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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:21:25 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:55:11 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/asiapacific/afghanistan(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/55dd417e-cca1-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55dd417e-cca1-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlBritish forces will not be able to hand over security in Afghanistan to the country's army for 'another four or five years', the head of the UK's armed forces, Sir Jock Stirrup, saidSun, 8 Nov 2009 20:26:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/27879be0-cc91-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27879be0-cc91-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US military is investigating reports that seven members of Afghanistan's security forces were killed in an air strike launched during an operation to search for two missing American soldiersSun, 8 Nov 2009 18:49:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/87317c62-cd79-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87317c62-cd79-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlGordon Brown is examining plans to fast-track a big order of Chinook transport helicopters for Afghanistan. The premier is weighing up a proposal to cut low-priority defence projects to fund the purchase of about 20 heavy-lift helicoptersMon, 9 Nov 2009 23:21:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/99a4aed8-cd5f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99a4aed8-cd5f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlFriends of the US president are already warning Afghanistan is shaping up as the biggest potential threat to his hopes of re-election in 2012, says Philip Stephens Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:04:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9294d8c2-cba5-11de-924d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9294d8c2-cba5-11de-924d-00144feabdc0.htmlAfghanistan hit back at pressure from Western powers for it to crackdown on corruption and accused the United Nations envoy to Kabul of seeking to interfere in the formation of the next governmentSat, 7 Nov 2009 14:01:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4726d1e-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4726d1e-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK prime minister has been attacked by three former chiefs of the defence staff for his conduct over the Afghan war, with the trio all calling for 'clear direction' over policyFri, 6 Nov 2009 21:50:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a33af68c-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a33af68c-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThis week marks the lowest point yet in Britain's Afghan campaign. The true test of leadership is to rally the nation at a moment like this. Somehow, Gordon Brown must find a way to do soFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:28:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a65ae4de-caf4-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a65ae4de-caf4-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlTaliban says it is holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers recovered in western AfghanistanFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:45:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/38aed4aa-ca58-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38aed4aa-ca58-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlGordon Brown warned Hamid Karzai, the newly reappointed Afghan president, that he must meet five key tests over the next few months if he is to guarantee an effective partnership between his government and Nato over Afghanistan's futureFri, 6 Nov 2009 11:13:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8357830c-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8357830c-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlA sharp and rapid deterioration in public support for the war in Afghanistan has been led by women, who are more likely than men to think troops should be called back from an 'unwinnable' conflictFri, 6 Nov 2009 21:39:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c63a1602-caeb-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c63a1602-caeb-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlIn Grimsby, the home town of Sgt Matthew Telford who was killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan, it is hard to find anyone who supports the growing loss of life to protect the far-flung countryFri, 6 Nov 2009 16:00:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3de3bea-ca2a-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3de3bea-ca2a-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Taliban claimed that the rogue Afghan police officer who shot dead five British soldiers was working for them and has been rewarded for his success with a respected position within their movementThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:16:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/73aa6658-c9dd-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73aa6658-c9dd-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe United Nations will temporarily evacuate hundreds of foreign personnel from Afghanistan as part of a plan to tighten security following a Taliban attack that killed five peopleThu, 5 Nov 2009 17:37:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e741b17c-c986-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e741b17c-c986-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThree events this week have raised concern among British politicians and military chiefs over how long the UK can sustain its support for the Afghan mission.Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:47:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fc98110-c987-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fafghanistanhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fc98110-c987-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlBritish prime minister says Taliban may have infiltrated Afghan police after 'rogue' officer launches machinegun assault on troops in Helmand province and then escapesWed, 4 Nov 2009 22:29:51 +0000