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Royal Marines celebrate Eid with Afghan soldiers

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.

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Afghan soldiers beat Royal Marines in Helmand football match

By Sharon Black

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.

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On patrol with the Afghan Army during Ramadan

By Sharon Black

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.

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Royal Marines and ANA adapt to reassure Afghan community

By Sharon Black

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.

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Warriors take oath as training course hailed a success

By Sharon Black

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.

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Afghan Army recruits take oath of allegiance on Helmand training course

By Sharon Black

Hundreds of new Afghan National Army (ANA) recruits, or ‘warriors’, have sworn loyalty and allegiance at their new training centre in Helmand province.

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RAF police support Afghan Army patrol

By Sharon Black

Members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) recently completed their first local liaison ‘solo’ patrol amongst settlements near their base in Helmand province, with RAF police officers providing additional security.

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Afghan Army’s ‘honorary Para’ keeps on fighting

By Sharon Black

A British-trained hero of the Afghan National Army (ANA) showed the true grit and courage of the Paras who coached him when he shrugged and carried on fighting after he was recently shot.

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3 PARA troops educate Afghan civilians in perils of IEDs

By Sharon Black

Locals in the northern Nad ‘Ali area of Helmand province are being taught life-saving skills to spot Taliban bombs, thanks to an education programme organised by British paratroopers and their Afghan National Army (ANA) colleagues.

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RAF Regiment conducts first joint patrols in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

The RAF Regiment has conducted its first patrols with members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Kandahar Air Wing (KAW).

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Paras and Afghan warriors join forces

By Sharon Black

Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have begun working with a new unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors who arrived at their base a few days ago.

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Soldiers deliver winter clothes to Afghan village

By Sharon Black

British soldiers and their partners in the Afghan National Army (ANA) have delivered winter coats, wellington boots and hats to Afghan children in a settlement recently controlled by the Taliban.