Royal Marines have cleared a Taliban base, consisting of 25 compounds, near the Kajaki hydro-electric dam, in an effort to help bring stability and power to Afghanistan.
Once fully operational the dam will bring electricity to 1.8 million people. But the area around Kajaki, northern Helmand Province, has been the site of regular insurgent mortar attacks over the past two months and civilians have been forced from their homes leaving the dam largely unserviceable.
The recent clearance was part of an ongoing operation to create a safe-zone around the dam and allow engineers to re-enter the area and bring the dam back up to full power.
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Once fully operational the dam will bring electricity to 1.8 million people. But the area around Kajaki, northern Helmand Province, has been the site of regular insurgent mortar attacks over the past two months and civilians have been forced from their homes leaving the dam largely unserviceable.
The recent clearance was part of an ongoing operation to create a safe-zone around the dam and allow engineers to re-enter the area and bring the dam back up to full power.
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(Photo: Captain Mackenzie Green, Officer Comanding 10 Troop sends a situation report during the initial breech (entry) into the enemy compounds during Operation VOLCANO, Afghanistan [Picture: LA(Phot) Gaz Faulkner] )
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