His most recent overseas trip was to visit British troops in Germany last May.
British troops have since served in it, patrolling Kabul and the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
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British troops are tightening the ring around Basra in a slow move into the city.
It said it was an important step in repairing the reputation of British troops in Iraq.
British troops attend a six-week training course near Mount Kenya before deploying to Afghanistan.
Mr Cameron said the rescue involved a number of British troops, none of whom was injured.
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"Our relationship with British troops here is very good, " the police chief tells me.
One thousand British troops are now in position around the Lungi airport to the city's north.
British troops remained on standby but the situation was "better than anybody could have hoped for".
Stirrup told CNN that the British troops are conducting missions that forces them out of protective vehicles.
The two deaths bring to nine the number of British troops killed this month in Afghanistan.
But the view was much the same as in 1859, when British troops first marched into Waziristan.
Mr Browne declined to confirm or deny whether British troops would be reduced in number to 1, 500.
The foreign secretary's comments came a day after the deaths of two British troops in southern Afghanistan.
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The British troops did, this is the one thing I think the UK added that was different.
The Tornado tragedy follows helicopter accidents on Friday and Saturday in which 14 British troops were killed.
This month British troops are also trying to shore up security ahead of presidential elections this week.
The four Plaid Cymru MPs and two Welsh Liberal Democrat also voted against sending British troops into battle.
After the violence of Tuesday, people are starting to wonder how and when British troops might leave Iraq.
British troops rotate every six months (American army units every 12, down from 15), and change tactics endlessly.
There is equally little prospect of many additional British troops, given the army's current overstretch (see article).
Representatives from five nations, including Afghan generals and others, joined British troops in Lashkar Gah for Sunday's service.
All six of the British troops killed during the latest six-month tour of duty have died this way.
British troops took control of territory around Basra but faced resistance from guerrilla units within Iraq's second city.
There was speculation that such an event would increase the pressure on Blair to pull out British troops.
The deaths came after three British troops were killed by a roadside bomb this week in southern Helmand province.
Brown also used his speech to defend equipment levels for British troops, which some have criticized as too low.
The result was that swarms of British troops went over the top into a hail of German machine-gun fire.
"British troops in the region can choose to have part or all of their salary paid locally, " he said.
British troops set to leave Friday were attacked, apparently by Bosnian government forces.
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