Soldiers from 1 Scots packed up and left after completing their last ever tour of Afghanistan at the weekend.
In a ceremony on Camp Tombstone, a base alongside Camp Bastion shared with the Afghan National Army (ANA), the regiment handed over their duties to 4 Rifles.
They are responsible for running the Brigade Advisory Group, preparing the ANA to go it alone in Helmand Province once coalition combat operations come to an end next year.
Immediately after their flag was lowered, the 1 Scots insignia was removed from the parade ground as they loaded their bags on to a waiting truck. They will fly back to the UK today.
Commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ben Wrench, said: “We are very pleased to be returning home after what has been a rewarding tour.
“The ANA has made huge progress since we were last here in 2010 and this is allowing us to leave Afghanistan in an orderly manner.
“Our mentoring is becoming less and less hands on as they take the lead in planning and executing their own operations.
“What we are working on now is creating a professional army which can sustain itself. This means focusing on areas such as artillery, mortar and how to plan their own logistics.”
He added that he believed it was possible for the ANA to significantly disrupt the activities of the insurgency.