‘I will never give up’: Australia’s most-decorated soldier denies war crime allegations
Ben Roberts-Smith faces five charges of war crime murder relating to deaths of five unarmed civilians
Afghanistan
Man jailed for six years for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Sligo
Former teacher locked girl behind a locked door, court heard
Australia’s most decorated soldier charged with war crimes
Five alleged victims were unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, police say
‘The spy is the boring guy in a suit’: Inside the State’s military intelligence service
In a rare interview a senior officer with the Irish Military Intelligence Service talks about its work – and the threats facing the State
Two men who drowned while fishing in Co Clare named as Afghan brothers based in Limerick
Tajuddin Safi (30s) and Salahuddin Safi (20s) were ‘well-regarded members of community’
Doctor worried for family’s safety after brother was ‘headbutted and told to speak English’
Fatima Abdullah’s siblings moved from Afghanistan to Ireland after the Taliban regained power
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing 400 people in air strike on Kabul hospital
Attack may be the deadliest yet in a conflict that began last year after relations between Islamabad and the Taliban deteriorated
Pakistani and Afghan troops engage in more border clashes as UN says 42 civilians killed
Following allies came into conflict following recent Pakistani air strikes on major cities Afghanistan cities
Man jailed for sexually abusing vulnerable woman in swimming pool steam room
Victim, who has an intellectual disability, tells court incident involving Akbar Moqadar ‘ruined everything’ and has affected her independence
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reasons to escalate conflict, but neither can afford to
Taliban is eager to assert its sovereignty while Pakistan is worried about India’s influence in Afghanistan
Murphy’s law: A US Navy Seal, Iran and the Irish connection
Lieut Michael P Murphy came under intense fire and was mortally wounded in Afghanistan in 2005
Once allies, now at war: how Pakistan turned on the Taliban
As violence spreads from border regions to cities, Islamabad is running out of patience
Afghanistan targets Pakistani jets over Kabul as conflict continues
Heavy fighting raises fear of protracted conflict that will add to instability in region
Pakistan says it is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan
Both sides launch strikes following what Islamabad describes as an Afghan cross-border attack
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