As Peter Hitchens explains: We must pull our troops out of Afghanistan. It is no good waiting for the Americans to lift us off this hook. They will leave, too, in the end, but they do not know it yet. It takes quite a nerve for us to claim we are fighting terror and promoting civilisation in Afghanistan, when we have been beaten hollow by the IRA in Ulster, when we cannot prevent deaths like that ...

John Hutton the Defence Secretary is ready to pull UK troops out of Iraq at the end of this month unless the Iraqi government agrees a new immunity deal for British soldiers who shoot to kill the Daily Telegraph can disclose.

UK has suffered unusually heavy losses this year. Sangin is particularly dangerous because it contains a patchwork of rival tribes and is a major centre of Afghanistan's opium-growing industry

Prime Minister David Cameron makes an unannounced visit to UK troops serving in Afghanistan.

BRITAIN is to boost the number of troops serving in Afghanistan by around 300, the Prime Minister confirmed today.

Gordon Brown has told MPs that Britain is to boost the number of troops serving in Afghanistan by around 300.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown offers to send more British troops to Afghanistan in the run-up to the presidential election.

European governments are at pains to insist that the collapse of the ruling Dutch coalition and the anticipated decision to pull 2,000 troops out of Afghanistan in August would not change their strategy and support for the Nato military operation

Gordon Brown is to offer to send extra British troops to Afghanistan to provide security during the country's upcoming presidential election, officials say.

The BBC reports: Gordon Brown has confirmed he will send 500 more troops to Afghanistan, taking the total UK deployment to over 10,000. He told MPs all conditions had now been met to send the extra personnel and that eight other countries had also offered additional troops. The UK force level will reach 9,500 but special