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Securing the Future of Afghanistan

James Arbuthnot | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: UK Conservative Party, British Army, Armed Forces, Philip Hammond, Afghanistan, Helmand, Defence Select Committee, Iraq, Mod, UK Politics News
James Arbuthnot

In our report published today, we concluded that, at the end of UK operations in Afghanistan in 2014, the best the UK will be able to do is to withdraw in good order and engage with external partners to improve Afghanistan's future prospects.

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Beyond the Soldier Myth - Drones Strikes, Night Raids and Taliban Ambushes

Joe Glenton | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Basra, Army, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Special Forces, 9/11, Prince Harry, Helmand, Baghdad, Iraq, Ptsd, Drones, Joe Glenton, UK Politics News
Joe Glenton

The hero-soldier brand is undeniably potent. The increased presence of soldiers at sports events - be it at Premier League games or the Olympics - is a shrewd move by the PR-savvy Ministry of Defence. The idea of a wholesome, dutiful hero is very appealing and is very much a feature of British identity, intertwined as it is with our military history and our imperial present.

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Speaking Up for the Interpreters of Afghanistan

Alex Ford | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: UK Conservative Party, War in Afghanistan, Political Asylum, Afghanistan, David Cameron, Interpreters, Helmand, Asylum, UK Politics News
Alex Ford

After the pull out of Iraq, the British gave - en masse - asylum to the interpreters that had helped us in that conflict, but the 'terps in Afghanistan are going to have to apply for the same asylum on a 'case-by-case' basis.

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Hamid Karzai Is Only Saying What Soldiers Have Known for Years

Joe Glenton | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Hamid Karzai, Iraq War Anniversary, Karzai, British Army, War on Terror, Occupation, Afghanistan, British Military, Helmand, Insurgents, UK Politics News
Joe Glenton

Karzai's argument that the UK troop increase in Helmand in 2006 created today's insecurity will sting politicians, but what he says is true. I remember the events clearly; I was in Afghanistan at the time.

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Two Gurkhas Shot Dead In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 30.10.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Army, British Army, Defence, Soldier Death, UK News, Army, British Troops, Afghanistan, Middle East, Helmand, US Army, Gurkhas, UK News

Two Gurkhas have been killed in Afghanistan by a man wearing an Afghan police uniform, in what appears to be the latest "green-on-blue" attack on Brit...

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Five Royal Marines Charged With Murder

PA | Posted 14.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Murder, Murder Charge, Marines, UK News, Geneva Convention, Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence, Afghan War, Helmand, Royal Marines, Taliban, UK News

Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder in relation to an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today. Seven...

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British Soldier 'Unaware Of Pregnancy' Gives Birth At Camp Bastion

PA/Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Prince Harry, Birth, Helmand, Prince Harry Camp Bastion, John Radcliffe Hospital, Video, Afghanistan, Female Soldiers, Camp Bastion, UK News

A British servicewoman has given birth to a baby boy while serving in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence said the soldier - who is understood to ...

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British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Named

PA | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Helmand Province, British Troops Afghanistan, British Troops in Afghanistan, Helmand, UK News, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, UK News

A soldier killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb has been named as Sergeant Lee Paul Davidson of The Light Dragoons. The 32-year-old from Doncast...

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British Soldier Dies From Wounds Inflicted In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 07.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Helmand, US Army, Army, British Army, UK News, Afghanistan, Nato, UK News

A soldier has died after being wounded in Afghanistan last month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The serviceman, from 1st Battalion Grenadier ...

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US Troops Punished For Quran Burnings, Urinating On Corpses (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 28.08.2012 | UK
Read More: UK News, UK World, Afghanistan, US Marines, Video Marines Urinating, Helmand, US Army, Koran Burning, Quran Burning, Video, UK News

Nine American soldiers have escaped criminal prosecution over two separate incidents of burning Qurans and urinating on the corpses of insurgents in A...

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Tributes Paid To 'Bright, Committed' Guardsman Jamie Shadrake, Killed In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 19.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Helmand, UK Army, Ministry of Defence, Afghanistan, Terrorism, UK Armed Forces, Combat, UK News

A soldier shot dead as he defended a checkpoint in Afghanistan was today named as Guardsman Jamie Shadrake of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. T...

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'He was My Soulmate': Tribute To Fallen Soldier

Posted 04.08.2012 | UK
Read More: Helmand, UK News, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, UK News

A British soldier killed in Afghanistan during a mission to rescue a kidnapped policeman was named today as Private Gregg Thomas Stone. The 20-year...

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Nato Air Strike 'Kills Family Of Eight' In Afghanistan

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 27.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Civilian Deaths, Airstrike, Paktia, UK News, Afghanistan, Ied, Nato, Afghan, Kabul, Helmand, President Karzai, Afghan Civilians, News, NATO Airstrike, UK News

Eight civilians, including a woman and six children, have been killed by an Nato airstrike in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, local officials have...

