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Former Taliban hostage insists his American wife ASKED to be beaten with a broom as he denies abuse

Joshua Boyle (top left), 36, is on trial in Ottawa for abusing Caitlan Coleman (bottom left). The couple spent five years as hostages in Afghanistan, where they were kidnapped.




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War hero, 31, issues hilarious response after businessman asks him to work for 'free lunch'

Former Marine, Andy Grant, 31, had his right leg amputated in November 2010 after he was injured by a bomb in Afghanistan. He felt disrespected by the request and decided to respond with humour.




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At least 30 civilians are killed after US-backed drone strike against ISIS targets farmers

Forty others were injured in the Wednesday night air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, with U.S. air support, in the Nangarhar province.




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15 injured in blast outside Afghan mosque being used as polling station in presidential election

A police officer and several election officials were struck and three are in a critical condition at a hospital in Kandahar. The upsurge in violence began after Taliban talks with the US broke down.




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Army forgets to cast white women in new PC advert and made last-minute appeal for Caucasian soldiers

Filming of the £1million 2020 Army Belonging campaign will begin in Morocco tomorrow. This appears to be the latest in a series of blunders in the drive to make the Army more politically correct.




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Top Al-Qaeda commander Asim Omar was killed in joint US-Afghan raid on Taliban in Helmand province  

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Asim Omar died alongside six of his fellow terrorists, including Omar's courier to the Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in southern Helmand.




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US veteran who received penis transplant reveals it's the 'best decision he ever made'

The US Navy corpsman, known only as Ray, has spoken for the first time since his 2018 operation after he lost his legs and genitals when he stepped on a roadside bomb eight years ago.




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Is Harry and Meghan's decision to spend the festive season away from the Queen hurtful?

Prince Harry has spent every Christmas at the Royal Family's Norfolk retreat since the age of six, except for the year when he was serving in Afghanistan. But he has now decided to stay away.




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Pardoned Army First Lt. Clint Lorance says 'I love you, sir' to Trump in first interview

Pardoned war criminal Army First Lt. Clint Lorance gave an emotional thank you to President Donald Trump saying 'I love you sir' in his first interview since being released from prison.




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Sydney mother, Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto to face Malaysia court over death sentence

Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, 55, from Sydney will appear at Malaysia's Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday to learn if she will be hanged after she was caught trafficking more than one kilogram of ice.




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Teacher held hostage by Taliban for three years reveals US Navy SEALS tried SIX times to rescue him 

Australian Timothy Weeks was abducted along with American colleague Kevin King by Taliban fighters outside Kabul's American University in 2016. They were released in a prisoner swap last month.




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War hero's proud brother, 18, follows in his sibling's footsteps to become paratrooper

Fin Doherty, 18, was formally handed his older brother's beret after completing a gruelling 19 week training course at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.




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India approves controversial legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslim migrants

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was introduced by the Hindu nationalist-led government but its approval has triggered fury in the states of Assam and Tripura in north east India.




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Influencers are increasingly visiting dangerous places as extreme travel firm sees bookings rise 30%

UK-based Lupine Travel, which specialises in extreme excursions, offers trips to destinations such as Afghanistan and Syria as well as North Korea. Many of its customers are influencers.




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Man sues Yale University for $110m following rape acquittal

Saifullah Khan, a native of Afghanistan, filed the lawsuit against Yale on Friday as he accused the university of denying him an education.




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Exclusive first look at Military Wives: Trailer for feel-good flick promises laughter and tears

The uplifting trailer hints at a story of friendship and support between women left behind at a military base while their husbands are in Afghanistan, and will hit the big screen in March.




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23 ambulances queue outside overstretched A&E department

The huge jam was the second in a matter of days as staff at Worcestershire Royal Hospital were overwhelmed with patients struck down by flu and norovirus.




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Pension scam sanctioned in Whitehall could cost military veterans up to £50,000 each

Although some are still suffering trauma from tours of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, members of the armed forces now face working into their eighties after losing nest eggs worth up to £50,000.




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BREAKING NEWS: Taliban roadside bomb strikes US military vehicle in Afghanistan

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.




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Father of British soldier who protected Harry in Afghanistan condemns his decision to step down

Nathan Hunt (right, circled) found Taliban bombs that could have maimed or killed Harry. Warrant Officer Hunt - who became friends with Harry while serving in Helmand province - died aged 39.




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PICTURED: Two US soldiers, 21 and 29, who were killed in Taliban roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt Ian P McLaughlin, 29, and Pfc Miguel Villalon, 21, were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday.




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Widow of CIA agent killed in Afghanistan base suicide blast breaks her silence after 10 years

Racheal LaBonte and daughter Raina spoke to Today on Monday about receiving news CIA officer husband Darren LaBonte was killed in the December 30, 2009  suicide blast in Afghanistan.




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US soldier killed alongside comrade in Afghanistan by a Taliban roadside bomb is returned to America

Pfc Miguel Villalon died alongside Staff Sgt. Ian McLaughlin when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan near Kandahar province on Saturday.




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Dad of soldier who served alongside Prince Harry tells of his sadness

Derek Hunt, whose son Nathan was deployed with Prince Harry to Afghanistan and later took his own life after suffering PTSD, said many in the Armed Forces were feeling let down.




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Navy SEAL commander who clashed with Trump over disciplining Eddie Gallagher to resign

Rear Adm Collin Green (left) the commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command, who clashed with Trump over disciplining retired SEAL Eddie Gallagher, will step down in September.




