this month, a final surge will see another 30,000 US troops arrive in Afghanistan. Ben Anderson, who spent four weeks with marines in Helmand, finds that numbers are just the beginning of the problem
December 2009
MPs sue CIA to shatter secrecy on Britain's role in rendition
Parliamentary group turns to Washington court for disclosure on detainee programme
August 2009
Taliban rockets hit Kabul as election looms
First major attack on capital in run-up to presidential elections aims at military headquarters and airport
