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The Prime Minister’s High Representative for Afghan Transition and the Chargé d'Affaires of the UK Mission to Afghanistan held talks with the Taliban.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs and the Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan held talks with the Taliban.
A recent joint operation by British and Afghan forces has helped clear two villages of insurgent activity in the Nad 'Ali region of Helmand province, extending the area of freedom and security for local people.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, meets with the Amir of Qatar and the Qatari Foreign Minister in Doha today to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
Corporal Jamie Williams from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), is based in Patrol Base Attal on Route 601 near Lashkar Gah. Here he writes about how the Taliban is losing the...
Enhanced Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Afghanistan. Delivered by UK's Ambassador to the WTO & UN, Simon Manley.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The raid occurred when 2 Troop of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) was recently tasked to gather intelligence, and, if required, conduct…
As chair of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting, the Foreign Secretary gave a statement on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.
The first operation was carried out without any support from the International Security Assistance Force. It involved the search of a compound…
Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.
UK’s Ambassador to UN comments on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Sanctions
The chairs of the UN Afghanistan pledging summit have written a statement on the outcome of the conference, which was co-hosted by the UK, Germany and Qatar.
During the recent incident, the Afghan National Police (ANP) Commander on duty at Check Point Schoolhouse, around 30km east of Helmand&rsquo…
Soldiers from the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, known as the Welsh Cavalry, joined forces with their Afghan counterparts to mount the operation to…
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement during the urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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