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  • Helmand provincial reconstruction team

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the Helmand provincial reconstruction team and the process of transition.

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

  • UK forces leave transformed Afghan district

    UK troops no longer have a routine presence in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand as Afghan forces have assumed full security control.

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

  • Keeping Service personnel healthy in Afghanistan

    A small team in Afghanistan is dedicated to reducing the risks of disease and injury amongst the UK's deployed Service personnel.

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

  • Royal Engineers repair key Helmand bridge

    Sappers from 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province.

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

  • Getting more women to the ballot box in Afghanistan

    Encouraging female democratic participation and leadership in Afghanistan.

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

  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander visits troops in Afghanistan

    Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has visited British Armed Forces personnel deployed in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.

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

  • Task Force Helmand HQ leaves Lashkar Gah

    The headquarters of UK military forces in Afghanistan has moved from Lashkar Gah to Camp Bastion in an early morning helicopter operation.

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

  • RAF dentist treats military working dog

    An RAF dentist in Afghanistan has successfully operated on a military working dog at Kandahar Air Field.

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

  • Baroness Warsi welcomes campaign on women’s rights in Afghanistan

    Baroness Warsi has underlined UK support for work to promote women’s rights in Afghanistan during a meeting with young Amnesty activists

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

  • IEDs - the unseen enemy

    A thought-provoking exhibition on improvised explosive devices (IEDs) opens today, 19 July, at the National Army Museum in London.

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

  • Update on countries featured in Human Rights and Democracy Report

    The Foreign Office has published reporting on 27 Countries of Concern. The quarterly updates cover April to June 2013.

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

  • Afghanistan monthly progress report for June 2013

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan for June 2013.

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

  • The Duke of York visits troops in Helmand

    His Royal Highness The Duke of York has travelled to Afghanistan where he met with British troops serving in Helmand province.

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

  • 7th Armoured Brigade to deploy to Afghanistan

    The Defence Secretary has announced that 7th Armoured Brigade will lead the next group of UK Armed Forces personnel deployed to Afghanistan.

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

  • Afghanistan: A year on from Tokyo Conference

    DFID Permanent Secretary Mark Lowcock speaks about the next 12 months for Afghanistan.

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

  • Mark Lowcock: A year on from the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan

    Speech by the Department for International Development's Permanent Secretary at the senior official's meeting in Afghanistan.

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

  • Afghanistan and European Council: Prime Minister’s statement

    The Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons on the European Council and his visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

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

  • Afghanistan visit: Prime Minister's press conference with Hamid Karzai

    Prime Minister David Cameron and President Hamid Karzai gave a press conference together during the PM's trip to Afghanistan.

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

  • £3.8 million to support troops' families and veterans' mental health projects

    The Prime Minister visited troops in Afghanistan and announced £3.8 million for troops' families & veterans' mental health projects.

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

  • UK to create over 50,000 new Afghan jobs by 2015

    Afghanistan operational plan outlines aims for job creation and tackling violence against women

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