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  • UK forces leave transformed Afghan district

    UK troops no longer have a routine presence in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand as Afghan forces have assumed full security control.

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

  • Security and governance in Helmand Province

    Foreign Office Minister for Afghanistan, Alistair Burt and Governor of Helmand Province, Gulabuddin Mangal hosted a media discussion on security and governance in Afghanistan.

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

  • Rifles battalion takes over UK element in Mali

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES) have assumed responsibility for the UK's contribution to the EU mission in Mali.

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

  • UK reservists train Ugandan soldiers

    British Army reservists have been training soldiers of the Ugandan People's Defence Force.

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

  • British-trained Afghan soldiers start to take over the IED fight

    An Afghan National Army (ANA) bomb disposal team, trained by British forces, has put its skills into practice for the first time, safely disposing of two deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Helmand province.

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

  • Foreign Secretary highlights progress made in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has published a progress report in Parliament of the key developments in Afghanistan during October.

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

  • Lance Corporal Ryan Francis 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh killed in Iraq on 7 July 2007

    It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Ryan Francis of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment during a large scale operation in the early hours of the morning, Saturday 7...

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  • Honour for TA soldier who took command after officers were shot

    A Territorial Army soldier who fought off Afghan insurgents after his 2 senior officers were shot has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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

  • Home Secretary: International action needed to tackle terrorism

    Theresa May calls for successful cooperation on national security

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Army bomb disposal team clears Afghan highway

    The road, littered with improvised explosive devices and surrounded by insurgent positions, had previously been impassable for the local population…

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    First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

  • New Defence Secretary's first trip to Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has visited Afghanistan as UK troops work towards the end of combat operations.

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

  • UK and Nigeria step up cooperation to end Boko Haram threat

    The UK and Nigeria signed their first ever security and defence partnership in Abuja today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), was killed in Helmand today, Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • Royal Marines ready for Afghanistan deployment

    650 men of 40 Commando Royal Marines (40 Cdo) have honed their skills with a final exercise on Salisbury Plain ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan with 4th Mechanized Brigade in October.

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

  • Government publishes report on progress in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan over the month of September.

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

  • UK team deploys to train Nigerian forces fighting Boko Haram

    A UK military training team will deploy to Nigeria as part of the ongoing efforts to train local forces to combat Boko Haram.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report for March 2014

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament with the thirty-sixth progress report on developments in Afghanistan since November 2010.

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

  • Sultan [of Oman]’s Armed Forces Association annual dinner

    Speech by Lord Astor of Hever, DL, Under Secretary of State.

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

  • Military police ready for global operations

    Members of the Royal Military Police have swapped the armoured vehicles and patrol bases of Afghanistan for the boots and backpacks of contingency operations.

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

  • 3 SCOTS enjoy homecoming parade in Inverness

    Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) received a rapturous reception as they took part in a homecoming parade in Inverness on Wednesday.

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