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The Prime Minister will travel to Brussels today for the first meeting of NATO leaders since 2019.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement on the deaths of US and Afghan troops in Afghanistan.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
It is often said that in a counter-insurgency campaign 'the people are the prize' and it is this mantra that perhaps best describes the driving force behind the Military Stabilisation Support Group - or MSSG. Report by Tristan Kelly.
The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan established a blueprint for the international community's long term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014.
British forces have been assisting Afghans in Nad 'Ali to repair local roads that are vital to local commerce, helping to build confidence in the Afghan Government and increase stability.
An RAF team has uncovered a huge stash of drugs in a truck in Afghanistan using a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS).
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has taken part in an event hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) to discuss the Government's role in Afghanistan.
It is with profound sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Daryl Hickey from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in southern Afghanistan on Thursday 12 July 2007.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox says increasing Afghan training effort is the moral duty of NATO Allies
Statement from the Foreign Secretary on bombing in Kabul.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has updated Parliament with the progress report on developments in Afghanistan since November 2010.
Throughout the fasting period of Ramadan the Afghan National Army (ANA) are still working hard with the help of their British mentors to ensure that the local population in Helmand remains safe and protected.
US and Europe played a leading role in designing the international system that has held sway since WWII – NATO, UN, WTO and Bretton Woods.
Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks at the Kabul International Conference in Afghanistan.
The Reception, Staging and Onward Integration (RSOI) training is mandatory for all soldiers entering Afghanistan. It is their last chance…
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Scott Hardy and Private James Grigg, both from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 16 March 2010.
Royal Military Policeman Corporal Mike Hansbury is currently deployed to Sangin providing front line policing and forensic assistance to the Royal Marine unit he is attached to.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has visited British Armed Forces personnel deployed in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
The operation, into the settlement of Tor Ghai in the Nahr-e Saraj district, was led by 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), with …
Royal Marines based in Sangin have opened a new police training centre for the Afghan National Police that they are training and mentoring.
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