UK's Most-Injured Afghanistan Veteran: 'This Happened For Nothing'
Speaking about the situation in Afghanistan, former paratrooper Ben Parkinson told the BBC: "It's a waste of time, it's for nothing."
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: 'No Willingness' From NATO Allies To Replace US Troops, Secretary General Says
Earlier this month, Ben Wallace said in The Telegraph the UK tried to form a coalition with NATO forces to keep troops in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Responds To Fears Over Return To Brutal Rule
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the insurgents sought no revenge and that "everyone is forgiven".
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Afghanistan Blood, Metal And Dust – A Review Of The Iraq And Afghan Wars
Brigadier Ben Barry’s book has many lessons relevant in the aftermath of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Ex-Royal Marine Refuses To Leave Country And Abandon His Charity Staff
Paul Farthing said he will not leave the staff of his Nowzad animal charity to the "absolutely horrendous fate" they are faced with.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: The Story Behind This Powerful Photo Of Evacuees On A C-17
The striking image shows an estimated 640 evacuees being flown from Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on board a US Air Force C-17.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: What's The Financial Cost Of 20 Years In The Country?
The human cost of lives lost has been high, but who has been deployed and how much has the Afghan conflict cost the UK financially?
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: 'No-one saw this coming', says Foreign Secretary on Taliban takeover
Dominic Raab said the UK would have "taken action" if it had anticipated the "very swift change in the dynamics" in the country.
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Afghanistan Is The UK Leaving Afghanistan Too Soon? Results Of Our Poll
More than 13,000 of the Forces News audience voted in our poll on Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Boris Johnson To Unveil Resettlement Scheme For Vulnerable Afghans
The Home Office has also announced that restrictions have been eased on the relocation scheme for Afghans who supported UK forces.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Extra UK Troops And Aircraft To Support Kabul Evacuation Mission
Two hundred extra troops are being sent to the Afghan capital and a small number of RAF aircraft are being diverted from other operations.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: People's Fate 'Hangs In The Balance', Country's UN Representative Says
It comes after the Taliban seized control of numerous provincial capitals and Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Triggers Difficult Emotions For Military Veterans
One former Royal Marine the situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban seize power has left him "embarrassed to be British".
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Army Afghanistan: All You Need To Know About 16 Air Assault Brigade
About 600 troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade have deployed to Afghanistan to evacuate Britons and ex-British staff.
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Afghanistan Should Boris Johnson Apologise To UK Troops And Families Over Afghanistan?
A Tory MP labelled the withdrawal "a shambles" and criticised the wider mission in Afghanistan as "poorly executed" and "unrealistic".
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Afghanistan Watch: Emotional Ben Wallace reveals 'deep regret' over Afghanistan
The Taliban have claimed control of Kabul, with hundreds of British personnel deployed to the Afghan capital to rescue UK nationals.