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Friday 10 February 2012
Afghanistan: taking on the Taliban
Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson and cameraman Stuart Webb send photos from the reporting in Afghanistan
Channel 4 News in Afghanistan - photo gallery 03 February 2012

Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson and cameraman Stuart Webb send photos from their reporting in Afghanistan

Leon Panetta meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai (Reuters)
World / Afghanistan US troops to end Afghan combat role next year 02 February 2012 Alex Thomson

As US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta announces an early switch from a combat to a support role, Alex Thomson reports from Kabul on what will become of Afghanistan once the Americans leave?

Taliban - Reuters
World / Afghanistan Leaked military report shows 'US frustrated with Pakistan' 01 February 2012 Channel 4 News

The leaked report of Afghan detainees' interrogation statements says more about US disenchantment with Pakistan than about its spy agency's supposed grip on the Taliban, analysts tell Channel 4 News.

His wife dead, his daughters in Israel, Zebolon Simontov is Afghanistan's last remaining Jew - tolerated by the Taliban and sustained by a faith that has survived Communism and the mujaheddin.
World Sustained by faith - the only Jew left in Afghanistan 29 January 2012 Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson meets Zebolon Simontov, Afghanistan's last remaining Jew - tolerated by the Taliban and sustained by a faith that has survived Communism and the mujaheddin.

Marine video - YouTube
World / Afghanistan Investigation into video of men urinating on Taliban corpses 12 January 2012 Channel 4 News

A video published on the internet, showing what appear to be US forces in Afghanistan urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters, is to be investigated by the Marine Corps.

Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses where conflicts are most likely to erupt over the next 12 months.
World / Colombia Conflict in 2012 - the likely hotspots 05 January 2012 Anthony Tucker-Jones

Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses where conflicts are most likely to erupt over the next 12 months.

Afghan and Pakistani Taliban unite against US (g)
World / Afghanistan Taliban groups unite against US 01 January 2012 Channel 4 News

Days after reports of tentative negotiations between the US and the Taliban, Channel 4 News learns of a probable deal between the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban to fight under one banner, for one aim.

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