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  • Scots Guards return from Afghanistan

    70 soldiers from the Scots Guards Battle Group have returned home early from Afghanistan as the Afghan Police take responsibility for security in their area of operations.

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

  • Civilians continue to support operations in Afghanistan

    The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, has presented Afghanistan campaign medals to 26 civilian employees working for the Defence Support Group in a ceremony at MOD Donnington.

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

  • Reconnaissance force ready for Afghanistan deployment

    Soldiers from the 1st Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) have conducted their final training exercise on Salisbury Plain.

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

  • Afghan Defence Minister visits Sandhurst

    Afghanistan's Defence Minister has visited the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to see how it can influence officer training plans in his country.

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

  • Foreign Secretary reaffirms UK support for Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary welcomes growing capability of the Afghan National Security Forces during meeting with Afghan Defence Minister.

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

  • Foreign Secretary and US Secretary of State press conference

    Foreign Secretary William Hague & US Secretary of State John Kerry held bilateral talks & co-hosted a press conference dominated by Syria.

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

  • Tune in to TA LIVE

    Look out for the second set of live TV adverts on ITV1 this weekend, broadcast directly from military operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • New Afghan explosive experts complete their training

    The Afghan National Security Forces' (ANSF) newest explosive experts have marked the completion of their training with a ceremony at their base in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province.

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

  • Gurkha troops return to Kent

    Gurkha soldiers returned to the UK today as British forces continue to reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan and hand over to local security forces.

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

  • Royal Marines teach reconnaissance skills to Afghan soldiers

    Marines from 40 Commando have successfully trained 27 reconnaissance troops for the Afghan National Army's 3/215 Brigade.

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

  • TA LIVE - live adverts from live operations

    Groundbreaking TV adverts for the Territorial Army (TA) will be aired live on ITV1 today, broadcast directly from military operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Marines return early from Afghanistan

    More than 100 Royal Marines from 40 Commando are returning home early from Afghanistan after handing over to Afghan forces.

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

  • Defence Secretary welcomes US troop reduction in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed President Obama's announcement that US troop numbers will be reduced by 34,000 by this time next year, ahead of the departure of all NATO combat troops by the end of 2014.

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

  • Units to deploy as part of Herrick 18 announced

    The units due to deploy to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick 18 have been announced by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Defence Secretary visits British troops in Afghanistan

    The Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, has visited UK troops in Helmand as part of a two-day trip to Afghanistan.

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

  • British forces deliver the goods to the front line

    The vital job of making deliveries of kit and personnel to the front line in Afghanistan comes with no shortage of challenges.

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

  • Miniature surveillance helicopters help protect front line troops

    British troops in Afghanistan are the first to use state-of-the-art handheld nano surveillance helicopters.

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

  • Fighting fire under fire

    RAF firefighters who helped fight off a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Helmand province have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals during a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster.

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

  • Afghan forces take the lead in British-supported operation in Helmand

    British-trained Afghan forces have demonstrated their expanding capability by successfully leading a large and complex operation to build a bridge over the Nahr-e Saraj canal in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

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

  • Government publishes Afghanistan progress report

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during November and December 2012.

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