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Members of No 2 (Tactical) Police Squadron have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals after returning from Helmand province.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand province, where British forces operate, has now entered the transition process whereby responsibility for security will be handed over to Afghan forces.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said today's announcement marked another significant development in the transition process from international to Afghan security lead.
Gunners from 2 Squadron RAF Regiment returned home last week from a six-month Afghanistan deployment to an emotional reunion with friends and family.
Members of the UK's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Search Task Force in Helmand are stepping back from their front line role to develop the Afghan National Army's bomb disposal capability.
Based in Afghanistan, Katie worked as a project manager heading up a project to set up a court in Kabul. She tells of how women went from cooks and cleaners to lawyers and judges.
Territorial Army (TA) medics from the North East have returned home from an Afghanistan deployment working in one of the world's busiest trauma hospitals.
More than 100 civilians were awarded the first Afghanistan Civilian Service Medals for their dedicated work to bring about a better future for Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke at the presentation of the Civilian Service Medal for Afghanistan on 3 May.
Nahr-e Saraj district is one of three in Helmand where British troops are deployed, and the last where Task Force Helmand retains the lead for…
A former Royal Artillery Gunner and veteran of Afghanistan has just returned from the country again after this time working there as a reporter.
The Task Force was drawn from 29 contributing units from all three Services, and from four nations - the UK, Denmark, Estonia and the United…
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has visited soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) on Salisbury Plain, where they are currently engaged in pre-deployment training for Afghanistan.
The Afghan National Army's first major operation this spring has resulted in the clearance of improvised explosive devices from a 25-square-kilometre area and the recovery of three weapons caches.
The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards (1 WG) recently took over responsibility for the Police Mentoring and Advisory Group in Lashkar Gah, Helmand …
Soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) have been guarding the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London for the last ten days.
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during March.
Three Sunderland brothers, currently serving in Afghanistan's Helmand province, have been reunited for a short time on the front line.
Mr Hague’s comments were made in his monthly Afghanistan progress report for March, in which he highlighted the Afghan National Security Forces…
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