Tag Archives : Helmand
The end of Britain’s era of war?
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have presided over more than a decade of almost continuous war. It started with air strikes on Iraq in 1998. Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Iraq proper, and ‘a much bigger Afghan commitment’ followed.
Much of the sentiment regarding the largely Western-waged war on terror has made Britain regard the war in Afghanistan [...]
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US Marines to attack the opium trade in Afghanistan
US troops deployed in Afghanistan have launched a major operation against the Taliban in Helmand province in the south. ‘Operation Khanjar’ (Sword Strike) has 4,000 US soldiers and 650 Afghan police and military. Fifty aircraft are involved, mostly supplied by NATO.
The US military hopes to succeed where NATO forces have failed for years. This [...]
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U.S. and Afghanistan launch a major offensive against the Taliban
More than 4,000 US marines and 650 Afghan soldiers have launched a major offensive against Taliban strongholds in the southern province of Helmand, according to military sources. The Afghan and US troops descended on the region in helicopters and armored vehicles. NATO planes add strategic support.
‘Operation Khanjar’ (Sword Strike) is the first [...]
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