British Troops In Afghanistan

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  Britain Says Its Final Civilian Flights Will Soon Leave Afghanistan

  British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan today and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces chief General Nick Carter said.

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  "If You Ask Me...": UK's Boris Johnson "Apprehensive" About Afghanistan Future

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said he was "apprehensive" about the future of Afghanistan as the US announced that its withdrawal from the country was now more than 90 percent complete.

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  Britain To Send Extra 440 Troops To Afghanistan

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge to send 440 extra troops to Afghanistan during the NATO summit in Brussels on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump urges allies to contribute more.

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  British Military Dog Awarded Medal For Saving Troops In Afghanistan

  A UK Special Forces dog was today awarded a medal equivalent of the country's highest military honour for his role in saving hundreds of troops during his tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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  British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle

  Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.

• British Forces Hand Over Control of Last Base in Afghanistan

  British forces Sunday handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan troops, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives.

• A Snapshot of US Troop Commitment in Afghanistan Since 2001

  U.S. and British forces began launching airstrikes into Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against America. The initial strikes were aimed at Taliban troops, training camps and air defenses. By early November there were about 1,300 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

• Five troops killed in UK helicopter crash in Afghanistan

  Five British troops were killed on Saturday in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, in what appeared to be a "tragic accident", the Ministry of Defence in London said.

• British PM David Cameron says mission accomplished in Afghanistan

  Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that British troops could leave Afghanistan next year with a sense of having accomplished their mission.

• Taliban plotted to capture Prince Harry in Afghanistan: report

  Prince Harry was the prime target of the Taliban during his stint with British troops in Afghanistan and there were many plans to capture him but his "good luck" saved him, a top militant commander has claimed.

• Seven US troops killed in Afghan bomb attack

  Seven US soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO and Western officials in Kabul said, capping off one of the bloodiest weeks for international forces this year.

• Afghan soldier kills British soldier, wounds six

  An Afghan soldier turned his weapon against foreign and Afghan troops in a southern province, killing one British soldier, another attack by a member of Afghanistan's military against its foreign allies, officials said on Tuesday.

• James Bond actor Daniel Craig visits UK troops in Afghanistan

  James Bond actor Daniel Craig surprised British troops in Afghanistan on Sunday by turning up at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province to introduce the latest 007 movie "Skyfall" as 800 soldiers sat down to watch it.

• Prince Harry back in Afghanistan to fly Apache helicopters into combat

  Britain's Ministry of Defense says Prince Harry has returned to Afghanistan to fly Apache attack helicopters during a four-month tour of combat duty. The 27-year-old who is third in line to the British throne looked relaxed, if slightly tired Friday, and gave a thumbs-up after a long journey on a standard troop flight from England.

• Attacker in Afghan uniform kills 2 NATO troops

  A man in an Afghan army uniform shot and killed two British soldiers on Monday inside a NATO base in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The attack appeared to be the latest in a string of so-called "green on blue" attacks in which Afghan security forces have turned on their international colleagues or mentors. Such attacks have become increasing...