British MPs worried by London-Kabul strains
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Criticism by Afghanistan could undermine domestic support for Britain's military and development efforts in the violence-scarred country, an influential body of MPs said.
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Britain has warned that the credibility of NATO is at stake in Afghanistan after it was surprised by the strength of resisitance from the Taliban, the country's hardline former rulers.
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A senior intelligence officer has been appointed to head security at the British parliament amid fears of an attack by Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network, a newspaper report says.
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A United Nations human-rights committee has voiced its concerns that British forces do not adhere to the international treaty against torture in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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GENEVA  - A United Nations human-rights panel expressed concern Britain limits its adherence to the global treaty against torture when it comes to its troops' actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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British lawmakers in the ruling and main opposition parties alike sharply criticized Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government on Monday for planning to dispatch hundreds of
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The Royal Air Force's transport aircraft are struggling with the demands of global conflicts, MPs say.
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The lives of British soldiers in Afghanistan are being put at risk because failure to develop a coherent strategy for eradicating the country's opium poppies has led to the Taliban forming an alliance with heroin traders, a highly critical parliamentary report warns today.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faces strong dissent from British lawmakers over a decision to redeploy some of his countryâs troops to Baghdad, as per a request from US government officials.
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The British-led NATO force in southern  Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its  mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing  stronger, a report by Britain&#39;s parliament has found.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was accused Wednesday of playing politics with fear and using the threat of terrorism to boost its chances of re-election. Political rivals are outraged at comments by ...
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Claims that top officials talked to the Taliban in Afghanistan threatened fresh embarrassment Thursday for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who had previously ruled out negotiations with the militia.
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The invasion of the House of Commons by pro-hunting demonstrators had some lawmakers wondering Thursday whether they could still trust their security to a sergeant at arms wearing black tails, silver buckled ...
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Britain defended its role in Afghanistan   and the reliability of its equipment on Sunday after the   country's worst military air crash in years sparked growing   criticism of the British mission in the country.
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Britain launched an inquiry on Thursday into the first storming of its parliament since 1674 after a protest stunt revealed shambolic security at the heart of Prime Minister Tony Blair's government.
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Taliban opposition to NATO forces in  Afghanistan is far tougher than was expected when alliance  troops were initially deployed, British Defense Minister Des  Browne said on Tuesday.
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NATO countries are not giving the international force securing Afghanistan enough support and there are worrying signs that the Taliban are growing stronger, a detailed study by Britain's parliament has found.