2 SCOTS Set Off For Afghanistan Deployment
The Fusiliers are having to undergo a period of quarantine at RAF Wittering before flying out to the country for Operation Toral.
The Fusiliers are having to undergo a period of quarantine at RAF Wittering before flying out to the country for Operation Toral.
The United States has already withdrawn thousands of personnel from the country in 2020.
Op Toral is the UK's contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan - providing force protection to advisors and training Afghan forces.
Afghan civilians served as interpreters for British forces in Helmand province between May 2006 and December 2014.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the opening ceremony for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
US Central Command says even with personnel numbers reduced to 4,500 they can "still pursue the task that we need to do in Afghanistan".
The council will have the final say and will ultimately decide on the points that the negotiating team takes up with the Taliban.
Prisoner releases on both sides are part of an agreement signed in February between the United States and the Taliban.
A neuroscientist has told Forces News that British personnel with traumatic brain injuries are being "managed" differently to US patients.
The militant is said to be Assadullah Orakzai, an intelligence leader for the IS affiliate in Afghanistan.
A redundancy scheme has enabled just two interpreters who worked with UK personnel to resettle in the two years since terms were relaxed.
The United Nations report credits the decrease to the reduction of operations by international forces.
As planned, the United States has reduced its presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel, withdrawing from five bases.
It comes as doctors in Afghanistan are warning the country's health services are struggling to cope with cases of COVID-19.
Major James Fuller was decorated for his 12-month tour of duty while on exchange with the US Marine Corps.
Russia described the reports as “nonsense”.