British troops in Afghanistan close Camp Bastion patrol base as they prepare to leave Soldiers left last remaining British Patrol Base, PB2, in Afghanistan this week The former key strategic location will now be completely taken over by Afghan forces Comes ahead of full withdrawal from the country in 2014 These pictures show soldiers leaving the last remaining British Patrol Base, PB2, in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. They left the base for Camp Bastion this week ahead of the UK's full withdrawal from the country in 2014. The former key strategic location, in the green zone, will now be completely taken over by Afghan forces. Soldiers from 1st Mechanized Brigade pose for a final group photograph in front of a Husky vehicle before they leave the last remaining British Patrol Base, PB2, in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan An Afghan national walks behind a Combat Logistic Patrol as it heads back to Camp Bastion for the last time Captain Chris Hallam, 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artilliary, makes final checks and straightens out the Union Flag aboard his Husky vehicle British Soldiers from 1st Mechanized Brigade load a forklift truck aboard a vehicle destined for the UK Preparing to leave, soldiers from the 1st Mechaized Brigade loaded up all remaining equipment for the journey to Camp Bastion. The 1st Mechanized Brigade is one of the Army's seven deployable brigades and is part of 3rd UK Division. It comprises armoured, mechanized and light role troops, making it capable of a wide variety of missions anywhere in the world. The Afghanistan war was launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. It seemed to be close to resolution after three months, when every major Taliban city in the country had fallen and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was on the run. But bin Laden evaded capture, and while America was waging war on Iraq, the Taliban regrouped and regained control in key areas of the country.. British soldiers from 1st Mechanised Brigade throw rubbish onto a burns pit at the last British Patrol Base Vehicles arrive back in Camp Bastion from a Combat Logistic Patrol This British Patrol Base in the Nahr-e Saraj district, which over the years has seen heavy fighting Soldiers from 1st Mechanized Brigade load ISO containers filled with equipment destined for the UK Today a man shot dead a member of the US-led international coalition in southern Afghanistan. NATO blamed the shooting on an 'alleged contracted security guard'. It did not say if he was an Afghan or foreign national and provided no other details. It also did not provide the service member's nationality. A local Afghan boy watches as a Combat Logistic Patrol heads back to Camp Bastion for the last time The base will now be completely taken over by Afghan forces as part of the drawdown Afghanistan is heading towards a total withdrawl of UK forces in 2014 A British Soldier from 1st Mechanized Brigade sleeps as he waits for the final vehicle patrol back to Camp Bastion