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British soldiers embedded with an Afghan National Army unit recently to offer advice on a three-day operation to clear a vital supply route and search for insurgents.

A Royal Engineers officer has won a prestigious award in recognition of his work developing the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

The British Army’s 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) has completed a rigorous training period to thoroughly prepare for the challenges it now faces in preparing the Afghan National Security Forces for transition in Helmand province.

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.

Last week, to celebrate Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Afghan National Army (ANA) hosted an event for local elders in Helmand and invited their Royal Marines mentors from 42 Commando along too.

Soldiers from 24 Commando Engineer Regiment have trained a team of Afghan National Army (ANA) troops to operate the heavy construction vehicles used in major infrastructure projects such as road-building.

Royal Marines recently played Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in the inaugural match of the newly-formed football league of Rahim Kalay, a small farming community previously ravaged by fighting and terrorised by insurgents.

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.

Lieutenant General William B Caldwell, the Commander of the NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan (NTM-A), has spoken of the progress being made in training the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and the plans to develop leadership within them.

Royal Marines from 42 Commando, working with their Afghan National Army (ANA) colleagues, have turned what was expected to be an offensive operation into a bridge-building exercise with the local community, as insurgents fled.