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  • Paras provide security for local shura

    British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor's shura - a traditional Afghan public meeting - in the previously troubled town of Showal.

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

  • RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

    130 personnel from 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, based at RAF Honington in Suffolk, have been given a rousing welcome home from their six-month deployment to Afghanistan by the townspeople of Bury St Edmunds.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police take on the Taliban

    Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.

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

  • Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

    A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.

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

  • TV presenter inspects front line kit

    Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • UK troops support Afghan Police operation

    British-trained policemen in Afghanistan's Helmand province have extended their influence to a new area and detained five suspected poppy farmers in a joint operation with British troops.

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

  • Dr Fox meets his French counterpart

    Ongoing co-operation following the UK-France Summit and the mission in Afghanistan were top of the agenda during British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox's visit to Paris today.

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

  • UK military help Helmand youngsters back to school

    Investment from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) has seen a school in Nad 'Ali fully restored, with 600 pupils now being taught there every day.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police show increasing ability

    British-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand province are becoming increasingly independent and professional, according to senior UK military and civilian officials speaking in London.

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

  • Busy week for Royal Navy Search and Rescue crews

    The Royal Navy duty Search and Rescue crews from HMS Gannet at Prestwick in Ayrshire have just completed a run of seven call-outs in eight days.

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

  • Driving the Mastiff in Helmand

    In the past week soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have used their Mastiff vehicles to escort veterinary teams and engineers around the dangerous Loy Adera region of Helmand province to assist the Afghan Government i…

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

  • Keeping the Apache ready to take on the Taliban

    Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take on the Taliban.

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

  • Eighteen months in Helmand: complexities, challenges and (no) complacency

    I am often asked what it was like working in Helmand. It is always hard to answer the question, at least succinctly, because the experience was so many things.'

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

  • Progress and challenges for education in Afghanistan

    Foreign Office Minister responsible for Afghanistan Alistair Burt today met Afghan Education Minister Farooq Wardak who is visiting the UK for the Education World Forum.

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

  • Supporting operations in Afghanistan from Cyprus

    RAF Akrotiri supports operations in Afghanistan in more ways than you might think writes Greg Taylor, an Officer Cadet with 7644 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

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

  • Gunners ready 24/7 despite progress in Helmand

    As progress in Afghanistan continues British artillery guns are firing less than on previous deployments but Gunners like Jonathan Long remain ready to support troops on the ground 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week.

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

  • Tongan marines join RAF troops at Camp Bastion

    Troops from the Tonga Defence Force have deployed for the first time to southern Afghanistan and commenced security duties with RAF troops at Camp Bastion in Helmand province.

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

  • Royal Engineers replace insurgent-damaged Helmand bridge

    Royal Engineers working along with US Army engineers have replaced a bridge on a key route in Helmand province which was recently destroyed by an insurgent bomb.

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

  • Paras and Afghan warriors join forces

    Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have begun working with a new unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors who arrived at their base a few days ago.

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

  • Army officer teaches Afghan soldiers English

    An Army education officer or 'schoolie', deployed to Afghanistan to teach British forces, is using her spare time to run special lessons for Afghan troops too.

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