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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a speech on counter-terrorism and how the UK government is working to defeat Islamist terrorism across the world.
Men, machines, and most recently, animals, are working together to beat the biggest threat to troops in Afghanistan - improvised explosive devices (IEDs) laid by insurgents. Report by Sharon Kean.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
British soldiers working alongside Afghan Police to clear insurgents from a contested area in Helmand's Lashkar Gah district have survived a well-organised attack to turn the tables on their assailants.
British soldiers from the Light Dragoons have discovered and destroyed a huge insurgent cache of bomb-making equipment in Helmand province, Afghanistan, saving military and civilian lives.
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