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Michael Fallon has attended the passing out ceremony of cadets from the first intake of the Afghan National Army Officer Academy.

• Updated: 24 September 2014

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

As a ceremony took place this morning on HMS Victory to mark the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most important day in the Royal Navy's calendar, thoughts were spared for the modern day descendants of Trafalgar as...

• Updated: 21 October 2010

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Sergeant Sean McGlynn is to receive a Mention in Despatches following his actions while commanding a section tasked with providing security …

• Updated: 7 October 2011

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Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence to the House of Commons on Monday 14 February 2011.

• Updated: 14 February 2011

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UK Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mark Sedwill, UK Trade & Investment Asia Director, John Saville, and Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, Mr Wahidullah Shahrani, co-chaired a mining symposium at Lancaster House on 30 June.

• Updated: 4 July 2011

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Transcript of a speech by Sir James Bevan KCMG, UK High Commissioner at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi, Wednesday 8 January 2014.

• Updated: 8 January 2014

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It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett MC, of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 21 September 2009.

• Updated: 22 September 2009

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told Parliament that 'real and meaningful' progress is being achieved in Afghanistan and that the insurgency is under considerable pressure.

• Updated: 19 October 2011

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

The British Armed Forces have returned 843 artefacts from the British Museum to the Afghan capital, Kabul, almost 20 years after they were stolen and smuggled abroad.

• Updated: 19 July 2012

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The UK welcomed Afghanistan's progress on the rights of women and girls, but raised concerns regarding the protection of minorities and the safety of journalists.

• Updated: 21 January 2019

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Members of the UK's Armed Forces have been honoured by the general public and celebrities this week at the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards

• Updated: 5 October 2011

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It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael Williams of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) and Private Joe Whittaker from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment in...

• Updated: 26 June 2008

Almost thirty years since it entered service, veteran of the Falklands campaign, the RAF's ZA718 Chinook helicopter, or 'Bravo November' as it is better known, has just returned from service in Afghanistan.

• Updated: 8 June 2010

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The Tokyo conference brought the international community together to agree support for Afghanistan's development.

• Updated: 8 July 2012

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It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Private Damien Raymond Jackson in Afghanistan on 5 July 2006.

• Updated: 6 July 2006

Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Bury St Edmunds last week to honour soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment on their return from a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

• Updated: 31 May 2010

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

The six-wheeled Wolfhound joins Coyote and Husky as the biggest of the tactical support vehicle family. Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox said:…

• Updated: 18 October 2010

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

The soldiers of B Squadron of the Queen's Royal Lancers (B Sqn QRL) will provide the potent Brigade Reconnaissance Force of 4th Mechanized Brigade during Op HERRICK 17. Report by Shell Daruwala.

• Updated: 31 August 2012

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International Development Secretary Justine Greening and the Afghan Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal announced a new phase of UK support

• Updated: 3 December 2012

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Soldiers have been getting a taste of life in Afghanistan during an exercise on Salisbury Plain to prepare them for operations.

• Updated: 23 January 2014

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