Alex Thomson
Memories of Sangin as British forces return to help fight Taliban
Just over a year after British combat forces left Afghanistan, they are back, as the Taliban threaten to take the strategic town of Sangin.
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Queen brands Chinese officials ‘very rude’
The Queen is filmed describing Chinese officials as “very rude” after David Cameron is caught on camera describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt”.
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Afghanistan: Our war may be over, but theirs isn’t
More civilians have been killed or injured in Afghanistan last year than ever before, yet the EU is seeking to repatriate up to 80,000 refugees.
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Taliban defiant as battle for Sangin rages
The Islamist group says Britain has made a “stupid decision” by sending troops back to Helmand province as its fighters battle Afghan forces for control of the strategic town of Sangin.
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Alex Thomson
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British troops back in Helmand province as Taliban advance
The Ministry of Defence says British personnel are there to advise the Afghan military and will not be taking on a combat role in the area.
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MoD pays compensation to civilians killed in wars
Channel 4 News has seen records showing the Ministry of Defence has paid out less than a million pounds to the families of some 360 civilian casualties – they’re just the ones who’ve come forward.
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Refugees and migrants travel two billion miles in 2015
Migrants and refugees travelling to Europe to apply for asylum in 2015 have collectively travelled two billion miles, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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Earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, scores killed
A powerful earthquake has killed scores of people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and officials expect the number of deaths to increase.
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Afghanistan hospital hit by air strikes
Frantic staff from Medecins Sans Frontiers say they phoned Nato officials in Washington and Kabul for a full hour – as bombs rained down on their hospital in Afghanistan.
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Alex Thomson
Kunduz: a military, strategic and political disaster
The Taliban takeover of Kunduz is proof the Afghan National Army cannot manage alone despite the billions of dollars the west throws at it.
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Kunduz: Afghan forces battle Taliban for control
Afghan forces are fighting to regain control of the city of Kunduz after it became the first provincial city to be seized by the Taliban since the 2001 US-led invasion.
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Taliban seize major provincial capital, first since 2001
The Taliban has taken a key Afghanistan city, the first provincial capital that the group has seized since losing power in 2001, in a major embarrassment for the government.
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Alexander Blackman: jailed marine ‘morally disengaged’
A Royal Marine jailed for the murder of a Taliban insurgent let his professional standards “slip to an unacceptably low level” and showed “poor leadership”, an internal review has found.
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Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison to free 350 inmates
Afghan Taliban militants storm a prison in the central city of Ghazni, killing police officers and releasing more than 350 inmates.
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Syria: should countries outside Europe be doing more?
Pressure is growing on countries outside Europe – particularly the Gulf states – to take in more refugees from the Syrian civil war. What are the facts?
