Operation Herrick-1st April 2001- 31st December 2014
Operation Herrick is the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2001 to the end of combat operations.
In late 2014, British combat troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan.
The base at Camp Bastion, which had been the central hub of British military operations in Helmand Province, was handed over to
Afghan forces.
The British contributed to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and support to the American-led
Operation Enduring Freedom.
A total of 453 British troops died during the UK's conflict operations in Afghanistan.
Speaking as those operations formally ended, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
"UK troops would not return to fight in Afghanistan "under any circumstances".
We Will Remember Them
