Afghanistan and Nigeria rank among the world's most corrupt countries... yet we give them millions of pounds in aid - says Britain

Britain are not happy with the massive aid giving to Nigeria and Afghanistan. Global rankings show Nigeria and Afghanistan  among the world’s most corrupt countries. Despite this, Britain gives £237million a year in aid to Nigeria and £198million to Afghanistan, the latest figures show. The total aid spending on the two countries is 35 per cent higher than when David Cameron came to power in 2010.

Taliban militants blow themselves up during a bomb making class in Afghanistan village

An explosion ripped through a bomb making lesson at a Taliban base, killing seven militants.The jihadis were said to be in a training session on the manufacture and use of explosives at a madrasa - a religious seminary - in the village of Mastofi in Ghazni province on Wednesday night.