The government paid compensation for the deaths of more than 100 Afghan civilians last year, around three times the amount handed out in 2008, Ministry of Defence (MoD) records showed Thursday.Thousands of pounds paid to people who were killed or injured in error by British forces fighting in the war-torn country were revealed in response to a request under Freedom of Information laws made by Cha
The special envoy to Afghanistan has taken extended leave, officials said Monday, amid reports that he clashed with NATO and US officials over strategy to tackle the Taliban insurgency.Sherard Cowper-Coles has stepped down from his role just a month before a crucial international conference in the Afghan capital Kabul, which will be attended by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN chief