Rt Hon Lord John Reid of Cardowan(As Blair’s minister of defence sent 3,000 British troops to Helmand province, Afghanistan. ..…

The context for contemporary studies of the British Empire is the fact that, even as I write, British troops are killing and being killed in Afghanistan. ... The British military failures in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to a major reassessment of British..…

The case involves four British nationals. Three - Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Rhuhel Ahmed - were handed over to the U.S. by warlords in Afghanistan. ..…

Britain fought three wars in Afghanistan between 1839 and 1919. Each time it was defending its power base—and economic stake—in British India. ... I have been to Afghanistan six times as British foreign secretary. On my first visit in July 2007 I attended the funeral..…

Six days later, former Senator Bob Graham of Florida reports in his book, he was astounded when General Tommy Franks told him during visit to US Central Command Tampa that the administration was shifting resources away from the pursuit of al-Qaeda Afghanistan and Pakistan to prepare for Iraq.. In..…

Many Muslims Pakistan, Afghanistan, and, later, Fergana Valley were radicalized in madrasahs run by Deobandis, members of Sunni Islam sect that was established British India in the century. ..…

In 2001, the JVP backed the Bush administration’s bogus “War on Terror” and invasion of Afghanistan—the first imperialist military occupation on the Indian subcontinent since the end of British rule in 1947–48. ..…