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  • MSSG: Building bridges in Afghanistan

    Key to success in Afghanistan is improving security through stabilisation and reducing the influence of insurgents, and at the hard end of this strategy is the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) and its personnel on the ground. Report by Tristan...

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

  • Bright future for Afghan village liberated by British troops

    More than a hundred local people attended a shura in the area of Loy Mandeh in Nad ‘Ali to discuss how to rebuild their livelihoods after British…

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

  • General Petraeus visits British Gurkhas in Afghanistan

    General David Petraeus, commander of all international troops serving in Afghanistan, visited 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles in southern Helmand last week.

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

  • Mercian soldiers receive gallantry awards

    Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) [2 MERCIAN] have received their gallantry awards at Buckingham Palace from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, who is Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment.

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

  • Military Cross for soldier who continued to fight after being just 'a hair's breadth from death'

    A soldier who had a lucky escape after being shot in the head as he ran to protect a wounded comrade in northern Helmand has been awarded a Military Cross.

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

  • UK forces transfer responsibility for security in Sangin to US

    ISAF has today announced that British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces

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

  • Commandos remember past battles while under fire in Sangin

    While carrying out their daily duties in Helmand, Royal Marines took a moment this week to reflect on the sacrifice their colleagues from 66 years ago made during the D-Day landings in France.

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

  • Private Robert McLaren killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Robert McLaren from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), was killed in Afghanistan on the morning of 11 June 2009.

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  • 50-IED cache found by UK and Afghan troops in Helmand

    Afghan soldiers working alongside British forces have dealt a heavy blow to the insurgency in central Helmand by discovering a deadly stash of bomb-making equipment and weaponry, including 50 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

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

  • Hague - we won't abandon Afghan people

    The international community will not abandon the Afghan people was the clear message sent from the NATO Chicago Summit this week, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.

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

  • British forces expand influence in Upper Gereshk

    Task Force Helmand personnel are expanding their sphere of influence in the Upper Gereshk Valley. Report by Richard Long.

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

  • UK soldiers help Afghans clear supply route

    British soldiers embedded with an Afghan National Army unit recently to offer advice on a three-day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents

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

  • Specialist unit uncovers Taliban weapons and drugs stash

    The raid occurred when 2 Troop of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) was recently tasked to gather intelligence, and, if required, conduct…

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

  • RAF Tornados hit Taliban bombers

    RAF Tornado crews have recently launched strikes against Taliban bombers.

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

  • Afghan police engage with youngsters in Helmand

    The first Afghan Police community engagement event for youngsters and their families has attracted more than 200 children in an area once considered a stronghold of the insurgency in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • Dr Fox and General Parker - 300th fatality must not cloud our judgement

    Dr Liam Fox said: “When the Prime Minister asked me to take on the job of Defence Secretary, the first question I asked myself was should…

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

  • Nominations welcome for the Millies 2013

    MOD personnel are being reminded to get in their nominations for this year's Sun Military Awards before the deadline next month.

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

  • Sapper Ishwor Gurung killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Ishwor Gurung from 69 Gurkha Field Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 13 August 2010.

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  • Tornado foils Taliban ambush

    A RAF Tornado GR4 crew on a surveillance mission was diverted to launch an air assault on Taliban fighters who had ambushed UK troops on patrol in Helmand.

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

  • Taliban bomb-making equipment seized

    Afghan National Army and UK soldiers have seized a substantial amount of explosives and other bomb-making equipment in Afghanistan.

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