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The Commanding Officer (CO) of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment has been awarded a top Estonian military honour for his part in leading the ISAF partner nation’s forces in Afghanistan. Report by Lorraine McBride.
Members of 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) and the Afghan National Police (ANP) have taken part in a five-day operation in the Lashkar Gah area of Helmand province.
Soldiers from Colchester-based B Company of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan today to a rapturous reception from their families.
The last personnel from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland to return from their six month deployment to Afghanistan arrived home today, Tuesday 26 April 2010.
UK and Afghan forces, led by British troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), are helping reopen a bazaar of more than 100 shops in the Helmand town of Chah-e Anjir, once too dangerous for local trade due to the insurgent threat.
Crowds of thousands in Shrewsbury yesterday gave a warm welcome to soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, recently returned from a six-month tour in Afghanistan.
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Colour Sergeant Alan Cameron from 1st Battalion Scots Guards died on 31 March 2011 as a result of wounds he received in Afghanistan on 13 April 2010.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion Irish Guards were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 23rd March 2011.
Soldiers from The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS), have extended their security reach in Helmand’s Lashkar Gah district by opening up a new checkpoint.
Estonian soldiers serving alongside members of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment in Helmand province took a brief break from their duties this week to celebrate their own country’s liberation – achieved 93 years ago.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Kyle Cleet Marshall, from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 14 February 2011.