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  • Commander-in-Chief visits Royal Navy personnel in Helmand

    Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy, Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, visited Afghanistan this week to see the work that Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel are doing in Helmand province.

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

  • Engineers and logisticians busy building in Helmand

    Engineers from 1st Armoured Engineer Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment, recently supported a 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment operation…

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

  • Ambassador joins Foreign Minister Rassoul to open Afghan Centre for Regional Cooperation

    British Ambassador William Patey joined Foreign Minister Rassoul and EU Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas at the opening of Centre for Regional Cooperation at the Afghan Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 27 May

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

  • National Security Council hold 'intensive' discussions on Afghanistan

    Prime Minister David Cameron convened the Government’s National Security Council (NSC) for ”intensive” discussions about Afghanistan on Tuesday 1 June.

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

  • Teaching soldiers in Helmand's Green Zone

    Lt Bullen, aged 28, from Bridge of Allan, Stirling, is part of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (1 LANCS), who are currently deployed…

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

  • RAF personnel at work in Kabul

    The IJC focuses its activities on operations and development across Afghanistan, with the aim of defeating the Taliban through counter-insurgency…

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

  • Radio 1 links up with BFBS Camp Bastion

    Star DJs from BBC's Radio 1 conducted a series of live links with the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) team in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, throughout Bank Holiday Monday yesterday.

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

  • Afghan, British and Danish troops help improve security around Gereshk

    Work by elements of Task Force Helmand and local Afghan National Army units over recent weeks has helped bring increased security to Gereshk in central Helmand.

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

  • Flag ceremony marks new command and control structure in southern Afghanistan

    Changes to the command and control of ISAF forces in southern Afghanistan that sees the current Regional Command (South) split in two come into force today, Tuesday 1 June 2010.

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

  • National Security Council hold 'intensive' discussions on Afghanistan

    The Prime Minister has convened the government's National Security Council at Chequers for 'intensive' discussions about Afghanistan.

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

  • Steelbacks honoured for Afghan deployment

    Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Bury St Edmunds last week to honour soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment on their return from a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

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

  • Visit highlights Afghanistan as 'most urgent overseas priority'

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited Afghanistan with Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.

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

  • Corporal Stephen Paul Curley killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Stephen Paul Curley from 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • Foreign Secretary sets out ‘distinctive' foreign policy in Queen’s Speech debate

    Foreign Secretary William Hague today set out his plans for a ‘distinctive British foreign policy’ in the Foreign Affairs and Defence debate on the Queen’s Speech.

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

  • Security Council Briefing on Inter-Cultural dialogue for Peace and Security.

    Statement by Mr Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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

  • Tractors handed out to Afghan farmers in Nad 'Ali

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS) have handed out 20 new tractors to farming co-operatives in the Nad 'Ali region of Helmand province.

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

  • Soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery killed in Afghanistan

    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

  • New Lynx helicopters boost air support in Afghanistan

    Upgraded Army Lynx Mk9A helicopters have arrived for use in Afghanistan after being shipped from the UK, and are already being put to good use.

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

  • RMP prepare for Afghan investigations

    Royal Military Police (RMP) are being put through an arduous Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) course to prepare them not only for domestic investigations but also for the increased likelihood of them being deployed to Afghani…

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

  • Queen's Speech: Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Notes on: "My Government will work with the Afghan Government, Pakistan, and international partners for lasting security and stability in Afghanistan."

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