The UK has responsibility for providing reconstruction and development and extending security throughout the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The UK is operating as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Regional Command (South), along with other ISAF partners.
The UK is committed to delivering on these responsibilites, and supporting the Afghan Government extend development, security and the rule of law across the province. That is why the UK has deployed sizeable cross-governmental civilian and military resources to deliver these objectives.
Find out more below about the UK's effort, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), the UK's Task Force Helmand and read a case study of the work of the PRT in Musa Qala.
UK Provincial Reconstruction Team – Lashkar Gah
The UK’s Helmand PRT supports the Afghan Government to promote a developed, secure and stable Afghanistan.
The UK’s Task Force Helmand
The UK's Task Force Helmand, part of the ISAF mission, is playing a crucial role in setting the conditions for reconstruction and development in Helmand Province.
FCO case study
Deep in southern Afghanistan, in the district capital of Musa Qala, is a UK Government-led project helping to re-build thousands of lives.
