English: Pictured is a 2 YORKS Foxhound, Light Protection Patrol Vehicle. Seen here with the snow-capped Kabul mountains in the background.

2 YORKS used Foxhounds to conduct Advisor Force Protection (AFP) patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The patrol task is shared with soldiers from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Finland and Denmark.

Burma, Corunna and elements of Helmand companies are joined by three other companies the US Army’s 3rd Bn/73rd Cavalry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division), two Australian platoons from 3rd Bn Royal Australian Regiment, a Danish ‘Viking’ platoon, a Finnish half-platoon and some New Zealanders.

The Kabul Security Force is the only British One Star command in Afghanistan and the Kabul Protection Unit is its only manoeuvre unit. Service is orientated solely around the capital and is designed to support the essential training and advice, assist effort and to deliver incident response. Therefore, 2 YORKS are the custodians of the mission to help stabilise, grow and support Afghanistan.

• Organization: Army
• Object Name: LAND-OFFICIAL-2YORKS-20171226-22-1
• Category: MOD
• Supplemental Categories: Afghanistan, Theatres, Operations, Army, Equipment
• Keywords: LPPV, Light Protection Patrol Vehicle, four-wheel-drive, Foxhound, Protected Patrol Vehicle, Combat Vehicles, Vehicle, Force Protection, 2 YORKS, Regiment Green Howards, 2nd Ban The Yorkshire , The Yorkshire Regiment, Regiments, Afghanistan, TORAL, Op, Operations, Army, Snow, Mountains
• Country: AFGHANISTAN