Tag: Afghanistan

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Royal Marines band tours Helmand

By Sharon Black

A team of musicians from the Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth are in Afghanistan, where they have been touring the British area of operations and entertaining the troops of 3 Commando Brigade.

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First HERRICK 14 unit leaves Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN), have finished their six-month deployment to Afghanistan, becoming the first members of Task Force Helmand to return home from Operation HERRICK 14.

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Gunners cross Atlantic for charity

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, raising £5,000 for charity, just months after returning from Afghanistan.

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Head of Afghan Training Mission speaks of progress

By Sharon Black

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.