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Page last updated at 14:09 GMT, Sunday, 5 July 2009 15:09 UK

British troops in Afghanistan
UK soldiers die in Afghan blast
Two British service personnel have been killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
PM visits the frontline
UK military deaths in Afghanistan

US troops in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 3 July Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.

Mohammad Yousuf FROM BBC SPORT >>
Yousuf gives Pakistan initiative
Mohammad Yousuf scores a century give Pakistan the upper hand in the first Test in Sri Lanka.

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Soldiers from the Afghan National Army and 3rd Battalion (The Black Watch) The Royal Regiment of Scotland board a Chinook helicopter in the desert in the Upper Sangin Valley, Helmand Province (file photo) Critical task
UK troops pay high price in south Afghanistan
Women drinking tea Feeding the poor
Welfare costs to strain India's budget
British troops on Operation Panther's Claw in Helmand Taliban assault
UK troops battle to turn the tide in key Afghan areas

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