Channel 4 News - Fight for Afghanistan

Commanding officer killed in Afghanistan

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:22:00 +0100

Tributes are paid to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the commander of the First Battalion, Welsh Guards, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Roz Upton reports.

Background: the fight for Helmand

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:19:00 +0100

Creating an estimated 90 per cent of the world's heroin trade Helmand is a sought-after stronghold for the Taliban in Afghanistan. Here are five facts about Nato's Helmand offensive.

New chapter in fight for Afghanistan

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:35:00 +0100

The biggest military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency is launched, with thousands of US marines pouring into Taliban controlled villages in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Jonathan Miller reports.

'Ad hoc claims system needs overhaul'

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0100

The compensation system for innocent victims of the conflict in Afghanistan is in need of an overhaul, says a leading human rights campaigner.

Victims' cash: Nato countries compared

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:03:00 +0100

Each Nato country involved in the conflict in Afghanistan has its own compensation scheme. Channel 4 News reviews how each compensates innocent victims of the war.

UK's bloody Afghan legacy

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:50:00 +0100

The British Army has paid out compensation for, or is in the process of investigating the deaths of, at least 104 civilians killed in clashes in Helmand in just 18 months, Channel 4 News can reveal.

'The enemy has the momentum in Afghanistan'

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:21:00 +0100

The man known to be the architect of America's surge of troops in Iraq, believes it will take 18 months for the western allies to take control in Afghanistan.

'The innocent are always caught up'

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:57:00 +0100

Photo journalist Guy Smallman visits the Afghan village Granai in which a US air strike killed 140 civilians earlier this year, the highest number of civilian casualties since the Afghanistan conflict began.

Interview: General Sir Richard Dannatt

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:49:00 +0100

Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to General Sir Richard DannattÂ about whether Britain is spending its money in the right places when it comes to the armed forces?

Obama: 'Summit talks productive'

Thu, 07 May 2009 05:38:00 +0100

President Barack Obama describes talks with Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai as "extraordinarily productive".

Afghan, Pakistan presidents in US

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:52:00 +0100

Up to 100 people are killed by a US airstrike in Afghanistan on the day the country's president is in Washington for talks with the Obama administration. Jonathan Rugman reports.

Afghan holiday for cricket?

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:08:00 +0100

More4 News reports on the national Afghanistan pastime the Taliban couldn't ban, cricket. Just how good are they?

More UK troops head for Afghanistan

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:26:00 +0100

More than 700 additional British troops will be sent to Afghanistan, the Prime Minister has confirmed.

Tributes to dead as troops return

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:06:00 +0100

Plymouth comes to a standstill as thousands line the streets to welcome British soldiers home from Afghanistan. Carl Dinnen reports.

Violence as Nato pledge more troops

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:30:00 +0100

President Obama is pleased with the outcome of the day's talks - a short-term pledge of more Nato troops in Afghanistan, but protests threaten to overshadow the event.

War hero attacks care of soldiers

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +0000

The British Army's most decorated soldier condemns the government for not helping mentally ill ex-servicemen. Julian Rush reports.

'We gave US al-Qaida suspects'

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:15:00 +0000

Defence Secretary John Hutton admits that Britain was, after all, involved in the process of 'extraordinary rendition'.

'Strategic stalemate' in Afghanistan?

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:15:00 +0000

The commander of British forces in Helmand tells Channel 4 News it doesn't feel like stalemate to him. Nick Paton Walsh reports.

More troops head for Afghanistan

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:30:00 +0000

The US president Barack Obama has announced the dispatch of an extra 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, taking the number of foreign forces in the country to around 85,000. Jenny Wivell reports.

Miliband: 'Afghanistan stalemate'

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells Channel 4 News that British troops need more resources to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. Nick Paton Walsh reports.