Well-wishers should not send Christmas gifts to British troops serving in Afghanistan, the government says - PA

UK government has duty to explain benefits if genetically-modified crops, environment secretary says - @BBC

Afghan government to shun US talks with Taliban, president says - @Reuters

British government considering breaking up Royal Bank of Scotland - @TheScotsman

President Karzai, US Secretary of State Kerry have defused row over Afghanistan peace talks in Doha, a spokesman tells @bbclysedoucet

More: Afghanistan will not join Qatar peace talks with Taliban until 'process is Afghan led,' says President Hamid Karzai - @BBCBreaking

Afghan president: No peace talks with the Taliban unless only Afghans involved and violence stops - @AP

Afghanistan suspends security talks with the US 1 day before American officials are set to meet with the Taliban for formal talks - @CNN

Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, report commissioned by UK govt says - @BBCBreaking

Mortar attack on Afghan base kills 4 American service members, defense official says - @NBCNews, @BBCBreaking

Attacks on US targets in Afghanistan will continue, spokesman of new Taliban political office in Doha tells Al Jazeera - @AJELive

Well-wishers should not send Christmas gifts to British troops serving in Afghanistan, the government says - PA

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Well-wishers should not send Christmas gifts to British troops serving in Afghanistan, the government says - PA

UK government has duty to explain benefits if genetically-modified crops, environment secretary says - @BBC

Afghan government to shun US talks with Taliban, president says - @Reuters

British government considering breaking up Royal Bank of Scotland - @TheScotsman

President Karzai, US Secretary of State Kerry have defused row over Afghanistan peace talks in Doha, a spokesman tells @bbclysedoucet

More: Afghanistan will not join Qatar peace talks with Taliban until 'process is Afghan led,' says President Hamid Karzai - @BBCBreaking

Afghan president: No peace talks with the Taliban unless only Afghans involved and violence stops - @AP

Afghanistan suspends security talks with the US 1 day before American officials are set to meet with the Taliban for formal talks - @CNN

Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, report commissioned by UK govt says - @BBCBreaking

Mortar attack on Afghan base kills 4 American service members, defense official says - @NBCNews, @BBCBreaking

Attacks on US targets in Afghanistan will continue, spokesman of new Taliban political office in Doha tells Al Jazeera - @AJELive