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  • Faithful Gather at Kandahar Air Field for Eid al-Adha

    Celebrations for last week's Muslim festival of Eid ul Adha at the military base in Kandahar were led by the Imam to the British Armed Forces.

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

  • Prince William joins troops in Afghanistan for Remembrance Sunday service

    Prince William visited British troops in Afghanistan today and joined them for a Remembrance Sunday service during which he laid a wreath in memory of the fallen.

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

  • President Karzai pays tribute to UK troops killed in Afghanistan

    In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has paid tribute to those that have sacrificed their lives in his country in an open letter to the British public.

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

  • 2 PARA help bring education to Helmand village

    The Spin Masjid school building project, set for completion in two months, was the focus of the meeting, which attracted a delegation of education…

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

  • Latest helmet saves soldiers' lives in Afghanistan

    The British forces' latest combat helmet has been responsible for saving the lives of three soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment in the last month of operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • Foreign Office Ministers visit Royal Marines following their return from Afghanistan

    Minister for Afghanistan Alistair Burt and Minister Jeremy Browne visited 40 Commando Royal Marines in Taunton on 4 November.

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

  • British Museum to host Afghan Artefacts

    Minister Rahin, the Minister for Culture, signed an historic document that will further cultural understanding and exchange between Afghanistan and the UK. British Ambassador Sir William Patey witnessed the historic agreemen…

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

  • Helmand Governor pays tribute to UK troops

    The Governor of Helmand Province in Afghanistan, Gulabuddin Mangal, today made a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

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

  • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment settling into life in Helmand

    The soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) have been patrolling Helmand for nearly a month. Although the conditions are hot, dusty and hostile, the Tankies have already served in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia …

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

  • Defence Secretary meets Governor of Helmand Province, Afghanistan

    The Governor of Helmand Province Gulabuddin Mangal Defence Secretary Liam Fox discussed the situation in Helmand Province in a meeting on 3 November.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister welcomes creation of the Linda Norgrove Foundation

    The Linda Norgrove Foundation is a new grant giving trust which provides funding for women, families and children in Afghanistan.

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

  • Progress in Afghanistan is the "top foreign policy priority for the Government"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that it "remains vital to our national security that Afghanistan be able to maintain its own security to prevent al-Qaeda from returning".

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

  • Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team refurbishes Afghan Police checkpoint

    British-led Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has refurbished a key base for the Afghan National Police who are being handed more responsibility for security in Helmand from UK and other ISAF troops.

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

  • Preliminary results of Afghanistan's Parliamentary elections announced

    British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir William Patey's statement in response to the Independent Election Commission's announcement of preliminary results of Afghanistan's Parliamentary elections.

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

  • 5 SCOTS hear of school progress in Helmand village

    Helmand villagers recently told British soldiers who stopped by to hold a shura that a school built by ISAF forces three years ago is now thriving.

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

  • Helmand Province sees progress in governance

    Returning from her second tour, Lindy Cameron, who recently served as Head of Mission for the British-led Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team highlighted governance and economic improvements at a NATO media roundtable on …

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

  • 40 Commando's final operation in Sangin

    After handing over authority for Sangin to their US counterparts last month, the Royal Marines of 40 Commando undertook one final mission to disrupt insurgent activity.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the kidnapping of Linda Norgrove

    Following the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove, Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement to the House of Commons.

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

  • 16 Air Assault Brigade take command of Task Force Helmand

    16 Air Assault Brigade formally took over as the lead formation of Task Force Helmand from 4th Mechanized Brigade yesterday, Sunday 10 October 2010.

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

  • Deep sadness' at death of British aid worker in Afghanistan: Foreign Secretary's statement

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has released a statement on the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove in Afghanistan.

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