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Canadian soldier faces jail over feeding cannabis cupcakes to troops

A Canadian soldier who fed cannabis cupcakes to her fellow troops during a live firearms exercise could now be sentenced to five years in prison.

Afghanistan crisis: Biden says US troops may stay past withdrawal deadline

US President Joe Biden has said US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his withdrawal deadline, as armed Taliban fighters kept desperate evacuees…

Ashraf Ghani: Afghanistans exiled president lands in UAE

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf nation says.

Mr Ghani left Afghanistan as the Taliban…

Afghanistan: Dominic Raabs failure to make urgent call shameful - Labour

Labour has accused the foreign secretary of putting interpreters' lives at risk after he declined to make a phone call to get help evacuating them…

US left too quickly says Afghan bank governor

The central bank governor who fled Afghanistan this weekend has told he wished the country had been left with more time to plan for the withdrawal…

Biden defends messy US pullout from Afghanistan

President Joe Biden has said he stands "squarely" behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban's lightning…

Do not abandon Afghans who helped UK Labour warns government

Labour has urged the government not to "abandon" Afghan workers who helped British forces by allowing more of them to settle in the UK.

Many…

Afghanistan: Why is the UK Parliament being recalled?

The UK Parliament is being recalled from its summer recess on Wednesday to debate the situation in Afghanistan.

MPs had not been due to return…