An Afghan investigative commission has accused the US military of abusing detainees at its largest prison and said those held without evidence should be freed.

A US military doctor has removed a live round of ammunition from the head of an Afghan soldier.

Investigations were continuing today to establish the cause of a mystery bug that has struck down 18 Army medical personnel serving with the British forces in Afghanistan.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell was arriving in London today for talks with Tony Blair after a major US strike at caves where Osama bin Laden was reportedly sighted.

A British Royal Engineer was injured after stepping on a landmine near the Bagram airbase, north of the Afghan capital Kabul, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.