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Afghanistan: New UK support for award winning tax project
03 December 2012
Polio: Paralympians show support to end disease
12 September 2012
Ex-Team GB Paralympians Ade Adepitan and Anne Wafula-Strike who have been affected by polio met with the new Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening today to show support for eradicating the disease.
Afghanistan: Future at risk if development not prioritised
04 July 2012
The international community must make long-term development commitments to Afghanistan or it risk gains being lost, warns Andrew Mitchell
Education: British aid to transform 1m girls’ lives
01 May 2012
Today the UK Government is launching the first round of funding for the Girls' Education Challenge
Afghanistan: UK to transform 50,000 farmers' livelihoods
12 April 2012
New cutting edge agriculture programme
Mine Awareness Day: UK backs lifesaving mine action
04 April 2012
Britain reaffirmed its support for mine clearance work today to mark the UN's International Day of Mine Awareness
PM and Afghan President sign Strategic Partnership
28 January 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, where they signed an Enduring Strategic Partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.
UK support to strengthen civil service in Afghanistan
15 March 2011
Strategic Defence and Security Review
19 October 2010
The Prime Minister launched the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) at 3.30pm on Tuesday 19 October.
The National Security Strategy
18 October 2010
The National Security Strategy (NSS) is published today.
Afghanistan Independence Day
19 August 2010
Statement from DFID’s Parliamentary Under Secretary for State Stephen O'Brien to mark the Independence Day of Afghanistan
UK’s Afghan aid effort to increase by 40%
18 July 2010
The UK’s aid effort in Afghanistan will be expanded by 40%, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.
Mineral deposits can help lift Afghanistan out of poverty
25 June 2010
Deposits of minerals in Afghanistan such as iron, copper, gold, silver, platinum, as well as oil and natural gas, have the potential to help lift the country out of poverty.
UK pledges new support for Afghanistan
10 June 2010
The UK is set to provide new support to Afghanistan in a drive to create more jobs, improve policing and strengthen the effectiveness of Afghan government, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today.
Mitchell: Aid to work harder for Afghanistan
23 May 2010
International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell has announced that aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to to get higher priority
Secretaries of State visit Afghanistan
22 May 2010
The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.
Small business loans breathe life into Afghanistan economy
07 December 2009
Thousands of small business loans are creating jobs for men and women