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Find out about UK forces in Afghanistan
Military operations briefing maps where UK armed forces are deployed on operations.
Improvised Explosive Device events involving UK personnel on Op Herrick in Helmand Province, Afghanistan: 1 April 2009 to 30 November 2014.
This one-off report has been provided in response to a number of requests for information from the media and general public about Improvised Explosive Device (IED) events involving UK armed forces on operations in Afghanistan. This release provides summary statistics...
This programme generated quarterly data from a sample of Helmandis between October 2010 to September 2014
The medal is awarded to civilians in recognition of their contribution to the government’s work towards a stable and secure Afghanistan.
Information about incidents and outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg, both viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF).
Arthur Snell was born in the south-east of England and educated at Oxford University, where he studied History. After graduating with First Class Honours he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office. After an initial spell on the Iraq desk in...
FCDO travel advice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Afghanistan for healthcare practitioners.
Lieutenant General Rob Magowan joined the Royal Marines in 1989, prior to which he studied chemistry at Southampton University. After successfully completing his training he assumed several Troop Command roles, including a tour of Northern Ireland. He went on to...
Tom Tugendhat was Minister of State (Minister for Security) between 6 September 2022 and 4 July 2024 and attended cabinet. He previously served as the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2017 to 2022. He was elected the...
UK forces were deployed to Afghanistan in support of the UN-authorised, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission and as part of the US-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Between 2003 and the end of 2014 UK operations in Afghanistan...
FCDO travel advice for Papua New Guinea. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Air Vice-Marshal Mick Smeath joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1987 as an aircraft propulsion engineer prior to being commissioned into the RAF Regiment in 1990. During his early years he served in Germany and Northern Ireland on infantry...
This reports on the third wave of a longitudinal panel study tracing the outcomes of rural Afghan households over 14 years
FCDO travel advice for Western Sahara. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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