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Afghanistan

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN HL3127, tabled on 24 November 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the level of equipment available to British military personnel who served in Afghanistan to enable them to detect or neutralise improvised explosive devices.

Answered on

8 December 2014

During the Afghanistan campaign the capability of our counter-Improvised Explosive Device equipment evolved significantly. It is now amongst the best available of its type in the world.