Despair as Nato eyes endgame
Just outside Kabul, the BBC's Quentin Sommerville finds Afghans living under the shadow of Taliban guns, and looking far from ready to manage without foreign help.
Can Afghan forces take on security?
As Nato tries to agree a security handover timetable, the BBC's Paul Wood wonders if Afghan forces will be able to stand up to the Taliban without back-up.
How to 'deprogramme' Taliban boys
The BBC's Orla Guerin reflects on her meeting with a Pakistani religious teacher whose outspoken criticism of the Taliban led to his murder.
On the front line with British troops
Cameron visits Afghanistan as PM
Aid key to securing Afghanistan
Afghans train for security rolesFeatures & Analysis
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British military deaths in Afghanistan
Full details of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan
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Q&A: Foreign forces
Which countries are contributing troops and how's their mission going?
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Troop map
Map showing current troop deployments in Afghanistan - with numbers of new forces pledged by the US and UK governments.
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Militant nexus
The relations between militants on either side of the Afghan-Pakistan border
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Taliban tactics
A look at some of the tactics and equipment being used in Afghanistan by Taliban fighters
