Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.

Operation Herrick

2002–2014 British military operations in Afghanistan

Operation Herrick was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operations during the War in Afghanistan, from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the multinational NATO-led International Security Assistance Force…