UK to withdraw troops from violent Afghan region

Britain will withdraw its 1,000 troops from the violent-hit Sangin region of Afghanistan where they have suffered heavy losses and allow US troops to take charge, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said......

ISAF rebukes Pakistan over cross-border attacks

The US-led security coalition in Afghanistan has taken strong exception to a claim by Pakistan that it has done little to stop militants from using Afghan territory as a springboard for attacks on......

Afghanistan: NATO chopper crashes

A helicopter belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-led international security force in Afghanistan crashed on Tuesday, killing an unspecified number of foreign troops, a spokeswoman......

The man who will lead America's war against Islamic State

The US remains the only nation on the planet capable of exerting the kind of strategic leadership, influence and strike capacity to deal with the IS, says Gen Allen. Photograph: Omar......