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  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at news from the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police take on the Taliban

    Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.

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

  • Soldiers defuse record number of Taliban IEDs

    A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.

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

  • TV presenter inspects front line kit

    Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • RAF begin training with US on intelligence aircraft

    Members of the RAF's 51 Squadron have completed their first week of training with the US Air Force on the Rivet Joint aircraft, designed for airborne intelligence-gathering.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on resignation of members of the Lebanese Government

    Foreign Secretary William Hague condemns the continuing attempts to undermine the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

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

  • Strengthening the UK's ties with the Gulf and the Middle East

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt visited Qatar this week as part of the Government's continued efforts to build relations with countries in the Middle East.

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

  • UK troops support Afghan Police operation

    British-trained policemen in Afghanistan's Helmand province have extended their influence to a new area and detained five suspected poppy farmers in a joint operation with British troops.

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

  • Dr Fox meets his French counterpart

    Ongoing co-operation following the UK-France Summit and the mission in Afghanistan were top of the agenda during British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox's visit to Paris today.

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

  • UK military help Helmand youngsters back to school

    Investment from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST) has seen a school in Nad 'Ali fully restored, with 600 pupils now being taught there every day.

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

  • Injured soldiers chosen for North Pole expedition

    Four soldiers, severely injured during operations in Afghanistan, have been chosen as the 'Walking With The Wounded' team that will journey, unaided, to the geographical North Pole in April this year.

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

  • Future Defence kit showcased

    Technologies which could deliver benefits to the front line of the future were shown off today by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) who have received MOD research contracts.

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

  • PM welcomes French Prime Minister to Number 10

    Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed French Prime Minister Francois Fillon to Number 10.

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

  • British-trained Afghan Police show increasing ability

    British-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand province are becoming increasingly independent and professional, according to senior UK military and civilian officials speaking in London.

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

  • Busy week for Royal Navy Search and Rescue crews

    The Royal Navy duty Search and Rescue crews from HMS Gannet at Prestwick in Ayrshire have just completed a run of seven call-outs in eight days.

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

  • RAF officers prepare for North Pole expedition

    Two members of the RAF Regiment are currently preparing for an expedition that will see them ski, walk, swim and paddle their way unsupported across pack ice to the geographic North Pole.

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

  • Driving the Mastiff in Helmand

    In the past week soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have used their Mastiff vehicles to escort veterinary teams and engineers around the dangerous Loy Adera region of Helmand province to assist the Afghan Government i…

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

  • Keeping the Apache ready to take on the Taliban

    Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army's gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take on the Taliban.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Afternoon From 12 January 2011

    from the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: European Presidency, strike laws, search and rescue, Eric Illsley and bankers' bonuses

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 12 January 2011

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on: control orders, bankers' bonuses.

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