Karzai wants foreign troops out within five years

What they are saying about the Afghan president's second-term inauguration

Poll shows Cameron now seen as PM-in-waiting

The Mole: Populist decrees about bankers' bonuses and Afghanistan not the answer

Brown’s Afghan pull-out plan: what they’re saying

What commentators are saying about the PM's proposal to set a timetable for withdrawal

Boomtime for bricks

Afghanistan's dry, barren lands means the brick-making business is thriving

Ambassador urges Obama NOT to send more troops

How very convenient for the President, say those wondering who leaked the Kabul memos

10 things you need to know this Monday

The First Post's super-quick catch-up on the post-weekend talking points

Killing of five UK soldiers raises ‘troops out’ tempo

The shooting comes as a senior Labour MP calls for the return of troops

Western democracy is not what Afghanistan needs

Robert Fox: 'Bottom-up' tribal system would have been the best way to stop corruption

Obama has days not weeks to decide on Afghanistan

Why the generals want to fight the Taliban on two fronts – and why they need to start soon