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Diary From Kabul - The Secret War

Martin Middlebrook | Posted 20.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Kabul, Helmand, Ana, Afghan Soldiers, Afghanistan, Diary, Mogadishu, Injury, Home News
Martin Middlebrook

Since my brush with death at the Ashura bombing in Kabul, and my crack on the head, I have developed a disturbing ability. In the same way that bats can locate moths by echolocation, I have discovered that I can locate furniture with my shins. We never stop learning it seems. It started in Dubai when I jammed my foot into a table and sliced my toe open.

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British Troops Killed By Gunman At Afghan Nato Base

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK
Read More: UK Army, UK News, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Soldier, Nato, Helmand, Blue on Green, UK News

A gunman dressed in an Afghan army uniform shot two British soldiers in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confi...

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Honeymoon In Helmand?

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK
Read More: Weddings, UK Armed Forces, UK News, Afghanistan, UK Weddings, Helmand, UK Military, Camp Bastion, UK News

A newlywed couple are enjoying a novel start to married life - with a honeymoon in Helmand. Squadron Leader Rachel and Lieutenant Commander Gareth ...

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Diary From Kabul - Children of War

Martin Middlebrook | Posted 25.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Kabul, Helmand, Afghanistan, Photojournalism, Culture, Diary, Camp Bastion, UK Culture, Home News
Martin Middlebrook

Next to my tent in Camp Bastion is the Vigil Ceremony Parade Ground, where those killed in action are remembered. Inscribed on the monument are the names of all the soldiers that have given their lives in Helmand. Carved into stone are these words: "When you go home tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today."

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Diary from Kabul - To Helmand and Back!

Martin Middlebrook | Posted 18.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Helmand, Afghanistan, Photojournalism, Diary, UK Politics, Kabul, Afghanistan Military, Saving Money, UK Culture, UK Media, Home News
Martin Middlebrook

We patrolled for six hours, a wearing journey I can assure you, and whilst never blasé, you can also become a little un-attentive after a while. 50 yards behind me a soldier lost his legs a couple of weeks back, 600 yards to my left is a sniper, to the front is a compound with insurgents, we can see them watching us, and the same to our right, a compound chock full of people who rightly or wrongly wish us ill.

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Diary from Kabul - Getting Naked in Helmand!

Martin Middlebrook | Posted 04.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Helmand, Humour, Afghanistan, Photojournalism, Kabul-Diary, Home News
Martin Middlebrook

I am going to tell you something that you can read, but if you do, you must accept that you have the following choices. You will either have to eat your computer after reading, or face a firing squad, 'ready, shoot, aim'!

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Diary From Kabul - Off to Helmand!

Martin Middlebrook | Posted 28.03.2012 | Home
Read More: Photo Journalism, Photography, Kabul, Afghanistan, Helmand, Kabul Diary, UK Media, War Journalism, Home News
Martin Middlebrook

When I first heard that I was going to Helmand, well I was thrilled. Mayonnaise is my favourite condiment by a country mile, and to be spending two weeks at the home of Mayonnaise was a career high. And then I realised that I was going to Helmand, not Hellman as I had thought and I was crestfallen.

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British Soldier Dies In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Helmand, Soldiers, UK News, British Army, Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence, War in Afghanistan, UK News

A British soldier has died at a base in southern Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence said the death of the serviceman, from 200 Signals Squadron, ...

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British Soldiers Who've Served In Helmand Often Turn To Drink

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK News, UK Issues, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence, Alcoholism, Helmand, Mod, UK Politics News

Soldiers fighting in Afghanistan are more likely to become alcoholics, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. Research shows servicemen and women ...

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Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

PA | Posted 15.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Helmand, UK Army, Ministry of Defence, Afghanistan, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, 2nd Battalion, UK News

A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, was s...

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Unremembered Afghanistan

Tom Stevenson | Posted 07.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Wooton Bassett, Kabul, Kandahar, Osama Bin Laden, Herat, Remembrance, Poppies, Refugees, Afghanistan, Civilian Deaths, Helmand, Bombing, UK News
Tom Stevenson

In a small park just outside the sleepy Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett, there are 35,000 wooden crosses planted in neat lines. Each has a red poppy pinned to its centre; many have photos of the smiling faces of deceased British soldiers clipped to them by loved ones.

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Log Reveals Afghan 'Friendly Fire'

Posted 20.10.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: UK Military, Helmand, Afghanistan, Ministry of Defence, UK Politics News

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Afghan forces accidentally fired on British troops in Helmand Province at least 19 times over a three-and-a-half year period, mil...

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