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Afghanistan hit by huge 6.4 magnitude earthquake

Posted: October 14, 2023 at 10:18 pm   /   Top Stories

It is the third quake to hit the country in a week Daily Express :: News Feed

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The Chinook chick survived Afghanistan and Iraq but was almost defeated back home

Posted: February 10, 2023 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

Liz McConaghy racked up an incredible 3,000 flying hours manning the guns on the RAF’s heavy-lift helicopters over 17 action-packed years, including 12 deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. But she paid a heavy price once the missions ended… Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Afghanistan ‘a haven for terror again’, warn MPs

Posted: February 9, 2023 at 9:19 pm   /   World

The Defence Select Committee said that Afghanistan is ‘once again becoming a safe haven for international terrorism.’ Daily Express :: World Feed

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Harry reveals he killed 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan like ‘chess pieces off board’

Posted: January 5, 2023 at 9:14 am   /   Entertainment

The Duke of Sussex has reportedly said he killed 25 Taliban fighters on his second tour of duty in the country. Daily Express :: News Feed

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‘I was shot in the neck and paralysed in Afghanistan – but now I see I’m the lucky one’

Posted: November 11, 2022 at 9:23 am   /   Books

On Sunday, ex-special forces soldier Toby Gutteridge will celebrate Remembrance Sunday at the base where he served in the Special Boat Service before he was wounded during his second tour of Afghanistan in 2009 and paralysed from the neck down. Despite devastating injuries caused when a 7.62mm high-calibre bullet shattered his spinal column, the 37-year-old […]

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‘Sidelined’ SBS led Afghanistan war on terror, says tell all book on the conflict

Posted: January 3, 2022 at 9:23 am   /   Books

THE WAR in Afghanistan was weeks old and already it seemed the Special Boat Service had been left behind. An eight-man team attached to C Squadron was stuck in the rear in Mazar-i Sharif, the northern city already captured from the Taliban and some 100 miles from the impending, decisive battle in Kunduz. Daily Express […]

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Donald Trump blasts US top general as ‘a f***ing idiot’ over Afghanistan withdrawal

Posted: December 4, 2021 at 9:19 pm   /   World

DONALD TRUMP has blasted the top general in the US as “a f***ing idiot” over the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Daily Express :: World Feed

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‘Opening a new page!’ Taliban and US hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Posted: October 9, 2021 at 10:19 pm   /   World

THE TALIBAN and US have come together for face-to face talks for the first time since the mass withdrawal from Afghanistan in August. Daily Express :: World Feed

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Queen set to present medals to ‘heroes’ who helped evacuations from Afghanistan

Posted: September 11, 2021 at 10:19 pm   /   Top Stories

QUEEN Elizabeth II is expected to give medals to the troops who helped with the evacuation from Afghanistan. Daily Express :: News Feed

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Taliban offers Merkel ‘warm welcome’ to Afghanistan as it demands Sharia law imposed

Posted: September 7, 2021 at 10:20 am   /   World

THE Taliban has laid out the red carpet for Angela Merkel – promising the German Chancellor a “particularly warm welcome” should she visit Afghanistan. Daily Express :: World Feed

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