Charity Says 300,000 Afghan Children Face Illness, Death In Freezing Conditions

British-based charity Save the Children says more than 300,000 Afghan children are struggling to survive in freezing winter conditions without proper clothing and heating. The ongoing 19-year conflict there has…

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Afghan soldiers (R+C) patrol jointly with British soldiers of the 1st batallion of the Royal Welsh, French soldiers of the 21st RIMA in a street of Showal in Nad-e-Ali district, Southern Afghanistan, in Helmand Province on February 25, 2010. 400 UK soldiers are mobilized to fight in the Mustarak (Together) operation. Combined forces of 15,000 US, NATO and Afghan troops are facing stiff resistance in pockets of Helmand province where they are battling to eradicate Taliban fighters who have controlled the area with drug lords for years. AFP PHOTO/Thomas COEX (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP)

Military charity joins campaign to help keep Afghan veterans in UK

LONDON: A British military charity has told the UK government it should “honor its commitment” to Afghan military personnel who served alongside British forces in Afghanistan. The intervention by the…

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