KHAR NIKAH, Afghanistan — Inside a cold room surrounded by sand-filled Hesco barriers in the remote Gereshk Valley, British forces are teaching a group of young Afghan fighters how to protect their village from the Taliban. Read full article > >

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In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge

In tribal region near Afghan border.

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U.S. Drones Kill 8 in Pakistan

BBC Scotland’s Cameron Buttle gives a behind the scenes look at a British army base in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO: Sending news from Afghanistan

The U.S. military is planning to elevate the role of Special Operations forces in Afghanistan as it shifts away from a combat focus to a mission that places greater emphasis on advising Afghan forces and raids to kill top insurgent leaders, senior U.S. officials said. Read full article > >

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U.S. to elevate Special Operations forces’ role in Afghanistan

The U.S. military is planning to elevate the role of Special Operations forces in Afghanistan as it shifts away from a combat focus to a mission that places greater emphasis on advising Afghan forces and raids to kill top insurgent leaders, senior U.S. officials said. Read full article > >

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U.S. to elevate Special Operations forces’ role in Afghanistan

KABUL — At least five Afghan police officers and two civilians were killed Sunday when a car bomb was detonated outside the main police headquarters in Kandahar, officials said. Another 19 people, six of them police officers, were wounded in the blast, provincial officials said. Children were also among the victims. Read full article > >

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Car bomb kills seven outside police headquarters in Kandahar

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

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Afghan civilian death toll rises

BRUSSELS — U.S. and NATO officials struggled Thursday to clarify how long their troops would remain engaged in combat in Afghanistan, a day after Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said U.S. forces would shift toward a training and advisory role next year. Read full article > >

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U.S., NATO seek to clarify Panetta comments on ending Afghan mission

BRUSSELS — The United States and NATO will seek to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year and shift to a role of providing support and training to Afghan security forces, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday. Read full article > >

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Panetta: U.S., NATO will seek to end Afghan combat mission next year

Pakistan’s foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, as a leaked Nato report accuses Islamabad of links to the Taliban.

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Pakistan dismisses Taliban links

The report summarized the views of Taliban detainees who said that they were benefiting from cooperation with some Afghan officials and Pakistan’s intelligence service.

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NATO Plays Down Report of Collaboration Between Taliban and Pakistan

The withdrawal of foreign troops, aid workers and billions of dollars in assistance has the potential to undo the fragile progress Afghans have made under the occupation.

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Afghans Fear Economic Downturn as Foreigners Leave

A NATO soldier was killed on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan when a man wearing an Afghan Army uniform turned his gun on him.

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Man Dressed as Afghan Soldier Kills NATO Service Member

The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.

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Pakistan security ‘helps Taliban’

Two British private security contractors working in Afghanistan are charged with carrying unlicensed AK-47s through the capital city, Kabul.

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Britons face Afghan gun charges