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UK bans transfer of prisoners to Afghan forces following torture fears

May 16th, 2012 by
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Philip Hammond in Afghanistan by Defence Images via Flickr Creative Commons

Ruling could throw UK withdrawal from Helmand into disarray.


Afghanistan’s Taliban – a differing view of drones

April 10th, 2012 by
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Heron surveillance drone in Kandahar (US military/ Robert Bottrill, CF Combat Camera/ Flickr)

The poetry of the Afghan Taliban captured – offering a different perspective on drones.


Imprisoning Afghan women and children for ‘moral crimes’

March 29th, 2012 by | 1 Comment
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Afghanistan women - Alun John

Human Rights Watch illustrates the legal injustices facing women in Afghanistan.


Details of 99 UK drone strikes in Afghanistan revealed

March 1st, 2012 by | 1 Comment
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Reaper Pilots Take Control

For the first time, Drone Wars UK charts all published UK-Afghan strikes.


Analysis: Obama outs CIA drone campaign – but do his words add up?

February 1st, 2012 by | 3 Comments
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US President Barack Obama (Flikr/ Barack Obama)

Obama uses webcam chat to talk about covert US drones.


Obama 2012 Pakistan strikes

January 11th, 2012 by
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Obama at the Pentagon January 2012 (Flikr/ An Honorable German)

Ten days into the New Year the CIA’s drones ended the longest pause of Obama’s presidency when they struck Pakistan, killing up to four alleged militants.


UK to spend half a billion on lethal drones by 2015

November 21st, 2011 by
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UAV over Wales - Defence Images

Remote control war: the UK Ministry of Defence expands its combat drone fleet.


Bureau reporter meets 16-year-old three days before US drone kills him

November 4th, 2011 by | 4 Comments
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Tariqhighlight - Pratap Chatterjee

Pratap Chatterjee joined Jemima Khan at a conference in Pakistan to discuss CIA drone strikes.


The CIA, a dirty bomb plot and drones: an interview with Joby Warrick

November 2nd, 2011 by
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CIA memorial wall-Flickr / CIA

Pulitzer prize-winner talks to the Bureau about the counter-attack against the CIA.


Bureau Recommends: The World’s deadliest arms race

October 21st, 2011 by
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Searching for an IED - Flickr/U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

The struggle against roadside bombs in the war in Afghanistan.


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