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British soldiers have built a checkpoint in record time to help stop the movement of insurgents in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Sheldon Steel, from 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES), who was killed in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 27 November 2011.

Afghanistan’s own forces will take lead responsibility for delivering security in a number of new areas across the country, it was announced yesterday, including the Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province where British forces operate.

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES) was killed on 27 November 2011 in the Babaji area of the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province.

British troops provided support to the Afghan Uniform Police as they built a new checkpoint to protect the residents of a Helmand village from insurgents.

British and Afghan soldiers launched an airborne operation into an isolated area of Helmand province which they then swept for any insurgent activity.

On her recent deployment to Afghanistan, a Royal Army Medical Corps officer got involved in the drive to improve maternal healthcare in Helmand. Report by Tristan Kelly.

Soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (1 YORKS) have taken gifts to Afghan children in Helmand to help them celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid.

British and Afghan soldiers were recently flown into an area of Helmand province which has rarely seen security forces in an attempt to reassure the local population.

Troops from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1 PWRR) have been carrying out security patrols recently in a small village in Helmand province alongside members of the local Afghan Police.