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Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the situation in Afghanistan.
Deputy Ambassador Brown expresses UK's concern about further loss of life in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan this week.
To mark World Press Freedom Day, the international diplomatic community pledged support for Afghanistan's journalists and press freedom.
Members of the RAF Regiment have found and destroyed a large cache of Taliban IED-making equipment in an operation conducted alongside Afghan and US forces.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Foreign Secretary met with Chief Executive of Afghanistan Dr Abdullah Abdullah on 7 June at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox and Foreign Secretary William Hague have issued statements following media reporting that Iranian-made weapons destined for the Taliban have been seized by UK Special Forces.
A statement by the Prime Minister on Afghanistan on 14 June 2010.
Foreign Office Minister for Afghanistan, Alistair Burt and Governor of Helmand Province, Gulabuddin Mangal hosted a media discussion on security and governance in Afghanistan.
The versatility, skill, determination and courage of troops in Afghanistan have been the stuff of history the Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said this week in an open letter to all troops.
Statement by Ambassador Lyall Grant, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, to the Security Council Open Debate on Afghanistan
Foreign Secretary statement on announcement of an extension to the Afghan government’s ceasefire with the Taliban.
Additional UK military personnel will deploy to Afghanistan on a short-term basis to provide support to British nationals leaving the country, the Defence Secretary has announced.
In the interview, Sir William called for a joint fight and cooperation in defeating and eliminating terrorist networks in the region.
The operation, known as Op OMID DO (HOPE 2), was the culmination of weeks of planning by Colonel Sheren Shah, the Commander of the 3rd Kandak…
“It is very clear that this was a concerted attempt to disrupt the successful transition. It was designed to disturb the Afghan people’s state and the ability of the Afghan National Security Forces, and it will be unsuccessful on both...
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has condemned today’s terrorist attack in Kabul and confirmed the death of a British National.
The Kabul Process is the Afghan-owned, Afghan-led conference aiming to take forward a real intra-Afghan dialogue on peace.
Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan
Statement on the Prime Minister's phone calls to President Karzai and President Zardari.
General David Petraeus has told the Prime Minister that finding out how British aid worker Linda Norgrove died is his "personal priority"
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