Britain to Deploy Warplanes to Afghanistan
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Six British Harrier jump-jets will be deployed in Afghanistan to assist coalition forces ahead of the country's election this fall, officials said Wednesday.
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Britain said Monday it was sending 900 more soldiers to southern Afghanistan to combat resistance from a resurgent Taliban.
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Britain will soon announce it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, British media reported Friday, days after the country said it plans to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq in coming months.
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Britain is to send two Royal Navy ships and a military cargo plane to help relief efforts following the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, officials in London said.
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Britain lobbied U.N. officials on Thursday with a proposal for the world body to lead a comprehensive "campaign plan" for peace in Afghanistan, where NATO-led troops are struggling against Taliban insurgents.
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More troops will be sent to southern Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne announces.
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British troops will be sent to Africa on emergency peacekeeping missions as part of a 10,000-strong European Union force. They will serve as members of &quot;rapidly-deployable
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British forces claimed success on Monday in what they described as NATO's biggest operation yet in the southern part of the restive Afghan province of Helmand.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A British plane crashed   in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 14 military personnel in   Britain's worst single loss in the country, British and NATO   officials said.
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Britain's Defense Secretary Des Browne on Monday announced the deployment of 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan to tackle a threatened Taliban spring offensive, days after Tony Blair announced a major withdrawal from Iraq.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 2 -- British NATO troops have reached an agreement with Afghan elders aimed at ending Taliban attacks in a southern district where six British soldiers have been killed since August.
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The United States will provide six helicopter gunships to Afghanistan's fledgling air force in August this year, part of a plan to supply 186 aircraft to the country, the head of the Afghan air force said on Thursday.
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - British-led forces launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, aiming to clear Taliban insurgents from a valley in Helmand -- the most violent province in the country.
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The defence secretary is due to confirm the deployment of an extra 1,000 UK troops to Afghanistan.
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Britain is set to announce that it is sending up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, according to media reports Friday.
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Britain is planning a "diplomatic surge" in the Middle East and south Asia to help counter extremism and nuclear proliferation, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an article published Sunday.
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Britain needs to maintain a significant  presence in Afghanistan for several decades to help fight  terrorism and pull the country out of poverty, London&#39;s  ambassador to Kabul said on Wednesday.