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MI6 spy who infiltrated camp used by Taliban and al-Qaeda had ‘highest possible’ level of emotional instability

The charity, which represents 180,000 British veterans, commends The Independent’s campaign to stop deportation of Afghan pilot

Senior military figures and MPs are among the 50,000 people supporting The Independent’s petition

Jamal Barack was 18 when he was shot in the arm and chest during an ambush on the Army’s Scots Guards in Helmand Province. He has been waiting for compensation for 13 years

While the government had indicated that asylum claims from Afghans would be expedited, a new lawsuit says many remain in limbo and face uncertainty about their immigration statuses.

Foreign nationals, including Brits, have been left to fend for themselves in Khartoum as governments, aid agencies say it is too dangerous to run evacuations

In this week's show we head to Afghanistan, where women are struggling more than ever to access healthcare, amid tight restrictions under Sharia law imposed by the Taliban. We have a special report from our correspondents. Next, India's top court hears a landmark case brought by same-sex couples seeking a…

To mark Afghan women's day on FRANCE 24, we hear from two women wielding their art in resistance against the Taliban. Performance and visual artist Kubra Khademi lives in France because her artwork provoked death threats at home in Afghanistan. Now based in Paris, she creates artwork about being in…

An independent investigation commissioned after the kidnapping, rape and murder of British woman Sarah Everard suggests her abuser, Wayne Couzens, was likely just the tip of the iceberg. The "Casey Report" revealed that London's Metropolitan Police is institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic, failing to protect both its own staff and…

Since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women have been robbed of their right to learn, work and move freely. Their exclusion from public life is having dire consequences for the entire country. We discuss the situation with Melissa Cornet, a human rights researcher who works with…

MP’s resignation as deputy prime minister and justice secretary would appear to have ended his ambitions of one day taking over in No 10