An Afghan man walks with coloured balloons for sale on a muddy street in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week
ANDREW MURRAY looks back at a damaging career marked by dishonesty, incompetence and revolting complicity in war crimes
DAVID MCKINSTRY tells the story of George Bernard Shaw, the self-educated man who transformed political theatre, and admired Stalin
In the second part of his Oakland diaries, LAYTH YOUSIF continues to be inspired by the volunteer-led CityTeam — an organisation offering hot meals, clothing and friendly support to those who need it most
GOVERNMENT forces in Afghanistan are losing control of territories, according to a new report, while the Taliban are largely holding their own despite an increase in US bombings.
According to US Central Command data, aircraft from the country dropped 6,823 bombs in the first 11 months of 2018, in contrast to 4,361 bombs in 2017.
Congress received a report today from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (Sigar), which said: “The Afghan government controls or influences 54 per cent of districts, down from 56 per cent a year earlier,” with the rest of the country controlled or contested by the Taliban.
Washington’s response to a downed jet shows a superpower still reaching for overwhelming force even as its wars repeatedly fail, says NICK WRIGHT
Modi has rolled out the carpet for the Taliban in New Delhi — and we shouldn’t be surprised. They have more in common than you might think, argues Bhabani Shankar Nayak
