British military complete historic Afghanistan march

27 Jan 2015 01:35 PM

Personnel from the armed forces marched through Westminster yesterday to mark their return from the last British combat tour of Afghanistan.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon welcomed troops from 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade and from 102 Logistic Brigade after they had marched from Wellington Barracks to the Palace of Westminster.

Personnel who took part served as part of Joint Force Support (Afghanistan) as well as ISAF Regional Command (Southwest) during the last tour of Afghanistan from June to November 2014.

JFSp(A) was responsible for completing the biggest redeployment effort for a generation, closing down Camp Bastion in Helmand province as well as Kandahar airfield.

RC(SW) played a vital role in training the Afghan National Security Forces, handing over the lead for security in October 2014.

After meeting with Mr Fallon they were hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces at the Houses of Parliament.

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