UK soldier killed in Afghanistan blast named

 

L/Cpl Marshall had led his team in the discovery of a bomb-making factory shortly before he died 

A soldier killed in a blast in southern Afghanistan on Monday has been named by the Ministry of Defence.

Seven charged by US with conspiring to aid Taliban - BBC Said

 

Afghanistan is dotted with poppy fields, which are used to produce opium and heroin

Seven people, including two Americans, have been charged with conspiring to aid the Afghan Taliban by selling the militant group weapons and moving drugs through West Africa, US officials say.