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Post by Frenchie on May 11, 2009 15:58:45 GMT 1
The fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan has stepped up a gear after Operation ZAFAR successfully forced a retreat of Taliban fighters from several villages near Lashkar Gah. A soldier of the Afghan National Army Under the watchful eye of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (2 MERCIAN), hundreds of members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police deployed on the operation which saw two days of continuous fighting. Two Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLT), each formed of ten soldiers from 2 MERCIAN, accompanied the Afghan Warriors while Gurkhas supported the Police. During the week-long Op ZAFAR, many Taliban insurgents are known to have been killed, while the ANA and 2 MERCIAN troops sustained only a handful of casualties, none of which were serious. MoD News >>
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