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  • Managing mental health issues in Helmand

    In a stark diversion from his traditional role, a Company Sergeant Major in Helmand is helping his unit to talk through any problems they may have and overcome any mental health issues.

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

  • British and Afghans fly flags of defiance

    British troops are helping the residents of an Afghan village make a public show of defiance against insurgents who once terrorised their community by hanging bunting of the Afghan national flag in the streets.

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

  • Deputy Afghan defence minister thanks Grenadier Guards

    The Afghan First Deputy Minister of Defence, Enayatullah Nazari, met with members of the Grenadier Guards last week to thank them for their hard work and sacrifice during their deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • British and Afghan troops raid Taliban bomb factory

    British troops and Afghan police have taken advantage of a tip-off from local people to raid a bomb factory in what was once a Taliban stronghold.

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

  • Prime Minister praises Afghanistan airbridge

    Prime Minister David Cameron praised the work of Service personnel who provide the 'airbridge' between Britain and Afghanistan today as he took to the flight deck of the RAF's newest transport plane.

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

  • MPs visit UK troops in Helmand

    Members of Parliament from the House of Commons Defence Select Committee have visited Afghanistan's Helmand province to find out about the work of British forces there.

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

  • 200 more police officers for Helmand

    Another 200 police officers are about to begin patrolling the towns and villages of Afghanistan's Helmand province following the latest graduation from the British-run Helmand Police Training Centre.

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

  • Racing legends honour British troops

    The IndyCar 500 team has visited RAF Honington in Suffolk to formally thank serving personnel for their support to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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

  • Prime Minister praises Afghanistan airbridge

    Prime Minister David Cameron visits RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

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

  • British troops help rejuvenate Helmand town

    British troops are helping with the rejuvenation of the once-thriving Helmand town of Chah-e Anjir by creating a secure environment and now providing a practical boost to the economy.

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

  • Helmand's road to progress

    Key-road building projects were launched in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on Monday by Head of the UK-led Provincial Reconstruction Team Michael O'Neill and Governor of Helmand Gulab Mangal.

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

  • Navy helicopter crews prepare for Helmand

    Sailors and Royal Marines from 847 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) are preparing to return to the front line in Afghanistan.

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

  • Afghan-led operation puts insurgents under pressure

    The success of a recent operation in Helmand led by British-trained Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors has led the Commander of Task Force Helmand to say that the insurgents are under pressure with local confidence now to r…

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

  • Troops in Afghanistan get new lightweight rifle magazines

    More than 100,000 new state-of-the-art lightweight SA80 rifle magazines have arrived in Afghanistan to be used by troops fighting on the front line.

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

  • Royal Anglian soldiers boost Bermuda Regiment

    Two members of the Royal Anglian Regiment are currently seconded to Bermuda where they are helping to train members of The Bermuda Regiment.

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

  • Injured soldiers receive warm welcome in Gibraltar

    Three soldiers seriously injured in Afghanistan have been visibly moved by the warmth of the welcome they received in Gibraltar as the guests of the local Royal British Legion.

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

  • RAF's 14 Squadron home from Afghanistan

    14 Squadron have returned to their base at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, after completing a three-month deployment to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Op HERRICK.

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

  • New police station for Nad 'Ali

    A newly-built police station has been opened this week in Chah-e Anjir, a key town in the northern Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province.

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

  • Troops train in the Middle East of England

    Troops from 1st Battalion The Rifles have been going through the final stages of their pre-deployment training for their upcoming deployment to Helmand at the mock Afghan village at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Nor…

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

  • Improved security allows British troops to close Afghan base

    The transition of security responsibilities from British to Afghan forces has taken a big step forward, with the closure of a UK-run checkpoint.

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