We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Colonel Gerhard Wheeler from the Royal Welsh regiment was the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand throughout 2010. Here he reflects on the battles, losses and progress he witnessed.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British Female Engagement Teams (FETs) are advising Afghan women on how working together can create future prosperity. Report by Ian Carr.
Foreign Secretary William Hague set out this week Afghanistan as the top foreign policy priority.
How to apply for compensation if you were a victim of the terrorist attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan on 26 August 2021
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke at a reception for personnel and officials who worked on Operation PITTING.
At the Kabul conference yesterday the international community expressed its support for President Karzai's objective that the Afghan National Security Forces should lead and conduct all military operations in all provinces of Afghanistan by 2014.
A case study on the role of women in Afghanistan from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council UNAMA Debate
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The latest phase of the transition process, announced on Sunday 27 November 2011 by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, demonstrates continuing progress…
British troops have formally handed over security to Afghan Forces in the capital of Helmand Province today - a significant milestone in a process of transition.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the presentation of the Civilian Service Medal for Afghanistan on 3 May.
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown voices UK support for the OSCE Centre's work in Turkmenistan, especially on border management, human rights, and gender.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has hailed the "transformation of the military effort" in Afghanistan
The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the “transformation of the military effort” in Afghanistan.
Ambassador Simon Manley, UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, delivered the UK's Item 4 statement outlining concerns about human rights violations in Russia, China, Afghanistan and Egypt.
"I condemn this callous attack on an organisation dedicated to helping displaced Afghans return home."
Afghan policemen accompanied by British troops recently cleared an insurgent hot spot to the east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.
Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Number 10 and said Britain continues to have a "strong relationship" with Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during May.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).