9 Jul 07 | Forget crimps and curls, tints and blow dry, soldiers both male and female are queuing up at their local hair salon for a simple short back and sides. |
5 Jul 07 | Soldiers from 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment have been taking part in a difficult and dangerous operation aimed at clearing Taliban elements from Jusyalay, the area between Sangin and Putay in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. |
3 Jul 07 | A team of British Army truck drivers who are deployed in Afghanistan have been helping to put together a training package for their Afghan National Army (ANA) counterparts. |
1 Jul 07 | It is with profound sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sergeant Dave Wilkinson from 19 Regiment Royal Artillery in southern Afghanistan. |
30 Jun 07 | It is with profound sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Captain Sean Dolan of 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters in southern Afghanistan. |
24 Jun 07 | It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Drummer Thomas Wright, aged 21, from the 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, in Afghanistan. |
22 Jun 07 | For the first time since the Malaya Insurgency, British military engineers working in southern Afghanistan have built an assault bridge under combat conditions. |
18 Jun 07 | Britain's most senior military medic, Surgeon General Louis Lillywhite, has responded to concerns over the provision of medical care and helicopters for British Forces in Afghanistan.
A special bandage, partly made from crushed shellfish, is helping to save the lives of badly injured troops and civilians in the deserts of southern Afghanistan. Report by Jason Impey.
A military couple whose daughter is suffering from a life-shortening disease are planning to raise funds to help others in a similar predicament. Report by Matt Clark. |
15 Jun 07 | World-class equipment and top-rate logistics are playing a vital part in helping British troops bring stability to some of the most hostile parts of Afghanistan. Report by Jason Impey. |
12 Jun 07 | In January this year, soldiers from the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters were preparing themselves for what they believed would be a deployment to southern Iraq this summer. But then the plans changed and, in March, they arrived in Helmand Province, Afghanistan to work as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF); their role, to form a new Battlegroup to supplement the troops, many of whom are British, already operating in the region. |
9 Jun 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Guardsman Neil 'Tony' Downes from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. |
8 Jun 07 | Training and mentoring the Afghan Army is key to the success of NATO's mission in southern Afghanistan as soldiers from the Grenadier Guards have recently been finding out. |
6 Jun 07 | It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Paul "Sandy" Sandford from 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters in southern Afghanistan. |