Afghanistan: UK Paid Out For 289 Civilian Deaths, Analysis Shows
The average payment from the British military per fatality was £2,380 – a total compensation bill of £688,000.
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Afghanistan Kabul airlift personnel 'probably should' receive medals, Army chief says
British soldiers assisted people leaving Kabul for two weeks, falling short of the 30-day service criteria for medallic recognition.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Second Interpreters Email Data Breach Uncovered In MOD
The news comes just one day after the Defence Secretary apologised for the "unacceptable level of service'' that led to the first breach.
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Afghanistan 'They Will Shoot Me And My Family': Interpreters Hiding From Taliban In Desperate Wait For Help
Forces News spoke to an interpreter currently hiding from the Taliban, with his pregnant wife and three children, in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan MOD Investigation Under Way After Afghan Interpreters' Data Breach
The Ministry of Defence has apologised following the breach, which reportedly exposed email addresses of hundreds of Afghan interpreters.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: MOD Refuses To Comment On Claims Only 99 Interpreters Evacuated
The Sulha Alliance claims only 99 former interpreters were evacuated during Operation Pitting at Kabul airport.
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Afghanistan British And Afghan Army Officers Reunited At Kabul Airport In Chance Meeting
The pair met up once again on UK soil on Monday when they were invited to meet Veterans Minister Leo Docherty at the MOD.
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Afghanistan Are These Armed Taliban Fighters Riding Swan Pedalos?
Photos appear to show members of the Taliban in pedalos in Bamyan Province, located to the east of the Afghan capital Kabul.
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Politics Troops' Afghanistan And COVID Efforts 'Cannot Mask' Weak Security Planning, Report Says
Senior figures in Parliament have criticised Government strategy during the crises.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: US Admits Kabul Drone Strike Was 'Tragic Mistake'
Only civilians were killed in the attack last month, the Pentagon said.
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Royals Kate To Meet Military Personnel Involved In Afghanistan Evacuation
The Duchess of Cambridge will speak to those who took part in Operation Pitting – the UK's evacuation mission from Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan Royal Gurkha Rifles Deployed To Help Resettle Afghan Former NATO Staff
Personnel are helping to vet and process evacuees before they are resettled across NATO countries, including the UK.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Ex-Marine Pen Farthing 'So Happy' As Charity Staff Reach Pakistan
Pen Farthing has revealed on Twitter that his staff are ‘safely in Islamabad and in the care of the British High Commission’.
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News Former UK Armed Forces Chief Warns Taliban's Return In Afghanistan Raises Prospect Of 'Another 9/11'
General Lord Richards' comments came as the Queen, Prime Minister and leader of the opposition marked the 20 years since 9/11.
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USA 'Which Movie Is This?': How British Veteran Remembers 9/11 Reaction
Retired Colonel Ash Alexander-Cooper spoke to Forces News about his memories of the attack and how it impacted his life and service.
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Afghanistan Soldiers Reflect On Checkpoint Role Helping Afghan Refugees Reach Britain
Troops from 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment were deployed from Cyprus to a safe Middle Eastern airport during evacuations.