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Britain’s Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell visited Afghanistan from 30 October to 1 November.

• Updated: 2 November 2011

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

Foreign Secretary William Hague answered questions about the UK's policy towards Afghanistan via Twitter ahead of discussions on Afghanistan at the NATO Summit in Chicago on 20-21 May,

• Updated: 17 May 2012

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

The UK will provide vital food, shelter and clean water to Afghans affected by one of the worst droughts the country has ever faced, Penny Mordaunt announces.

• Updated: 26 November 2018

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan over the month of September.

• Updated: 20 October 2011

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

The KMTC is where Afghan soldiers receive their basic training on enlistment. The training itself is run by ANA instructors under the advisement…

• Updated: 31 August 2010

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

Today (20 March 2014) is the final working day for the Helmand PRT, having operated for over seven years as a UK-led platform.

• Updated: 20 March 2014

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

Troops from 1 SCOTS have supported the Afghan Army as they planned and led a large operation to clear an area of Afghanistan of insurgents.

• Updated: 7 December 2012

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

The Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kabul has taken part in a huge training exercise carried out across miles of desert.

• Updated: 7 May 2014

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

Over the last three months, a number of checkpoints in the Nad ‘Ali district, which were under the control of ISAF forces, have been handed …

• Updated: 11 July 2011

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

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, who was killed in action following a contact with Taliban forces in Sangin,...

• Updated: 9 September 2006

Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during November 2011.

• Updated: 19 December 2011

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

Statement by Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Debate on UNAMA (Afghanistan)

• Updated: 17 September 2015

First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

16 Air Assault Brigade, the first UK troops to enter Helmand province in 2002 and support the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF's) efforts to create stability in Afghanistan, are preparing to travel back for their fourth Afghan deployment. Report by...

• Updated: 15 July 2010

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

Five years after Ross Kemp seamlessly morphed from jobbing actor to BAFTA-award-winning documentary maker, he has few regrets: “I think…

• Updated: 14 November 2011

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

The importance of 2011 to Afghanistan's future was highlighted by representatives of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Ministry of Defence, and Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), at a press conference in London yesterday, 19 April.

• Updated: 20 April 2011

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

Minister Alistair Burt welcomed women from Afghanistan and representatives from leading UK charities to the Foreign Office on Monday 28 November to discuss women’s rights in Afghanistan and the forthcoming international conference in Bonn.

• Updated: 30 November 2011

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

The UK's Merlin helicopter fleet has concluded operations in Afghanistan after providing nearly 4 years of continuous front line support.

• Updated: 4 June 2013

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

Baroness Warsi has been in Kabul for talks on the UK-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership & the 2014 presidential and provincial elections.

• Updated: 6 November 2013

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

Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt said the UK will continue to work with international colleagues to produce the police force the Afghan people deserve.

• Updated: 16 February 2011

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

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Jason Stuart Barnes from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), attached to 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, on Tuesday 22 July 2008 in...

• Updated: 24 July 2008