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The Taliban gave safe haven to Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, which allowed terrorists to plan and carry out attacks around the world. We joined many other nations in a NATO/ISAF-led military intervention to bring Al-Qaeda’s leaders to justice, remove the Taliban from control in Afghanistan and prevent the country again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists. Over the last 13 years the international military campaign has reduced the terrorist threat from this region and helped train […]
1 Armoured Infantry Brigade has recently returned from being the lead formation of British troops in Afghanistan for Operation HERRICK 18. The roulement tour saw the Brigade working in support of the Afghan Army and Afghan National Police. The Brigade handed over responsibility for Task Force Helmand to 7th Armoured Brigade in October 2013. 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade is one of the Army’s seven deployable brigades and is part of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. It […]
The Prime Minister has announced that a service of commemoration will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral on 13 March, followed by a parade. A service of commemoration, attended by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, will be held to mark the end of combat operations in Afghanistan, and to honour the contribution of all those in the UK who worked from 2001 to 2014 to make the country […]
Personnel from the armed forces marched through Westminster to mark their return from the last British combat tour of Afghanistan. Troops from 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade and from 102 Logistic Brigade marched from Wellington Barracks to the Palace of Westminster. The last troops to serve on Operation Herrick line-up outside the Palace of Westminster.Personnel who took part served as part of Joint Force Support (Afghanistan) as well as ISAF Regional Command (Southwest) during the last […]
A Brigade whose troops were among the first and last to serve on operations in Afghanistan has joined together to commemorate its commitment and pay tribute to its soldiers killed while serving in the country. Paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade provided security in Kabul in 2002 after the overthrow of the Taliban and led the first major deployment into Helmand Province in 2006. Its Apache attack helicopters were deployed from 2006 until British combat […]
