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.
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Afghanistan Trump: Personnel In Afghanistan 'Home By Christmas'
The United States has already withdrawn thousands of personnel from the country in 2020.
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Army 2 YORKS Receive Medals For Afghanistan Deployment
Op Toral is the UK's contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan - providing force protection to advisors and training Afghan forces.
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Afghanistan More Afghan Interpreters Eligible To Move To UK Under New Rules
Afghan civilians served as interpreters for British forces in Helmand province between May 2006 and December 2014.
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News Warring Afghan Sides Launch ‘Historic Peace Negotiations’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the opening ceremony for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
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Afghanistan US 'In Execution' Of Afghanistan Troop Reduction Plan
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".
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Afghanistan Afghan President Names Council Amid Taliban Peace Deal Effort
The council will have the final say and will ultimately decide on the points that the negotiating team takes up with the Taliban.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan Begins Release Of Final 400 Taliban Prisoners
Prisoner releases on both sides are part of an agreement signed in February between the United States and the Taliban.
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News Traumatic Brain Injuries: Questions Over Care For British Personnel
A neuroscientist has told Forces News that British personnel with traumatic brain injuries are being "managed" differently to US patients.
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Afghanistan Afghan Troops Kill Senior IS Militant
The militant is said to be Assadullah Orakzai, an intelligence leader for the IS affiliate in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Afghan Interpreters: Government Pledges 'Fair System' For UK Residency
A redundancy scheme has enabled just two interpreters who worked with UK personnel to resettle in the two years since terms were relaxed.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Reduction In Civilian Casualties In 2020
The United Nations report credits the decrease to the reduction of operations by international forces.
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Afghanistan US Confirms Thousands Of Troops Have Withdrawn From Afghanistan
As planned, the United States has reduced its presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel, withdrawing from five bases.
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Afghanistan How Has Coronavirus Impacted British Troops Deployed To Afghanistan?
It comes as doctors in Afghanistan are warning the country's health services are struggling to cope with cases of COVID-19.
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Royal Marines Royal Marine Receives Rare US Bronze Star For Afghanistan Service
Major James Fuller was decorated for his 12-month tour of duty while on exchange with the US Marine Corps.
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USA Trump Denies Being Briefed On Reported Bounties Against US Troops
Russia described the reports as “nonsense”.