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  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during July and August 2012.

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

  • Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today addressed the House of Commons in response to reports that NATO's policy regarding ISAF and Afghan troops working together has changed.

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

  • Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) have departed their base to deploy to Afghanistan.

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

  • Cabinet, Afghanistan, honours, benefits, pensions, Tsars were discussed at this press briefing

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

  • It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 14 September 2012.

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

  • It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment were killed in Afghanistan today, Saturday 15 September 2012.

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

  • The Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, has paid a visit to Afghanistan where he received an update on operations on the ground as the UK prepares to reduce its force levels in the country by 500 troops.

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

  • Helmand province witnessed a true sporting spectacular as British military personnel joined the people of Lashkar Gah to host their own version of the Olympic Games.

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

  • Front line combat medics are being put to the test in a new overseas training exercise to make sure they are not only first-rate trauma medics but can also think and act like fighting troops on patrol in Afghanistan.

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

  • Reservists from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh have been put through their paces under the Cyprus sun.

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

  • Members of No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, have become amongst the very first Service personnel in the region to operate Foxhound, the MOD's latest protected patrol …

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

  • Members of the Royal Military Police (RMP) have been working alongside the Afghan Police in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, to create a more community-focused force.

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

  • Over the next 18 months, tonnes of old bullets will be turned into 'brass' at Camp Bastion

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

  • Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the military, arrived today at Camp Bastion in Helmand province to start an operational tour as an Apache helicopter pilot.

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

  • It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards died in Queen Elizabeth Birmingham today, Friday 7 September 2012, from wounds sustained in Afghanist…

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

  • After hanging up his police uniform three years ago, retired Newton Abbot policeman Lieutenant Colonel David Ward is back doing what he does best, but this time in the heat and dust of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • Soldiers from Corunna Company, 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS), returned to Warminster on Tuesday, 4 September, after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • A young medic from West Yorkshire is working with the 12th Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force, an elite unit that operates in some of the most dangerous areas of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • A specialist Navy team has clocked up six years fixing damage to all British military helicopters in Afghanistan.

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

  • An Army HR administrator and an Army Photographic Competition-winning reservist will help to report on the activities of 4th Mechanized Brigade (4 Mech Bde) in Helmand province when it deploys in October. Report by Shell Dar…

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