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Afghanistan |
British troops capture key Afghan town |
2006-07-15 |
Hundreds of British troops have been involved in a major operation to secure a town in southern Afghanistan from the Taliban. An Army spokesman said that nearly 1,000 British soldiers - including some in support roles - were involved in the operation in Sangin. Two British troops were injured but both are expected to make a full recovery. Details of the attack are sketchy, but it is believed that a large number of soldiers from the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment were helicoptered into the area before dawn, to take back control of the town from Taliban militants. One of the helicopters came under a rocket propelled grenade attack, and British soldiers fired back one missile and a number of rounds of canon fire in response. Troops from the United States, Canada and other coalition countries were involved in the operation. Three-hundred British soldiers are now on the ground in the town, which the Taliban had been using as a base from which to attack British troops. All six of soldiers who have lost their lives since the deployment of British forces to the Helmand region have died in the vicinity of the town. Good job. News reports of 10 taliban killed in Sangin. |
Posted by:ed |
#4 10 Talibs killed and two Brits lightly wounded. You don't need to be a genius to work out who's winning this mini-war in Helmand. Maybe even the Taliban-hype merchants in the British media will get the picture soon. |
Posted by: Apostate 2006-07-15 15:10 |
#3 If they thought the odds of 6-8 Brits to the talibs was bad, I wonder if the talibs can do higher math? After all, the Brits do have to return the favor for the last time they were in Afghanistan. And Karzai better figure out which side he's on, blood does not outrank future potential of the country, his job is to guide Afghanistan forward, not back to the 600s. |
Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-07-15 12:35 |
#2 Not very clear. I gather that Sangin has a small Afghan army garrison, and about 40 British troops keeping overwatch on the town. The Taliban were never able to control the town, but committed lots of assets because of its strategic location. This means that were finally able to secure greater priority targets elsewhere, so were finally able to relieve the soldiers defending Sangin. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-15 10:09 |
#1 Excellent! |
Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-15 09:52 |