UK-Defence News
UK forces have engaged and captured a key Taliban headquarters in a daring night time raid, extending security into the south of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
More than 100 men closed in on the compound in the early hours of 11 January 2007 supported by Apache attack helicopters and NATO and UK aircraft.
The compound, with between 60 and 100 Taliban fighters inside, was in the area of Kostay, to the south of the town of Garmsir, and was considered to be one of the main headquarters for Taliban forces in the south of Helmand province.
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(Photo: A Marine from Lima Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, provides cover during a village patrol in southern Afghanistan -Picture: PO (PHOT) Sean Clee )
More than 100 men closed in on the compound in the early hours of 11 January 2007 supported by Apache attack helicopters and NATO and UK aircraft.
The compound, with between 60 and 100 Taliban fighters inside, was in the area of Kostay, to the south of the town of Garmsir, and was considered to be one of the main headquarters for Taliban forces in the south of Helmand province.
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(Photo: A Marine from Lima Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, provides cover during a village patrol in southern Afghanistan -Picture: PO (PHOT) Sean Clee )
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