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Afghans blame foreign agents for bomb
The government said a foreign intelligence agency was behind a blast at the Indian embassy in Kabul that killed at least 41 people, including two Indian diplomats
Comment: UK must prevent an attack on Iran
From the moment that Israeli munitions fall on Iran, all western hopes of stabilising Afghanistan will be lost, writes Anatol Lieven
Pakistan on alert after Taliban warning
Pakistan stepped up security after Islamic militants warned of reprisals for a military campaign targeting Taliban strongholds around Peshawar
Islamabad plans Taliban attacks
Pakistan has asked its military to get ready to launch attacks on Taliban strongholds around Peshawar, the northern city, amid warnings the militants are preparing to seize control of the town
Afghan poppy barons still at large
UN anti-narcotics chief says leading countries have failed to use far-reaching new powers designed to make extradition of Afghanistan’s drug traffickers easier
Germans to boost Afghan mission
Berlin is preparing to send more troops to the war-torn country following repeated requests from the US and other Nato countries, but it is unlikely to deploy forces in the embattled south
Nato hits back at Taliban in Kandahar
Helicopter gunships and troops blasted a valley in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as local and Nato forces launched an offensive against Taliban insurgents, many of whom broke out of jail last week
Afghans flee ahead of anti-Taliban push
Nato and Afghan troops were pouring into the south of Afghanistan after reports from local officials that a strategically vital district next to the country’s second largest city is being overrun by Taliban fighters
Nato launches anti-Taliban offensive
Helicopter gunships and troops with small and heavy arms blasted a valley in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as local and NATO forces launched a huge offensive against hundreds of Taliban insurgents, many of whom broke out of jail last week
On patrol in Zhari
Audio slideshow: Embedded with Canadian troops, the FT’s Afghan correspondent Jon Boone gives an eyewitness account of an attack on Taliban fighters
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Dream of Afghan democracy is dead
Killing bin Laden should be the priority – such a success would make it easier for us to declare victory and go home, writes Anatol Lieven
Nato must find a fix in Afghanistan
It is time for all Nato leaders to make good on pledges to Afghanistan and provide troops with minimal restrictions so they can be deployed where needed
Forgotten fields in the battle to revive Afghanistan
Seven years after the fall of the Taliban government, many development experts concur that too little is being done to revive the country’s agricultural base
