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The General in charge of ISAF forces in Helmand has spoken about the province's progression from a Taliban-controlled area to a civil, functioning society one year after Operation MOSHTARAK was launched.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A spokesman for NATO-led forces said that 2011 had been a 'remarkably successful year' in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan and in the development of the Afghan security forces.
The Foreign Secretary flew to Doha on 1 September for talks with his Qatari counterparts as part of the UK government’s work with partners on the situation in Afghanistan.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Notes on: "My Government will work with the Afghan Government, Pakistan, and international partners for lasting security and stability in Afghanistan."
The UK does not support anyone seeking to achieve political change through violence in Afghanistan.
The Crisis States Research Centre is helping our understanding of how government state-building efforts are affected by the Afghan Warlords
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announces the UK will provide £2.5 million to help the Afghan people with immediate life-saving support.
Foreign Secretary statement on announcement of an extension to the Afghan government’s ceasefire with the Taliban.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Members of the Armed Forces who were deployed in August 2021 to support the evacuation from Afghanistan will receive medallic recognition for their contribution. This was the largest humanitarian aid operation in over 70 years.
A British soldier's body armour saved him from a Taliban gunshot during a fierce fire fight in Helmand province recently, enabling him to shrug off the impact and carry on with the mission.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon will address the UN Human Rights Council tomorrow on Afghanistan.
A transcript of a press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron and the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on 7 December 2010.
Changing the perceptions of the Afghan people about the coalition, their own government and the Taliban will be key to success in that nation, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and US forces in Afghanistan said last week.
The UK will co-host an upcoming United Nations virtual pledging summit to help address the growing humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan.
The Kabul Process is the Afghan-owned, Afghan-led conference aiming to take forward a real intra-Afghan dialogue on peace.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visited Pakistan to discuss how the UK and Pakistan can work closely together on the situation in Afghanistan.
To mark World Press Freedom Day, the international diplomatic community pledged support for Afghanistan's journalists and press freedom.
As Nad 'Ali looks to a brighter future, Tristan Kelly reports from the former Taliban stronghold.
Transition means a new role for stabilisation writes Ian Carr from Nad 'Ali (South).
The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan with the Government's latest quarterly statement.
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