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The UK’s aid effort in Afghanistan will be expanded by 40%, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
It is with great regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Simon Davison from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan on Thursday 3 May 2007.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during June 2011.
Prime Minister David Cameron has travelled to Afghanistan to visit troops at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province.
Women's football is a growing sport in Afghanistan and the top female players recently played a match with British and other ISAF female troops based in Kabul.
The presence of NATO forces in Afghanistan has been described as ‘buying time’ while the Afghan security forces are trained to such a level …
Employment Tribunal decision.
Whilst on his visit to Kabul, the Foreign Secretary spoke to British journalists on the UK’s plans for engagement in Afghanistan.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has hailed the “transformation of the military effort” in Afghanistan.
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said Al Qaeda "remains a threat to us all" in an article for Al Arabiya.
While there had been substantial progress in 2010 in Afghanistan the gains are not irreversible and there is much to be achieved in 2011 senior British military and civilian officials said yesterday.
British and Afghan forces involved in the latest push against the Taliban in central Helmand yesterday entered the town of Sayedabad, the main objective of Operation TOR SHEZADA.
William Hague urges Afghanistan’s leaders to maintain calm following announcement of preliminary election results.
PM: We are strengthening democracy and governance so that all Afghans can play their part in developing a more prosperous country.
British, Danish and Afghan forces have built a new road and new patrol base to cut off known insurgent routes and bring increased protection for civilians and troops alike around Gereshk.
British-trained policemen in Afghanistan's Helmand province have extended their influence to a new area and detained five suspected poppy farmers in a joint operation with British troops.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has condemned the massacre of 17 civilians at a party in Helmand Province.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon welcomes the conclusions of the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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