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Personnel from IX (Bomber) Squadron have returned from a successful 4-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Herrick.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The 'supremely courageous and inspiring' actions of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to be recognised with UK's highest award for gallantry.
Soldiers from 104 Military Working Dog Unit and their canine partners are this week deploying to Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 18.
After years of searching for her long-lost mother, an Army officer currently based in Afghanistan has finally found her.
Baroness Warsi spoke at the Afghanistan Embassy on International Women's day.
Baroness Warsi was in Afghanistan this week for talks covering progress on transition, reconciliation, 2014 elections and women’s rights.
In recognition of International Women's Day on 8 March, we are profiling women making their mark in the Armed Forces.
The Prime Minister sets out details of new UK support at Afghanistan Mining, Oil and Gas Investor Forum
RAF firefighters serving in Afghanistan have been training Afghans to take the lead for fire safety in Camp Shorabak, Helmand province.
RAF helicopter crews have exercised with their counterparts from the Royal Danish Air Force in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan.
2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS) has completed its final training exercise and will shortly deploy to Afghanistan.
The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan for January.
70 soldiers from the Scots Guards Battle Group have returned home early from Afghanistan as the Afghan Police take responsibility for security in their area of operations.
The Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne, has presented Afghanistan campaign medals to 26 civilian employees working for the Defence Support Group in a ceremony at MOD Donnington.
Soldiers from the 1st Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) have conducted their final training exercise on Salisbury Plain.
Afghanistan's Defence Minister has visited the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to see how it can influence officer training plans in his country.
Foreign Secretary welcomes growing capability of the Afghan National Security Forces during meeting with Afghan Defence Minister.
Foreign Secretary William Hague & US Secretary of State John Kerry held bilateral talks & co-hosted a press conference dominated by Syria.
Look out for the second set of live TV adverts on ITV1 this weekend, broadcast directly from military operations in Afghanistan.
The Afghan National Security Forces' (ANSF) newest explosive experts have marked the completion of their training with a ceremony at their base in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province.
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