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  • Afghanistan operational air update 28 January 2012

    RAF personnel conducted numerous missions across southern Afghanistan from 22 to 28 January 2012. Here follows an operational update.

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

  • Royal Welsh soldiers prepare for Afghanistan

    More than 300 soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh have recently been put through some final battlefield training scenarios in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Combat operations in Afghanistan to continue as planned

    There has been various media speculation that British troops face only one more summer of major combat operations in Afghanistan after reports of comments made by the US Defence Secretary and French President.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister shocked and saddened by violence in Port Said

    Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said he was shocked and saddened by the scenes of violence at a football stadium in Port Said, Egypt on 1 February.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt addresses energy security in Houston

    British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt delivered a keynote address on energy security at a World Affairs Council luncheon at the Federal Reserve Bank in Houston.

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

  • The Arab Spring and Challenges for 2012

    Remarks by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt to the World Affairs Council of Houston.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Syria: "Urgent for the Security Council to pass a meaningful and strong resolution"

    Remarks at the stakeout by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

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

  • Foreign Secretary urges Security Council to support Moroccan resolution on Syria

    Following the UN Security Council debate on Syria the Foreign Secretary William Hague again urged the adoption of a resolution to support Arab League plans to end the crisis.

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

  • RAF snipers protect Afghan family from insurgent attack

    Snipers from the RAF Regiment used their skills and training to protect an Afghan family caught up in an attack by insurgents in Helmand province.

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

  • Afghan police chief helps reintroduce kites to the Helmand skies

    Youngsters in Kopak, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, were presented with the traditional symbol of Afghanistan's culture thanks to an idea from the 5 RIFLES.

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

  • Number 10 Press Briefing - Morning From 30 January 2012

    From the Prime Minister's spokesperson on Syria, bonuses, Europe and Scotland

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

  • Foreign Secretary urges UN support for Arab League on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague will today argue for the urgent adoption of a resolution on Syria in support of Arab League plans to end the crisis when he speaks at the UN Security Council today.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Libyan Interior Minister

    Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne met the Libyan Interior Minister Fawzy Abdilal, who is making his first visit to the UK since his appointment at the end of November 2011.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes leading role by Morocco at the UN on Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed Morocco's contribution to discussions on Syria when he met Moroccan Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Youssef Amrani.

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

  • Foreign Secretary highlights progress in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has published a progress report in Parliament of the key developments in Afghanistan during December 2011.

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

  • TA medics return from Afghanistan

    Territorial Army (TA) soldiers returned home at the weekend from a demanding tour in Afghanistan running the busiest trauma hospital in the world.

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

  • Afghan police and British soldiers take on insurgents

    Troops from B Company, 1 YORKS, took the fight to the insurgents during a recent patrol with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the Nahr…

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

  • Princess Anne presents 2 LSR with Afghanistan campaign medals

    Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, has presented personnel from 2 Logistic Support Regiment (2 LSR) with campaign medals following their return from a demanding tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Minister updates Parliament on outcome of Foreign Affairs Council

    Minister for Europe David Lidington has updated Parliament on the outcomes of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 23 January.

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

  • Foreign Secretary on Syria: "We should unite behind the Arab League plan"

    Intervention by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

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