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16 Dec 2013:Simon Tisdall: PM's declaration is as ill-advised as George W Bush's in Iraq and as oblivious to implications of UK and Nato actions
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7 Dec 2013:
Top Afghan official tells US defence secretary that agreement to let foreign troops stay beyond 2014 will be concluded soon
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7 Dec 2013:
Struggling to contain widespread violence, the fractured post-Gaddafi government is turning to the west for military help
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1 Dec 2013:
Nato-led force responds to Afghanistan president: 'There has been no stoppage in the delivery of requested fuel'
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29 Nov 2013:
Nato airstrike that killed a child and injured two women came as Hamid Karzai continues to stall on signing security pact
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29 Nov 2013:
Wolfgang Ischinger: Expect continuity and caution from the new coalition, a reflection of many Germans' view of themselves – they want to be left alone – though on EU foreign and security policies it sounds more proactive
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29 Nov 2013: Isaf says it regrets any civilian casualties after child's death in strike targeting insurgent in Helmand province
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26 Nov 2013: Independent Scotland would operate 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, says UK government as SNP tries to allay Washington's fears
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26 Nov 2013:
Relations between governments increasingly strained with US irritated by Karzai's decision not to sign security pact
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25 Nov 2013:
• Nato's future uncertain
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15 Nov 2013: Apologetic prime minister Edi Rama says stockpile cannot be destroyed on Albanian territory, to cheers from 2,000 protesters
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15 Nov 2013:
'Green Yes' campaign for Scottish independence also proposes state-owned renewable energy, land tax, and cheaper childcare
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8 Nov 2013: Report says US and coalition deaths down almost 60% in same period, as reduction in troop numbers continues
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2 Nov 2013:
Former classified documents show how close the Soviet Union came to launching an attack in 1983
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27 Oct 2013:
Afghan fired three rounds before being shot dead by Australian soldiers after row with foreign trainer from Kabul's Sandhurst-style training complex
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