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  • Reduction of 500 Service personnel from Afghanistan explained

    The Prime Minister announced last year that there would be a reduction of 500 UK personnel by the end of 2012. In a statement to the House of Commons today, 26 April 2012, the Defence Secretary announced how the reduction wi…

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

  • Royal Military Police receive Afghanistan medals

    Personnel from 110 Provost Company, 1st Regiment Royal Military Police, were presented with Afghanistan operational medals yesterday following their return from a demanding six-month deployment.

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

  • Welsh Cavalry return from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from the Welsh Cavalry received an emotional welcome home last week after completing a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Parliament honours UK troops for Libya operations

    More than 100 Service personnel were publicly thanked by Parliament for their contribution to military operations over Libya at a reception at the Palace of Westminster yesterday.

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

  • Sappers help upgrade Helmand road

    The sappers worked tirelessly over four days to deliver a newer, safer and better road for the Afghan people, members of the 6th Kandak of the…

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

  • Prince Philip honours REME soldiers for work in Afghanistan

    His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presented personnel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) with their Afghanistan campaign medals yesterday.

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

  • Afghan police take control of new checkpoint

    Afghan police have taken control of a newly-built checkpoint in Babaji, Helmand province.

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

  • UK advisors support Afghan Army operation

    UK soldiers from the Brigade Advisory Group moved into position last week to support the start of the first major Afghan National Army (ANA) offensive of the spring.

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

  • Airman claims marathon world record

    Reservist Lance Corporal Andy MacMahon, aged 41, who lives in Inverness, is a gunner in 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, …

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

  • Taliban bomb-making equipment seized

    Afghan National Army and UK soldiers have seized a substantial amount of explosives and other bomb-making equipment in Afghanistan.

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

  • Grenadier Guards send birthday wishes to the Queen

    Grenadier Guards deployed to Afghanistan passed on their personal birthday congratulations to their Colonel-in-Chief, Her Majesty The Queen, this weekend.

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

  • Soldier saved by body armour

    Trooper Tom Thorne, aged 20, from the Queen’s Royal Hussars, was shot in the side by an enemy fighter while on operations in Helmand province…

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

  • 3 SCOTS enjoy homecoming parade in Inverness

    Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) received a rapturous reception as they took part in a homecoming parade in Inverness on Wednesday.

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

  • RAF Tornados in seven-hour mission to defend ISAF troops in Afghanistan

    RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from 617 'The Dambusters' Squadron have helped to defend US and Afghan forces from an insurgent attack as part of a marathon mission lasting over seven hours.

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

  • Defence Secretary announces £70m for Afghan security forces

    He made the announcement at a meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers in Brussels. The funding will be kept under review and will come…

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

  • 1 Medical Regiment receive Afghanistan medals

    Combat medics from 1 Medical Regiment have been presented with their Operational Service Medals after returning from a demanding tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) died today, 18 April 2012, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, from wounds su…

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

  • Foreign and Defence Secretaries attend NATO meeting in Brussels

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced £70 million a year funding for the Afghan National Security Forces after British combat operations end in Afghanistan in 2014.

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

  • Newcastle gunners receive Afghanistan medals

    Members of 132 Battery, 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, recently received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals at their Albemarle Barracks home in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Royal Anglians' final training stage in Afghanistan

    Royal Anglian soldiers have completed RSOI (reception, staging, onward movement and integration) training after arriving in Afghanistan.

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