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War hero's brother says he's made of the 'same stuff' as sibling

Pte Fin Doherty, 18, from Warwickshire, told on Lorraine today that he's made of the 'same stuff' as his late sibling, Jeff Doherty, who was killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2008.




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Ex-US drone operator tells how he dropped a missile on child but superiors claimed it was 'a dog'

Brandon Bryant, 34, from Missoula, Montana, spent six years in the Air Force operating Predator drones from inside a dark container in Las Vegas Nevada, 7,000 miles from the conflict.




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Brave translator who helped British troops take on ISIS begins a new life in the UK

EXCLUSIVE Mohammad Nazir and his family have begun a new life in the UK after hiding from Taliban and ISIS fighters who had vowed to kill him, thanks to the Daily Mail's campaign.




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Arizona Republican congressional candidate suspends campaign after overdose

Safford City Councilman Chris Taylor, a married father-of-two, was found unresponsive at his home last week and had to be revived with Narcan, prompting him to pull out of the congressional race.




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Mike Pompeo arrives in Qatar to witness signing of historic deal with Taliban

Pompeo arrived in Doha from Washington. The deal will be signed in the afternoon by U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.




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Two pilots are awarded DFCS after flying 'Spooky' Hercules gunship for NINE hours to hold back ISIS

The aircrew of the AC-130U gunship 'Spooky 41' with Hurlburt Field's 4th Special Operations Squadron from Florida were honored at the military facility in Fort Walton Beach on Monday.




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Trump becomes the first US president to speak to Taliban leader in phone call

Tuesday's call, which the Taliban said lasted 35 minutes, came days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement calling for the withdrawal of American troops.




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Emotional moment street sings Happy Birthday to 98-year-old neighbour from their front gardens

This is the heart-warming moment an entire street in Redditch, Worcestershire sings Happy Birthday to a 98-year-old neighbour after hearing she'd celebrated alone the day before because of the lockdown.




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Nurse who served in Afghanistan alongside her son is now fighting coronavirus in Cheshire hospital

Joan Glen, 61, from Cheshire, who served as a nurse in Afghanistan in 2007 is now doing gruelling 12-hour shifts in full PPE equipment as a theatre nurse treating Covid-19 patients.




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How George W. Bush rejected diplomacy with the Taliban to launch Afghanistan invasion after 9/11

A new documentary about George W. Bush sheds new light on the events after the September 11, 2001 attacks, which turned Bush into a wartime president.




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Rihanna showcases her incredible body in sheer leopard print jumpsuit for sizzling magazine shoot

The cover of Rihanna's Interview magazine cover was revealed yesterday. And one day later, more images from the shoot for the cover story was revealed. The 31-year-old wowed in a sheer look.




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Inside Cate Blanchett's $3million beachfront holiday home in Vanuatu

Cate Blanchett has listed her luxury island retreat 'Matanara' for sale.




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Cate Blanchett dons cloud-print jumpsuit with her entire family in NYC... after teasing retirement

The Australian 50-year-old has been hinting at her desire to retire from acting to care for her children, pigs, and chickens and 'just read Proust'




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Cate Blanchett looks stylish in blush oversize suit as she steps out in NYC

Cate Blanchett was spotted out enjoying another family day in New York with her husband and two of her children.




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Cate Blanchett pleads for governments to eradicate statelessness in passionate refugee speech

When not starring in films, Cate Blanchett uses her profile for good as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. 




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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Cate Blanchett to star as the US divorcee Wallis Simpson

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Cate Blanchett is to be approached about playing the Duchess of Windsor after an author sold the film rights to her biography of Wallis Simpson, The American Duchess.




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Actress Cate Blanchett says feminist conversation 'hasn't changed since 1971'

Oscar winner Cate Blachett is about to star as 1970s anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly on Foxtel's new mini-series, Mrs America. 




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Cate Blanchett is in consideration to lead film based on the blockbuster Borderlands video game

The Eli Roth-directed feature will be based on a 2009 space Western role-playing/first-person-shooter which is beloved by gamers.




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Football-mad Belgian teenager volleys ball over fence and into the window of a passing car

Arne Van Der Linden, 14, was enjoying a kickabout with a friend on a pitch in Kontich, Antwerp, last week when he unintentionally pulled off the wonder-strike.




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Irina Shayk flashes her bra from beneath sexy silk suit as she continues to rule Milan Fashion Week

The supermodel, 33, was making a style statement in a silk suit with her black bra on show from underneath the open blazer while she kept her hair and make-up pared back




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Russian spy plane swoops down to take photos of top secret US nuclear missile base

A Russian Air-force jet was spotted in U.S. skies reportedly taking high-resolution images of a missile site in Montana. The jets are allowed in US airspace through an international treaty.




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Groom tells alcoholic sister she'll be 'dead to him' if she misses his wedding with open bar

A Redditor said that her son is getting married and will have an open bar at his wedding reception. The event will be just one week after the daughter gets out of rehab.




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Gang of youths sets off multiple fireworks in city centre trapping terrified customers inside a bar

Footage filmed on October 31 in Coventry shows loud fireworks being set off and filling the area with smoke before multiple youths run away once West Midlands Police arrive.




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How to visit Oslo for under £100 a night

Even though Oslo has been voted the most expensive city in the world three times, there are plenty of options for those without bottomless pockets, says the Daily Mail's Harriet Sime.




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Georgia State University students demand 'racist icon' Henry Grady's Atlanta statue is removed

Georgia State University students told Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms Tuesday that a statue of racist icon Henry Grady is incompatible with progressive culture and it be moved from downtown.