European veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians are voicing outrage over Trump's claim NATO allies stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan.

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's Frank Gardner

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to heighten China’s growing security concerns in Afghanistan.

Authorities say that an avalanche killed nine members of a single family in northwestern Pakistan while a heavy snowstorm in neighboring Afghanistan left 11 people dead

The mother of a Scottish soldier killed in Afghanistan has described Donald Trump's claim that allies stayed away from the front line as "soul-destroying". Sean Binnie was a 22-year-old acting sergeant when he was killed while on patrol with the Black Watch in Helmand Province in May 2009.

A former Army captain who won the Military Cross for his service in Afghanistan has said US President Donald Trump has “trampled over the memories” of those who lost their lives in the conflict.