Troubles in Afghanistan: the increasing brutality of the Taliban.

Blood on the streets of Afghanistan is on the rise. The timing could not come at a worse time for President Karzai, as NATO starts to hand over parts of the country to local security forces.

The most recent suicide attack took place in Lashkar Gah. The target was police headquarters, where 13 people were killed; including Afghan policeman and a child.

In other developments, Afghan interpreters who have worked for the British army are under threat of kidnapping and execution by the Taleban. As British troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan, Afghan interpreters fear for their lives. Not like other NATO countries, Britain has no immigration arrangement for these interpreters to immigrate here.