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Royal Marines from M Company of 42 Commando have returned home to a rapturous welcome from friends and family after a successful combat deployment in Afghanistan.
The RAF’s Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are the eyes in the sky keeping tabs on the insurgency in Afghanistan. Report by Andrew Simms.
Soldiers from the 7th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (207 Signal Squadron) have been presented with campaign medals after a demanding six-month tour in Afghanistan.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told Parliament that ‘real and meaningful’ progress is being achieved in Afghanistan and that the insurgency is under considerable pressure.
It is with great regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Vijay Rai from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 15 October 2011.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, 15 October 2011.
Over 2,000 pounds (900kg) of heroin and two bomb-makers have been intercepted in Afghanistan with the help of the Royal Navy’s Sea King helicopters – known as the ‘eyes in the sky’.
A decade after UK Forces began operations in Afghanistan, Tristan Kelly reports from Helmand as all eyes look forward to the planned end of UK combat operations there in 2015.
An Army officer is to receive the Air Force Cross for his ‘selflessness and extraordinary professionalism’ in piloting his Apache helicopter in dangerous situations to assist casualty rescue missions in Afghanistan.
An RAF improvised explosive device (IED) disposal operator who saved numerous lives during his recent deployment to Afghanistan has been awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
A sergeant from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) has described his fourth tour in Afghanistan as the most rewarding yet after building strong relationships with Afghan colleagues.
His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent has paid a special visit to British soldiers serving in Afghanistan.