| 5 Jun 07 | British troops serving in southern Afghanistan have been helping to secure the livelihood of thousands of Afghan people by carrying out urgent reconstruction work while in the middle of a major operation to clear Taliban fighters from the Sangin Valley.
British Forces based in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, deployed as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), have launched a programme to raise awareness of the dangers posed by landmines. |
| 4 Jun 07 | Gaining the support of the local population is critical to success in southern Afghanistan, according to the British Commander there, and with the success of the latest operation in the Sangin Valley, gaining that support is exactly what the troops are now doing. |
| 2 Jun 07 | The UK-led Operation Lastay Kulang, which has been continuing in northern Helmand Province, has succeeded in squeezing the Taliban in the north and south of the Upper Sangin Valley into isolated pockets. |
| 31 May 07 | British troops deployed as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, and working alongside Afghan National Security Forces, are taking part in a major operation aimed at extending the control of the Afghan Government into northern Helmand Province. |
| 30 May 07 | It is with much sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Mike Gilyeat from the Royal Military Police was amongst the seven ISAF soldiers killed when the Chinook helicopter that they were travelling in went down near Kajaki in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan at approximately 9pm local time. |
| 28 May 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Darren Bonner from 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment was killed on the morning of Monday 28 May 2007, in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan. |
| 26 May 07 | It is with much sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Daniel Probyn from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. |
| 22 May 07 | UK Defence Secretary Des Browne has urged the United Nations to take a lead strategic role in Afghanistan in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. |
| 21 May 07 | The first black officer to serve in the Grenadier Guards has been speaking about his experiences battling the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. |
| 20 May 07 | The Ministry of Defence deeply regrets to announce that Lance Corporal George Russell Davey from 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment has died as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident at the British base in Sangin, Afghanistan. |
| 14 May 07 | The commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops in Helmand Province has been meeting with tribal elders in Gereshk in an effort to formulate plans for the reconstruction of the area following a recent joint operation by Afghan National Army (ANA) and ISAF troops. |
| 9 May 07 | An officer from the RAF Regiment, Flight Lieutenant Matthew Carter, who played a vital role in destroying Taliban positions as a forward air controller in Afghanistan, has received his Military Cross from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace following his "selfless bravery". |
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