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  • Yorkshire-based families of soldiers killed in action or seriously injured in Afghanistan have joined the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, at a special service of remembrance and thanksgiving.

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

  • 122 members of the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) marched through London to Clarence House last week to receive their Afghanistan Campaign Medals.

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

  • Members of the RAF Marham-based 31 Squadron received their Operation HERRICK campaign medals this week in front of proud family members, friends and local dignitaries.

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

  • The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and the MOD Permanent Secretary (PUS) have written a joint Christmas message to all staff, and separately CDS has written to all Service personnel.

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

  • An RAF officer has received the Croix de la Valeur Militaire (Cross of Military Valour) with bronze star from the Prime Minister of France for actions taken while serving with the French Air Force in Afghanistan.

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

  • A chef from the British Army has been flying around the front line in Helmand province, Afghanistan, feeding troops in austere locations using only basic equipment to produce quality meals.

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

  • An officer who helped keep the British Army's Apache attack helicopters flying in the demanding environments of Afghanistan and Libya has been named Young Woman Engineer of the Year.

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

  • His Royal Highness The Duke of York has presented personnel from the 9th/12th Royal Lancers with campaign medals following their return from a demanding six-month deployment in Afghanistan.

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

  • British troops and Afghan commandos have conducted a daring dawn raid under fire to target a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) factory in Helmand province.

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

  • Sappers from 29 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 35 Engineer Regiment, ‘winter-proofed’ Route Mars in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province…

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

  • Afghan police mentored by British troops have discovered an opium stash worth millions of pounds, along with insurgent weapons, during an arrest operation in Helmand province.

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

  • The Highlanders were in Afghanistan when Her Majesty The Queen, the Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, presented new Colours…

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague said he is shocked by the attacks on 5 & 6 December in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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

  • British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that a blueprint for the international community's long-term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014 was established at yesterday's International Afghanistan Conferenc…

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague writes about how a stable Afghanistan means fewer threats to us all, and why the conference in Bonn offers a critical moment for the international community.

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

  • The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan established a blueprint for the international community's long term engagement with Afghanistan beyond 2014.

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

  • British soldiers training Afghan police have hailed the success of a training course that has seen its biggest intake ever.

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

  • British soldiers embedded with an Afghan National Army unit recently to offer advice on a three-day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents

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

  • Statement from the British Ambassador to Afghanistan on the latest phase of the transition process.

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

  • Statement from the British Ambassador to Afghanistan on the latest phase of the transition Process.

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