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  • RAF Hercules engineers honoured for work in Kandahar

    The small detachment of deployed engineers is responsible for the maintenance of all RAF C-130J Hercules aircraft operating in Afghanistan and…

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

  • The EU’s Police Mission in Afghanistan

    The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) aims to contribute to the establishment of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements under Afghan ownership and in accordance with international standar…

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

  • Mastiff protects engineer team from Helmand IED blast

    A group of soldiers whose task it is to clear routes in Helmand province of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recently emerged from their Mastiff armoured vehicle unscathed when a device exploded underneath it.

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

  • Afghan forces find biggest ever haul of bomb-making chemical

    Hidden in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province, the find of ammonium nitrate, an important bomb-making substance, is the biggest made…

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

  • Afghan Police lead their first air assault in Helmand

    The operation, codenamed ZANGAL HAF (Zangal Hope) after the village close to where the operation would take place, was aimed at disrupting insurgents…

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

  • Death of a New Zealand special forces soldier in Afghanistan

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has issued a statement on the death of a New Zealand special forces soldier in Afghanistan.

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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

  • PM condemns "vicious and cowardly" Afghanistan attack

    Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the "vicious and cowardly" attack on the British Council compound in Kabul.

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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

  • 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

  • Helmand Governor opens new bridge built by UK engineers

    Governor Mangal also hosted a shura (meeting) with more than fifty key leaders from the Loy Mandeh Kalay area - which only a few months ago …

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

  • Afghan Air Force Officer completes RAF training

    Lieutenant Ahmed Shahpoor Bakhshi, aged 22, has spent the last 15 months in the UK undergoing Initial Officer Training and Flight Operations…

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

  • Gunners prepare for Helmand in Cyprus heat

    Some 100 soldiers from the battery are taking part in the exercise, most of whom will deploy to Afghanistan in the next two years, with some…

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

  • Afghan soldiers beat Royal Marines in Helmand football match

    Since the Royal Marines of Kilo Company (K Coy), 42 Commando, arrived in Rahim, deep in the green zone of Nahr-e Saraj (South) [NES(S)], in …

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

  • Royal Marines Band performs proms concert in Helmand

    The group of twenty ‘Bandies’ has been deployed with the United Kingdom Medical Group on Operation HERRICK 14 since April 2011, providing support…

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

  • Article RAF technicians commended for keeping tanker flying over Afghanistan

    Two aircraft technicians from 101 Squadron, were recently awarded commendations for their efforts in keeping a VC10 tanker aircraft serviceable.

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