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  • This speech was to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 3 November 2010. The version here is as written, rather than as delivered.

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

  • British troops have formally handed over security to Afghan Forces in the capital of Helmand Province today - a significant milestone in a process of transition.

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

  • Afghanistan’s own forces will take lead responsibility for delivering security in a number of new areas across the country - including the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand where British forces operate.

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

  • Lashkar Gah, where British troops have operated since 2006, is the fourth of seven districts across Afghanistan where responsibility for security…

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

  • The transition of security from ISAF to Afghan forces in Lashkar Gah is scheduled to begin in July, Mr Hague added. He said that, on 15 May…

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

  • Soldiers from 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES) have joined Afghan security forces in an operation to clear a key insurgent 'safe haven' in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • The latest phase of the transition process, announced on Sunday 27 November 2011 by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, demonstrates continuing progress…

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

  • Afghan policemen accompanied by British troops recently cleared an insurgent hot spot to the east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

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

  • Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand province, where British forces operate, has now entered the transition process whereby responsibility for security will be handed over to Afghan forces.

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

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague said today's announcement marked another significant development in the transition process from international to Afghan security lead.

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

  • 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.

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

  • As Nad 'Ali looks to a brighter future, Tristan Kelly reports from the former Taliban stronghold.

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