Afghanistan
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‘We will hunt you down’: Is Pete Hegseth for real?
It’s been a busy year for Donald Trump’s unconventional pick for secretary of war. Now, with the war in Iran, he’s firmly in the spotlight. Where did he come from? How is he performing so far?
- Angus Holland and Madeleine Heffernan
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‘The Great Satan’: How the era of the ayatollahs began
Iran has a new Supreme Leader, only its third in nearly half a century. Here’s how the clerics came to power – and held on to it.
- Angus Holland
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‘Gender apartheid’: Why we can’t forget the women of Afghanistan
Afghani men are now permitted to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds”.
- Liz Gooch
Pakistan says it’s in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan. What’s behind the latest fighting?
Markets, mosques, airports, military bases and police stations have been hit and dozens of people have been killed in border clashes.
- Lucy Craymer, Saad Sayeed and Asif Shahzad
‘Not justice’: RSL blasts delay in resolving Afghanistan war crimes allegations
The nation’s peak veterans’ organisation argues delays are sapping morale and unfairly smearing those who have served in uniform.
- Matthew Knott
Nine loses bid to keep settlement with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lover secret
The media company sought a 50-year suppression order over a settlement it reached with a woman who gave evidence against Roberts-Smith in his defamation case.
- Michaela Whitbourn
King’s concerns over Trump’s Afghanistan slur relayed to White House
An intervention from the King is thought to have influenced the president’s decision to walk back remarks that British soldiers avoided the conflict’s front line.
- Poppy Wood and Victoria Ward
New ambassador to US has a daunting task ahead of him
Greg Moriarty needs to reconsider the defence policies that have relied on a rock-solid relationship with a nation that no longer shares our democratic values.
‘Great and very brave’: Trump backtracks on NATO troop comments
The US president has heaped praise on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan in a partial reversal of comments that drew a cascade of criticism from allies.
- Pan Pylas
Trump triggers fury in Europe over ‘insulting’ Afghanistan claim
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the US president should apologise for claiming allied troops “stayed a little back”, as Prince Harry joined in the condemnation.
- David Crowe