Camp Souter is a former Military base located in

Kabul Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into #Districts, 22 municipal districts. A ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

operated by the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

as part of

International Security Assistance Force The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, Resolution 1386 ac ...

(ISAF) under

Operation Herrick Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assi ...

(OP H).

Units

* OP Herrick 5 - (October 2006 - April 2007) ** Elements of

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

and

Royal Marines The Royal Marines provide the United Kingdom's amphibious warfare, amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the :Fighting Arms of the Royal Navy, five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, a Company (military unit), company str ...

personnel attached to

3 Commando Brigade United Kingdom Commando Force (UKCF), previously called 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), is the UK's special operations-capable commando formation of the Royal Marines. It is composed of Royal Marine Commandos and commando qualified personnel f ...

and Commando Logistics Regiment providing the Medical support from Royal Navy MA's ** The 2nd Battalion

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as, "The Fusiliers") is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st Battalion, part of the Regular Army, is an ...

* OP Herrick 6 - (April 2007 - October 2007) ** 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC: 187 SQN 206 SQN 518 SQN Kabul patrols company * OP Herrick 7 - (October 2007 - April 2008) ** No. 1 Company, 1st Battalion,

Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarchy; due to this, it often ...

** Sniper Section, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards * OP Herrick 8 - (April 2008 – October 2008) ** A Company, Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) * Souter Force Protection Transport Company (2012)

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*{{cite book , last1=Guards , first1=Coldstream , title=10 Years in Afghanistan , year=2016 , publisher=Coldstream Guards , location= UK, ref= {{harvid, Coldstream, 2016 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) sites Military bases of the United Kingdom in Afghanistan