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In Afghanistan
  • Gurkha soldiers returned to the UK today as British forces continue to reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan and hand over to local security forces.

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

  • Marines from 40 Commando have successfully trained 27 reconnaissance troops for the Afghan National Army's 3/215 Brigade.

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

  • Groundbreaking TV adverts for the Territorial Army (TA) will be aired live on ITV1 today, broadcast directly from military operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • More than 100 Royal Marines from 40 Commando are returning home early from Afghanistan after handing over to Afghan forces.

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

  • Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed President Obama's announcement that US troop numbers will be reduced by 34,000 by this time next year, ahead of the departure of all NATO combat troops by the end of 2014.

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

  • The units due to deploy to Afghanistan as part of Operation Herrick 18 have been announced by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • The Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, has visited UK troops in Helmand as part of a two-day trip to Afghanistan.

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

  • The vital job of making deliveries of kit and personnel to the front line in Afghanistan comes with no shortage of challenges.

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

  • British troops in Afghanistan are the first to use state-of-the-art handheld nano surveillance helicopters.

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

  • RAF firefighters who helped fight off a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Helmand province have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals during a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster.

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

  • British-trained Afghan forces have demonstrated their expanding capability by successfully leading a large and complex operation to build a bridge over the Nahr-e Saraj canal in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

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

  • The Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during November and December 2012.

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

  • Captain Wales leaves Afghanistan after a successful tour as an Apache pilot.

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

  • A new £14 million contract will deliver hundreds of precision attack weapons to the RAF.

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

  • Two UK Defence ministers have travelled to Afghanistan and the Middle East to visit British Service personnel on operations.

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

  • Service personnel are urging members of the public to avoid sending unsolicited Christmas gifts and packages to operational theatres.

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

  • British forces in southern Afghanistan mark Christmas at military bases across Helmand Province

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

  • The UK Prime Minister praised armed forces success during visit to Camp Bastion.

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

  • UK force levels in Afghanistan are to reduce to around 5,200 by the end of 2013, the Prime Minister announced today.

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

  • Soldiers from the Scots Guards have returned home from Afghanistan after handing security in their area of Helmand over to Afghan forces.

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