KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth says the argument that al-Qaida has moved to Pakistani safe havens does not justify troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Eroding British public support for the Afghanistan war results partly from Washington's delay in deciding on U.S. troop surge, Britain's Defense Secretary said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth, visiting Afghanistan, faced repeated requests from British soldiers there for additional troops, officials said.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth has called for following the U.S. procedure of conducting regular defense reviews, at a time when Britain's own strategy update is long overdue.
LONDON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for a human-rights group have sued the British government for information regarding the welfare of two Pakistani militants in custody in Afghanistan.
LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- Britain has no plans to buy new helicopters for its troops in Afghanistan, but will instead transfer existing ones there, the Minister of Defense says.
LONDON, April 29 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense announced plans for a new intelligence facility to strengthen operational and strategic threat-assessment capabilities.
BASRA, Iraq, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- British defense officials praised the success of the Iraqi provincial elections and general security improvements during a tour of Basra.
LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- Britain's Trident nuclear warhead program was temporarily suspended for most of the past year because of safety concerns, papers reveal.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Pitcher Kurt Ainsworth, acquired by the Baltimore Orioles in the Sidney Ponson deal, was activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday.
