Afghanistan: Why Is Lashkar Gah Important?
The city is the seat for the Provincial Governor and contains Afghan National Army and Police headquarters and training centres.
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Afghanistan Before The Taliban: When Kabul Was The 'Paris Of Central Asia'
The Afghanistan of the 1950s and 1960s was worlds away from what it became after Communist coups, Soviet invasion and Taliban rule
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Afghanistan Afghanistan Risks Becoming A Failed State Warns UK Military Chief
Gen Carter also said the UK had a "huge moral responsibility" to the Afghans who helped British troops by acting as translators.
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News UK Government Rejects Claims It Is 'Not Supporting' Afghan Staff
The Government said "considerable misreporting" has fed the "impression" of a lack of support for staff looking to relocate to the UK.
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Afghanistan Afghan President Blames Rapid Troop Withdrawal For Escalating Violence
President Ashraf Ghani vows to focus on protecting capitals and urban areas in the face of the rapidly advancing Taliban.
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Afghanistan Defence Secretary Promises To 'Personally Review' Afghan Civilian Resettlement Claims
Ben Wallace also stated Afghan civilians "dismissed for minor offences" will be accepted to resettle in the UK.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: What Issues Face The Country Post-Withdrawal?
A report has highlighted an increase in the number of civilian casualties and an "overtaxed" Afghan Air Force as troops withdraw.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Helmand Capital Under Threat Amid Intense Taliban Attack
The city of Lashkar Gah has been under sustained assault since Friday, with the city at serious risk of falling to the Taliban.
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Afghanistan First Evacuation Flight Of Afghan Interpreters To US Lands
Subsequent flights from Afghanistan to America are to follow, with 700 applicants and their families expected to make the journey.
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Afghanistan Allow More Afghan Interpreters To Resettle In UK, Ex-Military Chiefs Urge
"Far too many applicants are being rejected" according to a group of military figures, who say they're "gravely concerned" by the situation.
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Afghanistan Afghan Interpreters: The Battle For Right To Live In UK After Assisting Troops
Former military officials say current policies fail a number of local staff who risked their lives to help the Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Taliban Have 'Strategic Momentum' In Afghanistan, Top US General Warns
General Mark Milley said the Taliban now controls about half of the 419 district centres in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan MI5 Chief: Terrorists Will 'Take Advantage' Of Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Ken McCallum told reporters some might seek to re-establish "training facilities", if "pockets of ungoverned space open up" in the country.
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USA Afghanistan: US And NATO Commander Ends Role
A handover ceremony in the Afghan capital of Kabul takes the United States a step closer to ending its 20-year war in the country.
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RAF Afghanistan: RAF chief tells service to 'look back with pride'
The message to the Air Force follows Boris Johnson's confirmation that the UK's mission in the country has drawn to a close.
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Afghanistan Biden On Afghanistan: US Military Operations Will End On 31 August
It comes as the UK announced the ending of its military mission in Afghanistan, with the majority of personnel now withdrawn.