Establishing stability in Afghanistan
Issue We are in Afghanistan for one overriding reason – to protect our national security by helping the Afghans take control of their own.
Military Resettlement, Business, Training & Recruitment
Military Resettlement, Business, Training & Recruitment
Issue We are in Afghanistan for one overriding reason – to protect our national security by helping the Afghans take control of their own.
The Prime Minister told Parliament that UK forces would shift from mentoring Afghan troops at battalion level to brigade level next year.
An Army officer who foiled a complex enemy ambush while on a joint patrol with the Afghan National Army (ANA) has been awarded his second Mention in Despatches.
Commando Gunners from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery have helped the Afghan National Army (ANA) develop patrolling, casualty-handling and searching skills to the extent that the ANA can now run checkpoints and carry out patrols on their own.
Throughout the fasting period of Ramadan the Afghan National Army (ANA) are still working hard with the help of their British mentors to ensure that the local population in Helmand remains safe and protected.
The UK’s Armed Forces will lead a new Afghan National Army (ANA) Officer Training Academy, to be based just outside Kabul, Prime Minister David Cameron announced yesterday, 6 July 2011.
Members of 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) and the Afghan National Police (ANP) have taken part in a five-day operation in the Lashkar Gah area of Helmand province.
Hundreds of Afghan National Army (ANA) recruits have sworn loyalty and allegiance in a solemn ceremony at their new training centre in Helmand province. Over 800 recruits became ANA soldiers, or ‘warriors’, each swearing an oath on the Holy Koran.
The Head of the Afghan National Army has visited the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, returning 43 years after his graduation from the world-famous institution.
The Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand have taken a further step in their continuing development after receiving first aid training from medics of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS).
British soldiers and US Marines have been working closely for the past six months to improve the capability of the Afghan National Police (ANP).