Taliban attack at Camp Bastion could have been foreseen: US

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 13:25

A group of 15 Taliban fighters used wire cutters to cut through a chain link fence on Bastion`s perimeter and walked onto the base undetected.

Two US generals ousted over failure to secure Afghan base

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 16:26

The head of the Marine Corps on Monday effectively fired two US generals over their failure to defend a major base in Afghanistan from a deadly Taliban attack last year, in an extraordinary and rare public censure.

UK rejects claims of illegal detention of Afghans

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 16:23

Britain`s defense minister says that up to 90 Afghan nationals are being detained in a holding facility at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan, but denies that the men are being held illegally.

Odia girl becomes mariner in all-pervasive male bastion

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 14:25

She is a tender presence in all-pervasive male bastion. An Odia girl has broken into shipping sector which has mostly remained exclusive preserve of males.

Unaware of pregnancy, UK soldier delivers on Afghan frontline

Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 11:05

In a first, a lady British soldier serving at a military base in Hemland province of Afghanistan has delivered a baby.

Harry completes 1st phase of Afghanistan training

Last Updated: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 19:28

Prince Harry is finishing his first phase of initial training at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.

Prince Harry back in Afghanistan, to fly attack helicopter

Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 18:28

Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, returned to Afghanistan to begin a four-month combat tour as a frontline Apache helicopter pilot.

US chief seeks to defuse tensions on Afghan visit

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 14:52

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta flew into Afghanistan on Wednesday at a fraught moment in the war.

Wigmore Hall, bastion of chamber music, opens doors to Amjad Ali Khan

Last Updated: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 14:51

Next month London`s Wigmore Hall, which specialises in chamber music, will take the unprecedented step of awarding a residency to sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.

Congress seeks to regain lost bastion of Poorvanchal

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 00:30

With an eye on Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due next year, Congress Wednesday launched an exercise to reclaim the politically crucial Poorvanchal region holding political rivals responsible for the problems plaguing the area.