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Gurkhas celebrate Dashain in Helmand

By Sharon Black

The soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR), have enthusiastically started celebrating the Hindu festival of Dashain at their spartan patrol base in Nad ‘Ali, Helmand province.

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1 YORKS deploy to Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

Personnel from 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (1 YORKS) are starting a gruelling six-month tour in Afghanistan where they will work alongside the Afghan National Army to help them prepare to fully take over security operations in the country.

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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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Gurkhas forge relationships in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

Three months into their current Helmand deployment, soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) are using their language skills to build relationships with their partners in the Afghan National Security Forces and Afghan locals.

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Gurkhas forge relationships in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

Three months into their current Helmand deployment, soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) are using their language skills to build relationships with their partners in the Afghan National Security Forces and Afghan locals.

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IN PICTURES: 4 SCOTS helps protect routes into Lashkar Gah

By Sharon Black

Since responsibility for security in the town of Lashkar Gah was taken over by Afghan forces last week, soldiers from The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS), alongside Afghan security forces, have been further strengthing security on the outskirts of the district.

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Soldier from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords)

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the death of a soldier from the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords), who was killed on Saturday 18 June 2011. The soldier was shot while on patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj (North) District of Helmand Province and died of his injuries.

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An explosive patrol in Helmand

By Sharon Black

While on patrol in Helmand last week, Lance Corporal Ryder of 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN) witnessed a Warrior armoured vehicle trigger an IED, and the soldiers on board escape without serious injury.