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  • The changing face of Helmand

    Catriona Laing talks of the changes she witnessed during her 18-month deployment as the UK's senior representative in southern Afghanistan.

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

  • UK soldiers help Afghan-led operation disrupt insurgents

    British soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES) have helped Afghan security forces in an operation to clear insurgents from an area close to Gereshk in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province.

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

  • Army medic plays in netball competition one year after Taliban injury

    An Army medic has helped her team come second in an Army netball tournament in Germany just over a year after being injured in a Taliban ambush while on patrol in Afghanistan.

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

  • Paratroopers return from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from Colchester-based B Company of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan today to a rapturous reception from their families.

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

  • 2 SCOTS and Afghan police clear insurgent hotspot

    Soldiers from 2 SCOTS have been working with members of the Afghan National Police to successfully clear an insurgent stronghold in the rural area of Loy Adera in Helmand province.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Navy helicopters 'bag' Afghan drugs

    The Royal Navy's airborne surveillance and control helicopters in recent months have helped seize and destroy over five tons of Taliban drugs with a 'street value' in excess of £6m.

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

  • UK forces help Afghan community rebuild bridge

    A UK military team has helped an Afghan community in Helmand to rebuild a bridge destroyed by Taliban insurgents when they were driven out of the area.

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

  • ANA and British troops clear Helmand village of insurgents

    Afghan troops, trained and mentored by British troops, have taken the lead in clearing insurgents from the rugged area of Shin Kalay, in Helmand province, in an overnight air assault operation.

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

  • DFID Research: Understanding the Afghan Warlords

    The Crisis States Research Centre is helping our understanding of how government state-building efforts are affected by the Afghan Warlords

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  • The Dambusters' return from four-month tour of Afghanistan

    617 Squadron, 'The Dambusters', made an emotional return to RAF Lossiemouth on Monday following a successful four-month operational deployment in Afghanistan.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses progress in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague explained what UK efforts in Afghanistan are achieving in an interview with Dermot Murnaghan on Sky News this morning.

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

  • Foreign Secretary and General Caldwell discuss training of security forces and civilian policing in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and General Caldwell discussed the progress being made in recruiting and training Afghan national security forces in their meeting on 11 April.

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

  • RAF's Bravo November returns from Afghanistan

    Almost thirty years since it entered service, veteran of the Falklands campaign, the RAF's ZA718 Chinook helicopter, or 'Bravo November' as it is better known, has just returned from service in Afghanistan.

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

  • Afghan-led operation puts insurgents under pressure

    The success of a recent operation in Helmand led by British-trained Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors has led the Commander of Task Force Helmand to say that the insurgents are under pressure with local confidence now to reject intimidation and...

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

  • Afghan journalists measure security success

    Two years ago I visited the Governor’s media centre in Lashkar Gah to interview some local journalists to get their views on life in Helmand…

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

  • "59% of Afghans think their country is going in the right direction"

    Foreign Secretary discussed the latest opinion poll of Afghans across Afghanistan on Radio 4's World at One programme.

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

  • "A reconciliation and political process led by the Afghan Government is essential"

    Minister Alistair Burt discusses the UK’s position on efforts to reconcile and reintegrate members of the Taliban on the terms set out by the Afghan Government.

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

  • The outstanding examples of a generation - the Op Honours recipients

    The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 36) yesterday, where 28 of the 136 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by Commander Field Army, Lieutenant General Barney White-Spunner.

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

  • UK troops help Afghan Army seize insurgents and weapons

    The Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) has helped Afghan partners undertake an operation in an insurgent stronghold of Helmand that has resulted in a substantial weapons find and a number of insurgents being detained.

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