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  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Kabul attack

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the "despicable" attack on the British Council Building in Kabul on 19 August.

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

  • This week on the Foreign Office Global Conversations blog

    Ramadan, Libya and maternal mortality in Afghanistan were amongst the topics discussed by Foreign Office bloggers.

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

  • Qualifying time for Accumulated Campaign Service Medal reduced

    The Queen has approved an amendment to the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal, with the qualifying time criterion to be reduced from 36 months (1,080 days) to 24 months (720 days).

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

  • Indian and British soldiers play cricket on Salisbury Plain

    British and Indian soldiers currently training together on Salisbury Plain have taken to the cricket field in emulation of their countries' national sides who are currently competing in a Test Series.

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

  • Navy minehunter returns home after three years

    The Royal Navy minehunter HMS Chiddingfold returned to her home base in Portsmouth from the Gulf yesterday where she has spent three years on security patrols.

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

  • Injured soldier gets keys to adapted home

    Lieutenant Commander Nekrews praised Chief Petty Officer (Diver) Ian Fleming and Leading Diver Matt Baker for their efforts in safely detaching the mine from the vessel. He said:

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns Israel attacks

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned attacks in Southern Israel on 18 August.

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

  • UK, Germany and France call for President Assad to stand down

    President Assad has "lost all legitimacy and can no longer claim to lead the country" said the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in a joint statement today.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Navy helicopters 'bag' Afghan drugs

    The Royal Navy's airborne surveillance and control helicopters in recent months have helped seize and destroy over five tons of Taliban drugs with a 'street value' in excess of £6m.

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

  • Highlander helps find huge IED stash

    Highlander Purves deployed to Helmand province in April with The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS). The soldiers…

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

  • Navy medic looks after Royal Marines in Helmand

    Military medic Tanya Wilson has swapped the wards of the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth for the front line in Afghanistan where, for the past five months, she has been accompanying Royal Marines on patrol.

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

  • Navy and RAF Search and Rescue teams in action

    A Royal Navy Search and Rescue team helped rescue a father and son who had fallen down cliffs in Scotland this week, while an RAF crew rescued a teenage girl stuck in mud near Middlesbrough.

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

  • Royal Marines help blind man up Ben Nevis

    Scott Cunningham has become the first blind man to climb Britain’s highest mountain, with his guide dog Travis, and the Faslane Marines were…

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

  • Key section of new Navy carrier is on the move

    As an 8,000-tonne hull section of the Royal Navy's latest aircraft carrier begins a 600-mile (966km) journey around the north coast of Scotland, a team of cyclists has set off to try and 'beat the block' to its d…

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

  • Military stabilisation teams benefiting Afghan lives

    The MSSG is drawn from all three Services, as well as the Reserve Forces, and consists of 50 personnel divided into six Military Stabilisation…

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

  • British Ambassador, Sir William Patey’s Statement on Parliamentary crisis

    Responding to yesterday’s announcement by President Karzai on the Parliamentary crisis, Sir William Patey said:

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

  • Looking Ahead to the Bonn Conference: British Ambassador’s Comments

    Speaking at a press conference to the Afghan media on 16 August, Sir William Patey, the British Ambassador to Kabul, said:

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes Jordanian reform

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed the "concrete step on Jordan's path of reform" after the King of Jordan announced changes to the constitution.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns further expansion of illegal Israeli settlements

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has condemned the decision of the Israeli Government to build housing units in the illegal West Bank settlement of Ariel.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: Assad is fast losing the last shreds of his legitimacy

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has called for the Syrian regime to stop the violence immediately.

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