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  • UK troops launch helicopter raid on Taliban IED factory

    A secret insurgent training school and a huge haul of deadly insurgent bombs have been destroyed by British forces in Helmand following a daylight helicopter assault and intense fire fight.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British and Afghan forces drive Taliban out of Helmand village

    Residents of the area - known to British forces as the ‘Red Wedge’ - are seeing stability return and their lives getting back to normal following…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Keeping the Apache ready to take on the Taliban

    Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take on the Taliban.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Army signallers listen in on Taliban

    Armed with receivers, satellite communications and other systems, 14 Signal Regiment serve as the finely-tuned ears of the British Army.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HRC52: Statement on Afghanistan

    The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, delivered this statement on Afghanistan at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • G7 foreign ministers’ virtual meeting, December 2022: chair's statement

    The foreign ministers of G7 countries had a call on 22 December 2022 to discuss a range of issues including Afghanistan and Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Achieving the goals of the peace agreement in Afghanistan

    Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Countering the insurgency in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke about the dual military and political strands in the strategy to counter the insurgency in Afghanistan, in an interview with Sky News.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Six-hour fight disrupts Taliban meeting

    Lance Corporal Roberts is a Section Second-in-Command in 4 Platoon, B Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN). He is currently…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Countering Taliban IEDs with intelligence, training and equipment

    Major General Gordon Messenger, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, and Colonel Peter Smith, Assistant Director…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • "We cannot afford to let international attention on Afghanistan slip."

    Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Debate on Afghanistan

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Afghanistan debate in the House of Commons, 18 August 2021: Foreign Secretary's closing statement

    Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave the closing remarks in the House of Commons debate, outlining the UK government's priorities in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • This resolution will save lives by ensuring that the 1988 sanctions regime poses no obstacle to delivering aid in Afghanistan

    Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council following the adoption of resolution 2615

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • G7 Leaders Statement on Afghanistan: 24 August 2021

    A joint statement from the G7 Leaders on Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Afghanistan visit: Prime Minister's press conference with Hamid Karzai

    Prime Minister David Cameron and President Hamid Karzai gave a press conference together during the PM's trip to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Finding Taliban IEDs is a game for military dogs

    But, unlike troops, the military animals in Helmand province are blissfully unaware of what is being hunted or the daily risk they face. All…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hobo's back to work after surviving Taliban attack

    Trained to sniff out IEDs and lead patrols to safety, Hobo has been in Helmand for two months, saving the lives of countless soldiers and marines…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Supporting an Afghan-owned, Afghan-led peace process

    Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe at the Security Council Arria Meeting, “What can the UN Security Council do to support the peace process in Afghanistan?”

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • UK welcomes US review of Afghanistan

    The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, has welcomed a US review published this week of the strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan which, the review says, has weakened Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM pledges £50 million to UN Afghanistan appeal

    The PM will call on G20 leaders today to do more to support girls’ education around the world.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government