Afghanistan news, video and pictures

Latest news on Afghanistan, President Harmid Karzai's government and the British Army deployment in Helmand province where our soldiers are fighting the Taliban.

Sandhurst: the changing face of the Army

A new BBC TV series reveals the changing make-up of the Army’s future officers. Iain Hollingsheadwatched some surprising recruits under fire.

Kabul attacks suspects Arrested

Nato and Afghan forces have captured at least two suspects linked to a dramatic Taliban assault on the US embassy and Nato headquarters in Kabul, US military officials said on Thursday.

Time for a foreign policy that puts Britain first

Britain's national interest must be the priority for our foreign policy, says Dominic Raab.

Kabul attack: Isaf and Taliban press officers attack each other on Twitter

A 20-hour standoff between Taliban suicide attackers and Afghan and Nato troops sparked another conflict between their spokesmen who attacked each other on Twitter.

Haqqani network blamed for 20-hour Kabul siege

A brazen assault on a high-rise block in central Kabul which paralysed the embassy district in a 20-hour standoff was carried out by fighters from the Haqqani network, officials said.

Deadly Kabul siege ends as last Taliban attackers killed

The last two insurgents in a Taliban stand-off with Afghan security forces have been killed, ending a siege in the centre of Kabul that lasted 19 hours.

Kabul US embassy attack: September 13 as it happened

Live coverage of the Taliban's coordinated attack across the Afghanistan capital Kabul, in which Nato's headquarters and the US embassy are among those targeted.

Kabul battle filmed from inside Nato HQ

Isaf troops coming under rocket fire as they return fire on Taliban suicide attackers.

Lessons from Kabul

Telegraph View: Taliban leaders are unlikely to engage in peace talks if the West intends to pull out of Afghanistan at the earliest opportunity.

Kabul: Taliban attack US embassy and Nato HQ

Taliban suicide attacker fires rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles during brazen attack on 'secure' Kabul targets.

Kabul siege: recent attacks in the Afghan capital

As the US embassy comes under attack, this is a list of recent attacks in the Afghan capital

Nato headquarters and US embassy attacked in Kabul

Police block roads around the US embassy in Kabul as government buildings, including Nato headquarters, come under attack.

Blasts and gunfire as Kabul comes under attack

Nato's headquarters and the US embassy have come under attack in the centre of Kabul in what appears to be a coordinated attack across the Afghan capital.

Two killed as truck bomb explodes at US base

Nearly 80 American soldiers were wounded and two Afghan civilians were killed when a Taliban truck bomb struck an American base in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, NATO said today.

Launch of £1m appeal for our bomb disposal heroes

Lord Ashcroft tells why he is supporting a new appeal aimed at helping British Army bomb disposal experts as they readjust to life in the UK after serving in Afghanistan.

New Charity created to help bomb disposal experts

The Felix Fund will help bomb disposal experts like Staff Sergeant Gareth "Woody" Wood, who put their lives on the line in Afghanistan, to readjust to life back in Britain.

The West is still paying the price of 9/11

Telegraph View: The Americans lost more than their sense of impregnability, they also began to lose their economic self-confidence.