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The first tranche of British troops to be sent home from Afghanistan, as announced by the Prime Minister last year, have returned to the UK.
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Hundreds of personnel from 4th Mechanized Brigade gathered in York Minster today, 2 May, for a service of remembrance and thanksgiving.
A soldier who risked his life in Afghanistan to rescue a wounded comrade during a ferocious ambush has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.
Royal Military Policeman Corporal Mike Hansbury is currently deployed to Sangin providing front line policing and forensic assistance to the Royal Marine unit he is attached to.
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in the South Asia and Afghanistan regions.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council meeting on Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a speech on Margaret Thatcher's legacy in world affairs and lessons to be learned from it today.
They are halfway through their tour in Afghanistan and 45 Commando Royal Marines are looking to ensure that the recent period of relative peace in Nad 'Ali (South) continues. Report by Ian Carr.
The Black Bag, a giant holdall issued to all theatre-bound troops, contains a wardrobe's-worth of clothing and top notch kit.
By the end of this year, the UK's main military base in Afghanistan will have closed. Meet the man who will make it all happen.
A former CERN particle physicist is serving in Afghanistan as a force protection troop leader in the British Army.
G7 foreign ministers gave a joint statement on the increasing restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
To mark International Mine Awareness Day, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announces new support to clear landmines
This statement was delivered by the UK Human Rights Ambassador Rita French at the 74th UNHCR Executive Committee.
The role that 3 Commando Brigade played in Afghanistan while on Operation HERRICK 14 last year has been branded 'historically significant' by senior British and American officers.
The British Army's Apache attack helicopters, operated by the Army Air Corps, flew their 50,000th hour on operation in Afghanistan recently.
Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Soldiers from the 1st Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) have conducted their final training exercise on Salisbury Plain.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in January 2014.
Various soldiers who hail from northern England were amongst those recognised for their actions while deployed to Afghanistan in the Operational Honours List published last week.
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