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SAS soldier quizzed by commanders over 'execution of suspected bomb-maker and three teenage boys'

The experienced warrant officer, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, was hauled before SAS commanders at his regiment's base in Hereford last week but remains on active duty.




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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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White House confirms Trump will NOT participate in Wednesday's impeachment hearing

The president, pictured main with his son Barron and inset, waved and gave supporters a thumbs up as the first family headed back to Washington D.C. on Sunday.




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Kellyanne Conway says SHE will show up if Adam Schiff testifies under oath in Judiciary hearing

Kellyanne Conway told reporters Monday that if Adam Schiff testifies as part of the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings, she will show up.




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Child suicide bomber in Afghanistan calmly blows himself up near Australian aid worker David Savage

David Savage, from Canberra, was deployed in the Chora Valley in 2012 in a joint military and civilian mission tasked with rebuilding the town after decades of war.




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Afro-Caribbean soldier wins racism claim against British Army

Sergeant Randy Date was baffled when he received a scathing review for a course taught by a black colleague at Colchester's Military Corrective Training Centre in Essex.




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Newsweek demotes editor over reporter's Thanksgiving story claiming Trump was 'tweeting and golfing'

Jessica Kwong's story was published on Thursday morning just hours before Trump made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to be with troops. She claimed it was an 'honest mistake.'




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Corporal sacked from British army after £15,000 flight fraud

Corporal Audrey Urbina, pictured, was today dismissed from the British Army and ordered to serve nine months detention after she was found guilty of fraud at a military tribunal in Wiltshire.




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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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49 journalists were killed around the world in 2019, with Syria and Mexico the deadliest

It was a 'historically low' number but South American countries have become increasingly violent and are now just as dangerous as those in the Middle East.




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Canadian judge dismisses charges against former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle

The family's strange story began when Joshua and his wife Caitlan were captured by terrorists while visiting Afghanistan when she was pregnant with their first child in 2012.




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Refugee who nearly drowned becomes a life guard so he can save others 

Life Saving Victoria member Ramzi Hussaini had a near-death experience when the boat he had fled Afghanistan in began to sink - with the Australian Navy stepping in to rescue him.




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Army Colonel Kathryn Spletstoser files lawsuit against Air Force General John Hyten

Army Colonel Kathryn Spletstoser filed a lawsuit against Air Force General John Hyten for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2017 on November 25 in California, seeking punitive damages and a jury trial.




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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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Pagan soldier, 34, is first to serve with a beard because his beliefs say it's sacred and masculine

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Hopper of the Nevada Army National Guard is serving in Afghanistan and has received a uniform religious exception to sport a beard based upon his Norse pagan beliefs.




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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: 21-year-old from Illinois who was one of two U.S. military members killed in Afghanistan

One of two U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as Miguel Villalon, a 21-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois.




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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 Army father surprises four children after hiding behind a Welcome Home banner at airport

Michael, 15, Ashton, 13, Xavier, 10, and Jolie Minnich, nine, were reunited with their father Captain Patrick Minnich, 39, in Columbus Airport.




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Army veteran, 28, calmly shot up his street with an AR-15 after learning wife was cheating on him

Harold Beard, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, allegedly shot his gun from the second-floor window of his Dyker Heights home in Brooklyn, in the early hours of January 7.




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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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Afghanistan veteran, 59, RE-ENLISTS in the army after a 10-year hiatus

Staff Sgt. Monte L. Gould, 59, is re-enlisting in the army and will be joining a battalion in Las Vegas, Nevada alongside his son, after getting itchy feet. He described the opportunity to re-join as a 'thrill'.




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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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US veteran kicked out of McDonald's for carrying four-inch blade around his neck

Jonathan Nagel, who served in Afganistan, was refused service by a register at the McDonald's branch in Washington Friday following a dispute about the four-inch knife he was carrying.




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Army's mental health tsar calls for ban on brutal 'milling' boxing bouts before quitting

Major Andrew Fox, of the Parachute Regiment, has quit after triggering an avalanche of online abuse by calling for the scrapping of 'milling' - brutal bouts of boxing used to test recruits' raw courage.




