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  • Foreign Secretary condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has condemned last night’s Kabul attack and confirmed the death of a British dual national.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • On the road with the CLP

    Keeping the forward operating bases supplied in Afghanistan is no easy task, but one that is crucial to the success of the mission. Sharon Kean reports on how combat logistic patrols (CLPs) do their work.

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

  • British and Afghan troops launch dawn raid in Helmand

    A dawn raid by British and Afghan troops in Helmand province has struck a blow at the insurgency in Afghanistan.

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

  • Setting up a court in Kabul: "By the time I left, the chief judge was a woman"

    Based in Afghanistan, Katie worked as a project manager heading up a project to set up a court in Kabul. She tells of how women went from cooks and cleaners to lawyers and judges.

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

  • Guardsman Daniel Probyn killed in Afghanistan

    It is with much sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Daniel Probyn from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan on Saturday 26 May 2007.

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  • British Counter-IED experts train Afghan teams in bomb disposal

    Two British bomb disposal operators at the forefront of the fight against deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan have been passing on their skills to Afghan police - so they can take forward the battle for peace and security...

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

  • A Child Denied an Education: How Gululai eventually got to School

    Under the Taliban girls could not go to school. The Girls Education Challenge is helping to provide education to women who are too old for regular primary class study.

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  • Unprecedented opportunity for peace in Afghanistan

    Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Press conference with the President of Afghanistan

    Press conference given by the Prime Minister David Cameron and President Hamid Karzai.

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

  • Gurkhas' first Helmand operation of the summer

    A search operation in an area thought to be a Taliban safe haven has been carried out by soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) in their first major operation since recently arriving in Helmand province.

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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

  • Cameron - 2010 vital year for Afghan mission

    Mr Cameron said yesterday’s statement was the first of regular updates to the House of Commons on the mission in Afghanistan, with quarterly…

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

  • Year-on-year violence levels in Afghanistan decrease for first time

    For the first time since 2006 year-on-year violence levels decreased across Afghanistan in 2011, Foreign Secretary William Hague said yesterday in the government's quarterly update on Afghanistan.

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

  • Losses in Sangin are not in vain

    I’m writing this from the comfort of home, the tour in Afghanistan now over. How do I feel? A sense of release, of course, but a little nostalgia…

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

  • Afghan Police plan and lead their first Helmand operation

    Security and governance have been brought to a previously contested area east of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, following the first operation in the district to have been entirely planned and led by the Afghan National Police (ANP).

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

  • Locals aid Afghan and British troops in seizure of insurgent arms caches

    Troops from C Company, 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES), were on a routine patrol with Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors when they were…

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

  • Kabul attack: Foreign Secretary's statement following his call with US Secretary of State

    Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a statement following his call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the attack in Kabul on 26 August 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Afghanistan and European Council: Prime Minister’s statement

    The Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons on the European Council and his visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

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

  • Dragoon Guards provide security for Afghan villagers

    British cavalry soldiers from C Squadron of the Royal Dragoon Guards protect and rebuild the village of Gorup-e Shesh Kalay near Nad 'Ali, following Operation MOSHTARAK.

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

  • PM call with Chancellor Merkel: 17 August 2021

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with German Chancellor Merkel this morning.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government