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  • British-mentored Afghan Police crush insurgent influence

    Afghan National Police who are being mentored by Delta Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), have mounted an operation in which insurgent influence was crushed.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns bomb attack in Kabul

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has condemned today’s terrorist attack in Kabul and confirmed the death of a British National.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Joint UK, Afghanistan, Pakistan statement

    Joint Statement on the occasion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-United Kingdom Special Trilateral Meeting.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the announcement of a ceasefire in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson welcomes announcement by Afghanistan’s National Unity Government of a ceasefire over Eid al-Fitr.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government publishes Afghanistan progress report April 2011

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during April.

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

  • Afghan police chief helps reintroduce kites to the Helmand skies

    Youngsters in Kopak, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, were presented with the traditional symbol of Afghanistan's culture thanks to an idea from the 5 RIFLES.

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

  • Afghanistan: Foreign Secretary's interview with Today Programme, Radio 4

    Foreign Secretary William Hague was interviewed on the UK's engagement in Afghanistan.

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

  • Afghans take security lead in Lashkar Gah

    Lashkar Gah, where British troops have operated since 2006, is the fourth of seven districts across Afghanistan where responsibility for security…

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

  • British forces support Afghan-led clearance of insurgent stronghold

    Nearly 1,000 British soldiers joined a major operation planned and led by Afghan security forces to clear insurgents from a Taliban heartland.

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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

  • Defence Chief - Afghanistan is not all about fighting

    As we prepare for security transition, the military element is not the most important part of our contribution to Afghanistan, writes Chief of the Defence staff, General Sir David Richards.

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

  • UN Human Rights Council 48: UK statement under item 2 general debate

    UK International Ambassador for Human Rights Rita French gave a statement commenting on Afghanistan, Guinea, Cameroon, Vietnam, Nicaragua and Nigeria.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative 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 February.

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

  • Heritage Foundation

    Speech by Dr Liam Fox Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Soldiers deliver winter clothes to Afghan village

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment and the ANA delivered the items in preparation for winter to the local Hazara people, who…

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

  • Prime Minister welcomes Afghan President to Number 10

    Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Number 10 and said Britain continues to have a "strong relationship" with Afghanistan.

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

  • PM call with Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani: 22 August 2021

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Cameron and Obama - we will not give up on the Afghanistan mission

    The UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron is currently in the USA on an official visit. Yesterday, he and US President Barack Obama gave a joint…

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

  • PM call with Chancellor Merkel: 28 August 2021

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a phone call with German Chancellor Merkel about Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Afghan forces to take on security lead for Nad-e Ali

    Afghanistan’s own forces will take lead responsibility for delivering security in a number of new areas across the country - including the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand where British forces operate.

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