| 27 Oct 06 | Medics at Camp Bastion's new field hospital work with RAF crews to save the lives of soldiers wounded in battle. |
| 26 Oct 06 | British military engineers are hard at work with their Afghan counterparts to bring reconstruction to the heart of southern Afghanistan, in a number of projects supported by the Department for International Development (DFID). |
| 25 Oct 06 | The Defence Secretary Des Browne met Royal Marines and British soldiers, sailors and airmen from a variety of units in southern Afghanistan. |
| 24 Oct 06 | British helicopter crews are hard at work supporting ground troops in security and reconstruction work across Helmand province. |
| 23 Oct 06 | The genuine progress made in parts of Afghanistan since the dark days of Taliban rule would not have been possible without the sacrifice, determination and ambition of the country's increasingly capable security forces, Defence Secretary Des Browne told President Karzai during a visit to Kabul. |
| 19 Oct 06 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Marine Gary Wright, of 45 Commando Royal Marines. |
| 19 Oct 06 | Within days of arriving in Afghanistan, J Company 42 Commando Royal Marines deployed into Forward Operating Base (FOB) Price to carry out patrols. |
| 18 Oct 06 | Following a deal between local tribal elders and the democratically-elected Afghanistan Government, UK forces successfully extracted from Musa Qala in the early hours of Tuesday 17 October 2006. |
| 12 Oct 06 | 450,000 rifle and machine gun rounds, 7,500 mortar rockets and 4,000 light artillery rounds fired. These statistics illustrate the level of intensity which the 3 Para Battlegroup faced during their recent tour of duty in Afghanistan. |
| 11 Oct 06 | More than 150 soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment Battlegroup were reunited with their loved-ones, after a six-month tour of duty in Helmand Province. |
| 11 Oct 06 | The outgoing Commander of the British Task Force in southern Afghanistan has spoken of his "immense pride" in the work of the force over the last six months. |
| 9 Oct 06 | The Paras of 16 Air Assault Brigade return home after fulfilling their mission in Afghanistan, to be replaced by the Marines of 3 Commando Brigade. |
| 9 Oct 06 | Royal Marine Commandos conduct a training day with the Afghan National Army at Lashkar Gah, the Helmand Province capital, aimed at teaching them how to operate a Vehicle Check Point. |
| 5 Oct 06 | Recent video footage of Harrier pilots bombing Taleban targets, the "view from the cockpit" and the release of statistics showing a surge in munitions deployed against enemy targets, has reinforced the crucial role the Joint Force Harrier is playing in supporting Operation Herrick. |
| 5 Oct 06 | Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, finished a two day visit to her associated units and Regiments in Afghanistan. |
| 5 Oct 06 | NATO's International Security Assistance Force assumed command of international military security operations in eastern Afghanistan from Coalition forces. |
| 2 Oct 06 | Harrier crews from RAF Cottesmore, near Rutland, were preparing to return home after a gruelling four-and-a-half month tour in Afghanistan. |
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