On April 1, the army handed control of Camp Bastion — the UK’s main base in Afghanistan — to US forces and officially ended its eight-year mission in Helmand.

These British forces center on elements of the army’s 16th Air Assault Brigade, an airborne-infantry-led rapid reaction force. It also includes a special forces component led by the 22nd Special ...

NATO members spend an average of 1.8 percent of GDP; France comes close to the British figure but has stayed away from Iraq and has thus far taken little active role in the fighting in Afghanistan ...

The British military has stepped in to help evacuate Americans left behind in Afghanistan after its fall to the Taliban, according to former deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband testified before the Foreign Affairs Committee on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The hearing focused primarily on the British military ...

British Soldiers in Afghanistan Counterattacked a Taliban Ambush with a Bayonet Charge Cpl. Sean Jones, MC serving in Afghanistan with the British Army. (@SeanJonesMC via Twitter) ...

A new book looks at the changes the British Army has undergone and roles it has played as an almost ... That view was at times challenged by the British military’s performance in Afghanistan and ...

Independent probe into alleged extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan by British military begins By Sarah El Sirgany , CNN 3 minute read ...

Voices Analysing the past actions of the British army is key to understanding its future. A new book which has sparked some controversy offers valuable insight into operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

LONDON (AP) – A bomb-sniffing army dog who died in Afghanistan on the day his handler was killed has been honored with Britain’s highest award for animal bravery.

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- At first glance Robert Sumner looks like any other American soldier - until he speaks. Then Sumner's thick British accent comes out. Now a member of the Army's 1st ...