Helmand, Afghanistan News

Canadian soldier A Canadian soldier points at the direction of fire coming from insurgents to an Afghan National Army soldier during a firefight in the Badula Qulp area, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb.

A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban facilitator in the Zharay district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province today, military officials reported.

A SOLDIER from Chatteris is cycling hundreds of miles in the Afghanistan desert to help a colleague combat the rare disease which hospitalised his son.

A SWANSEA soldier serving in Afghanistan says it is tough being apart from his daughter who needs major surgery this summer.

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An Exmouth soldier has received his campaign medal from the Duke of Edinburgh following a six-month tour of Afghanistan.

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The bodies of two servicemen killed in Afghanistan at the weekend are due to be flown back to the UK later.

Soldiers from 1 Royal Anglian, who form part of the Brigade Advisory Group, have moved into position to support the start of the first major Afghan National Army offensive of the spring.

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THE two hero British soldiers shot dead by a pair of rogue Afghan policemen knew their attackers, sources said yesterday.

A Royal Air Force airman and a soldier from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards were killed on Saturday at a patrol base in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defence said.

An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained a Taliban leader and two additional insurgents during an operation in the Imam Sahib district of Afghanistan's Kunduz province today, military officials reported.

The funeral of a soldier who died along with five colleagues in a bomb attack in Afghanistan will take place today.

SPCA on the ball to rescue barn owl A tame owl was rescued after it was found sitting in a plant pot at a football stadium, MSN News reports.

A young beggar has been awarded hundreds of pounds, land and a bursary to study after it was discovered he had a birthmark on his chest resembling the map of Afghanistan.

THE FAMILY of a fallen Pendle soldier is appealing to the Ministry of Defence to end the claiming back of military salaries when a service person dies in action.

The Afghan Red Crescent Society and the International Committee of the Red Cross have vowed to step up their relief operations in the insurgency-hit country despite raging insecurity.

An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained a Taliban leader and two additional insurgents during an operation in the Imam Sahib district of Afghanistan's Kunduz province today, military officials reported.

The funeral of a West Yorkshire soldier killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan will take place at Huddersfield Parish Church later.