The last UK military base in Afghanistan has been handed over to the control of Afghan security forces.
The union flag was lowered at Camp Bastion, while Camp Leatherneck - the adjoining US base - was also handed over to Afghan control.
British troops have been in the country since 2001 and Camp Bastion, in the desert of Helmand Province, became their main base in 2006.
The number of deaths of British troops throughout the conflict stands at 453.
The UK's command of Helmand was transferred to US forces in April and personnel, military vehicles and kit have begun returning home in recent months.
At the height of the war in 2009, about 10,000 UK troops were based in Camp Bastion and the UK's 137 patrol bases in southern Afghanistan.
Only a small number of personnel are due to remain in the country after this year, at the British-run military academy in Kabul.
At the sceneJonathan Beale, BBC defence correspondent, Camp Bastion
The Union flag has been flying in Helmand since 2006.
In a simple ceremony in Bastion - the now mostly empty main base for UK forces - it was lowered for the last time.
The moment was a symbol - for Britain at least - that its war in Afghanistan was over.
US marines alongside British and Afghan soldiers formed a guard of honour, saluting as the national anthems of all three countries were played over a loudspeaker.
It was a US-led ceremony with speeches by American and Afghan commanders.
There was no British voice.
As American marching tunes were piped over the sound system, the Afghan flag stood on its own.
The Afghans will now carry on a fight that's already claimed the lives of around 4,000 of their security forces this year.
As for the few remaining British troops in Bastion - about 300 - they will be leaving for good soon.
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