| 26 Sep 07 | The first 160 Royal Marine Commandoes from 40 Commando are deploying to Afghanistan, 'raring to go and with morale sky high,' said their Commanding Officer. |
| 25 Sep 07 | A large dose of morale in the form of parcels and letters has just landed at the British Forces' main base in Afghanistan courtesy of the Royal Mail's new free postal service. |
| 21 Sep 07 | British Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicles working alongside the Afghan National Security Force have been taking part in a major offensive aimed at driving out the Taliban from key areas of Helmand province. |
| 20 Sep 07 | It is with much sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Colour Sergeant Phillip Newman of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment and Private Brian Tunnicliffe of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) in a tragic accident in southern Afghanistan. |
| 18 Sep 07 | Derek Twigg, Under Secretary of State for Defence, has been visiting the Field Hospital which British forces have built in the middle of one of the world’s most inhospitable deserts in southern Afghanistan. |
| 17 Sep 07 | It is with immense sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Ivano Violino from 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment in southern Afghanistan. |
| 16 Sep 07 | The Sunday Telegraph has published an article claiming that there are critical shortages of doctors for British troops in Afghanistan and that the 40-bed field hospital at Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand, closed its doors twice in the past six months because it ran out of beds. |
| 13 Sep 07 | Nicknamed England's Northern Cavalry, it is not horses that The Light Dragoons have gone into battle with in southern Afghanistan but robust and effective tracked vehicles. Report by Major John Godfrey and Corporal Jon Bevan. |
| 12 Sep 07 | Troops on front-line duty in Afghanistan are trusting their lives to a vehicle which helped guarantee a bright operational future for the Royal Marines. Report by Steve Moore. |
| 10 Sep 07 | British medics from 208 Field Hospital have helped to treat a number of local civilians and officers from the Afghan National Police after a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a bus station in the Helmand town of Gereshk in the early hours. |
| 8 Sep 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Sergeant Craig Brelsford and Private Johan Botha, both from The 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), in Afghanistan. |
| 5 Sep 07 | It is with great sorrow that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Private Damian Wright and Private Ben Ford who were killed in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. |
| 1 Sep 07 | Soldiers serving in Afghanistan joined Regimental colleagues in the UK by donning their new Mercian double-headed eagle badges at the same time to form the Army's newest infantry unit, the Mercian Regiment. |
| 30 Aug 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Senior Aircraftman Christopher Bridge from C flight, 51 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan. |
| 28 Aug 07 | Newly appointed Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth MP, lost no time in getting to grips with his new job, undertaking a tour of British bases in Afghanistan just days after his appointment. Report by Roy Bacon. |
| 24 Aug 07 | Minister for the Armed Forces Bob Ainsworth visited RAF Brize Norton to learn how the airbridge, which connects the UK Armed Forces with overseas operations, works. |
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