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Two Army Ranger medics saved lives by taking fresh blood from uninjured soldiers on battlefield

A group of Army Rangers ended up giving blood while coming under enemy fire in Afghanistan. The real-time blood transfusions took place on the battlefield last summer




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Taliban say they SHOT DOWN US military plane in Afghanistan

The Taliban has said it shot down an America military plane over territory it controls in Afghanistan, after footage emerged showing wreckage with a US Air Force logo clearly visible on the side.




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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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Rights group investigates horrifying video of Afghan woman being stoned

A spokesman for Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani has blamed the Taliban for the woman's death, accusing the militant group of 'cruelty and atrocity'.




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Illinois man kidnapped in Afghanistan by Taliban-affiliated militants

Mark R. Frerichs, 57, was kidnapped while working in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost last Friday.




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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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American citizen is suspected kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan

U.S. officials believe Mark R. Frerichs, 57, of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped by the Haqqani network, according to an official who was not authorized to discuss the case.




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Angelina Jolie says it's in America's best interests to stand up for the underdog in Syria conflict

Angelina Jolie said it's time the world steps in to help with the Syrian conflict as she reflects on the lack of action since her first visit to the border in 2011 in a Time essay on refugees published Thursday.




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Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan lead the ladies at the Military Wives premiere in London

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan hit the red carpet on Monday night for the London premiere of Military Wives.




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Former Royal Marine has cheated death 10 times, including stabbing and a faulty parachute

Wes Grant was shot at by the Taliban in Afghanistan, survived a stroke, was nearly killed while parachuting, and also survived being set alight. He now lives in Plymouth with his wife and children.




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John Bolton slams ex-boss Trump for 'Obama-style' peace deal with Taliban winding down Afghan war

John Bolton was fired as national security adviser by the president this past September after the two butted heads over key foreign policy issues like Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan.




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Up to 1,100 British troops in Afghanistan could be home within just over a year after peace deal

The deal was signed on Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha 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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Revealed! The military veteran who proposed to his girlfriend at the Endeavour Fund Awards

Danny Holland, 29, from Wrexham in North Wales, left Meghan Markle teary-eyed after he popped the question to girlfriend Lauren Price, 24, at the Endeavour Fund Awards in London on Thursday.




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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended plaque unveiling for fallen Afghanistan hero

Prince Harry was remembering Ben Reddy, 22, who was killed when K Company of 42 Commando came under fire from militants in Helmand in Afghanistan on March 6, 2007.




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Meghan Markle appears to tell Prince Harry 'aww how nice' when he receives standing ovation

Royal fan Instagram account noted how Meghan Markle, 38, turned to Prince Harry, 35, and said 'aww how nice' as he received standing ovation at Mountbatten Festival of Music on Saturday.




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Locust plague puts millions at risk of food insecurity in nine countries, forecasters warn,

The UN's FAO warned that the situation remained 'extremely alarming' in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. Saudi Arabia has moved to clear away swarms.




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Blitz hero grandfather of Royal Marine awarded Gallantry Cross for bravery dies of coronavirus 

James Glancy, who served three tours in Afghanistan, said 91-year-old Alec Somerscales tested positive for the killer disease in hospital after suffering a fall at his home in Surrey last month.




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Afghanistan veteran took his own life after being 'let down' by the system, Coroner finds

Former Australian Army private Jesse Bird, 32, was found dead in his Melbourne home in June 2017 after the Department of Veterans' Affairs knocked back multiple pleas for assistance.




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'It's hard': Kym Marsh, 43, reveals she hasn't seen her soldier beau Scott Ratcliff, 31, in 7 MONTHS

The actress, 43, revealed she hasn't seen her boyfriend Scott Ratcliff for seven months after his return from his Afghanistan tour was delayed as she appeared on Lorraine on Wednesday/




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Legendary Fleet Street photographer John Downing dies aged 79 

The acclaimed Fleet Street photographer John Downing MBE, who survived interrogation by Idi Amin's special forces and documented war zones around the world, has died aged 79.




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The £13million love nest: Julian Assange's affair with lawyer with whom he fathered two sons

The Daily Mail's Paul Bracchi analyses the man behind the Julian Assange public persona, who father two children with his lawyer Stella Morris while he was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy.