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  • Lashkar Gah transition one year on

    In the year since British troops formally handed responsibility for security in Lashkar Gah to Afghan forces, the positive changes in the district are obvious, according to a former Stabilisation Advisor for the area.

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

  • New rehab centre for Marines injured in training

    The first dedicated centre of excellence for treating Royal Marines recruits injured in training opened yesterday in Devon.

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

  • Prime Minister's statement on the death of President Mills of Ghana

    Prime Minister David Cameron: "President Mills was a tireless defender of democracy in West Africa and across the continent, and he will be greatly missed."

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

  • RAF Gunners join forces with US Marines in Helmand

    Gunners from 51 Squadron RAF Regiment have just completed a key operation alongside the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to ensure the area around Camp Bastion in Helmand province is kept safe.

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

  • Signallers work with Afghan police to deliver essential aid

    British soldiers based in Kabul have been working alongside the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) to deliver essential aid to some of the city's poorest inhabitants.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes new EU sanctions on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague is in Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Syria is high on the agenda as well as conclusions on Zimbabwe.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns callous attacks on Iraqi civilians

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the UK will continue to support the government of Iraq in it's efforts to defeat terrorism.

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

  • Private Derek Derenalagi selected for the Paralympics

    Five years ago, Private Derek Derenalagi lost both legs when he was injured in Afghanistan. Now he's been selected to compete with Team GB at the Paralympics. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • Incursion by Spanish authorities into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters

    Foreign Office Minister for Europe David Lidington: "shocked by the disgraceful behaviour of the Spanish Guardia Civil"

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

  • Foreign Secretary sets out UK's approach to Syrian crisis

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: The Security Council has not shouldered its responsibilities and so it is not doing what it should be doing to try to bring a solution to this

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

  • "UNSC Resolution gives the Syrian regime one last opportunity to live up to its commitments"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after the passage of UNSC Resolution 2059, an extension of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria.

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

  • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II sends message of condolence

    The following message of condolence was sent by The Queen to US President Barack Obama following the recent tragic loss of life in Denver, Colorado.

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

  • Afghan General visits UK troops ahead of Afghanistan deployment

    The Commander of the Afghan Army's 3/215 Brigade, Brigadier General Sherin Shah, has visited members of 4th Mechanized Brigade ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 17 in September.

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

  • Visiting Afghanistan's Camp Bastion with Estonian Prime Minister

    David Cameron ends Helmand visit at Camp Bastion with Estonian PM Andrus Ansip, Estonian and British troops.

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

  • Transcript: PM and Karzai press conference 20 July 2012

    PM: We are strengthening democracy and governance so that all Afghans can play their part in developing a more prosperous country.

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

  • Foreign Secretary condemns explosion at Bourgas Airport, Bulgaria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague comments on the explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at Bourgas airport in Bulgaria.

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

  • Joint UK, Afghanistan, Pakistan statement

    Joint Statement on the occasion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-United Kingdom Special Trilateral Meeting.

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

  • Afghan National Army Officer Academy agreement

    Prime Minister David Cameron and President Karzai sign Memorandum of Understanding for UK support for Afghan National Army Officer Academy.

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

  • Foreign Secretary appalled by Russia and China's decision to veto Resolution on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said Russia and China "have turned their back on the people of Syria in their darkest hour."

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

  • Foreign Secretary's Ramadan message

    William Hague sends warmest wishes to Muslims in Britain and across the world at the start of Ramadan.

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