| 2 Aug 06 | The delivery of sustained security is the key to success and reconstruction in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan. Such security will not be achieved whilst those who oppose the ISAF presence are able to attack coalition and Afghan National Security Forces or intimidate the local population. |
| 1 Aug 06 | It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of three British soldiers in southern Afghanistan. |
| 31 Jul 06 | NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) assumed command from Coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, continuing a process that began with ISAF's establishment at Kabul in August 2003. |
| 25 Jul 06 | Defence Secretary, Des Browne, has unveiled a package of new equipment to help protect UK Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan following an armoured vehicles review.
Deploying to Afghanistan in September 2006, 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines were joined at Salisbury plain by the Minister of the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram to watch their final preparations.
Anyone who reads a newspaper or watches television is more than aware of the UK's involvement in Southern Afghanistan and the 3,000 plus British troops that are deployed there. But not many are aware of the military working dogs that are doing their bit to restore peace and security in Afghanistan. |
| 24 Jul 06 | Soldiers based in Afghanistan have been braving searing 50-plus degree temperatures to run a marathon aimed at raising money for needy children in the country. |
| 19 Jul 06 | UK forces have maintained a presence in the Sangin area of Northern Helmand continuously since mid-June 2006. Their attention has been focussed primarily on the security of the District Centre of the town, the hub of local government. |
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