America was reeling from the devastating 9/11 attacks when al-Qaeda, which was being sheltered by the Taliban in Afghanistan, murdered nearly 3,000 people by flying packed airliners into New York's Twin Towers and the Pentagon in Washington.

Sir Keir Starmer said Donald Trump’s remarks about Nato troops in Afghanistan were “insulting and frankly appalling”. The Prime Minister also suggested the US president should apologise for the comment which has sparked a huge backlash in Britain.

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to heighten China’s growing security concerns in Afghanistan.

Donald Trump has angered veterans and families of those who died in Afghanistan after claiming that allies stayed away from the front line in the conflict. Around 1,061 non-American Nato troops died in the conflict that began in 2001,

The largely hidden gold rush in Badakhshan poses considerable risks to Afghans, and others living downstream in Central Asia.

WI hand opportunities to Carty and Greaves in place of Athanaze and Lewis

Armed forces minister Al Carns has shared a video of Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan after Donald Trump claimed they stayed “a little off the front lines”. The former Royal Marines colonel, who served and led four tours in Afghanistan,

Highlights: Afghanistan won the first two T20Is by posting strong totals and restricting West Indies. The Afghans won the toss and opted to bowl. West Indies registered 151/7 after 20 overs. Afghanistan failed to chase the target and finished at 136/8,