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  • Brize Norton continues its evolution into main RAF hub

    An area of Helmand, once known as a hotbed of insurgent activity, has adopted a very different air - with its community now coming together through the medium of cricket, aided and encouraged by soldiers from the Royal Irish…

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

  • British-trained ANA soldier becomes bomb disposal hero

    A hero Afghan soldier has saved countless lives by fearlessly disposing of a series of deadly roadside bombs - all thanks to his British training.

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

  • 2 RTR partner with Danish counterparts during 2 PARA operation

    During a recent 2 PARA Battle Group operation in the area of Nahr-e Saraj (South), the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment's (2 RTR's) Mastiff Group conducted a joint operation with their Leopard tank counterparts in the Danish …

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

  • Soldiers talk of life on Helmand's front line

    Three soldiers, Guardsman Terry Brazier, Private Dan Faulkner and Private Luke Whylie, describe the challenges of fighting in Helmand's battlefields.

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

  • Foreign Secretary highlights progress made in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has published a progress report in Parliament of the key developments in Afghanistan during December.

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

  • 2 SCOTS and ANP security enables education boost in Helmand

    Steadily improving security provided by the Afghan National Police, supported by troops from 2 SCOTS, in the Lashkar Gah area of Helmand province has enabled a significant boost to education in the town.

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

  • 1 RGR receive Afghanistan medals from Prince Charles

    On Friday 28 January His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales presented campaign medals to members of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) who have recently returned from six months in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • Taliban flee without a shot as 2 SCOTS and Afghan troops clear Helmand village

    2 SCOTS and Afghan troops have cleared and secured a town with no resistance, a sign seen by many to show the increasingly-weakened state of the Taliban insurgency in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • Helicopter Force joins 3 Cdo Brigade to prepare for Afghan deployment

    Salisbury Plain will be buzzing with activity for the next few weeks as Joint Helicopter Command plays its part supporting 3 Commando (Cdo) Brigade's preparations for Afghanistan ahead of their deployment on Operation HE…

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

  • Sister ships sail the Solent

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), was killed in Helmand today, Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • Royal Engineers commander working in Helmand praises unit's hometown for support

    The Commanding Officer of a Woodbridge-based Army unit currently deployed in Afghanistan has paid tribute to the town, praising the local community as 'the envy of many a regiment'.

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

  • British-mentored Afghan Police crush insurgent influence

    Afghan National Police who are being mentored by Delta Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), have mounted an operation in which insurgent influence was crus…

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

  • Troops of HERRICK 14 prepare for Afghan deployment

    Hundreds of Service personnel are currently engaged in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in preparation for the next tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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

  • ISAF commander praises troops in open letter

    The versatility, skill, determination and courage of troops in Afghanistan have been the stuff of history the Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said this week in an open letter to all troops.

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

  • Supplying troops in Helmand with water

    At Camp Bastion's MOD-owned water bottling plant, civilian contractors supply UK and other ISAF forces across Helmand with clean drinking water - sourced from the desert. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes the new Afghan Parliament

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that stable and inclusive politics will be vital in securing Afghanistan’s future.

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

  • 3 PARA return to Helmand town to recruit police officers

    After clearing insurgents from Naqilabad Kalay in Helmand last year, soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have returned to the town to recruit the next generation of police officers.

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

  • Tankies set up new home with Afghan Police

    Troops from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) have begun a 'DIY-SOS-style' makeover of their new home in Helmand province.

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

  • Moving forward with development in Nad 'Ali

    British soldiers and the Head of the District Stabilisation Team show MOD reporter Ian Carr the various development projects they are helping to set up with Afghans in Nad 'Ali following the clearance of the Taliban from…

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

  • Helping Afghans build their future

    Having cleared the Taliban out of Helmand's 'Red Wedge', British soldiers are now working with military and civilian stabilisation experts to help the locals build their future. Report by Ian Carr.

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