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  • Foreign Secretary calls for Afghan leaders to work together and follow the constitution

    William Hague urges Afghanistan’s leaders to maintain calm following announcement of preliminary election results.

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

  • Press briefing: morning 8 July 2014

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the Cabinet, the Home Office child abuse inquiry and Afghanistan.

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

  • New RAF Reapers take to the skies

    Five more RAF Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft have begun supporting operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report for May 2014

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament with the thirty-eighth progress report on developments in Afghanistan since November 2010.

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

  • UK calls for constructive engagement on World Bank Roghun report

    The UK encourages constructive engagement by all sides on the World Bank draft report about the proposed Roghun hydropower project.

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

  • Closing Camp Bastion

    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.

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

  • David Cameron and NATO Secretary General press conference

    David Cameron and Anders Fogh Rasmussen held a press conference on the NATO Summit Wales 2014.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes second round election in Afghanistan

    The Foreign Secretary welcomes the holding of second round of Afghan election.

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

  • RAF gunner foils Afghan bombers

    A keen-eyed RAF gunner has been commended by US and UK commanders for his life-saving diligence in Afghanistan.

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

  • UK drawdown in Afghanistan enters final phase

    The headquarters responsible for UK military logistics in Afghanistan has changed command for the last time.

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

  • Justine Greening: Statement on Afghanistan - May 2014

    The Secretary of State for International Development has delivered a quarterly oral statement on Afghanistan to the House of Commons.

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

  • Britain closes final forward base in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has visited Afghanistan to mark the latest milestone in the drawdown of UK forces.

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

  • Brigade prepares for final Afghanistan tour

    Service men and women have been showcasing their work ahead of the last historic mission.

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

  • Training exercise affirms military strength in Afghanistan

    The Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kabul has taken part in a huge training exercise carried out across miles of desert.

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

  • Greening: Afghanistan landslide relief underway

    The UK is working with the UN to respond to the Badakshan landslide

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

  • Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report for March 2014

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament with the thirty-sixth progress report on developments in Afghanistan since November 2010.

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

  • Human Rights and Democracy Report for 2013 published

    The Foreign Secretary today launched the 2013 Human Rights report setting out the steps taken to promote and protect human rights in 2013.

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

  • Apache flies 50,000 hours on operations in Afghanistan

    The British Army's Apache attack helicopters, operated by the Army Air Corps, flew their 50,000th hour on operation in Afghanistan recently.

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

  • Putting away the dishes

    In Afghanistan, RAF personnel have begun dismantling elements of a comprehensive communications network built up over the past decade.

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

  • RAF foils insurgent bombers in Afghanistan

    Royal Air Force Tornado fast jets have scattered insurgents and helped to capture lethal explosives.

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