UK forces claim success in major Afghan operation
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British forces claimed success on Monday in what they described as NATO's biggest operation yet in the southern part of the restive Afghan province of Helmand.
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More than 1,000 extra British troops are to be sent to  Afghanistan by the government, the BBC learns.
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In its largest offensive yet, thousands of NATO troops moved Tuesday into the mountains of southern Afghanistan where hundreds of hardcore Taliban insurgents hold sway &#151; an operation in the world's biggest opium-producing region aimed at winning over a population long supportive of militant fighters.
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Afghanistan is &quot;not a failing mission&quot;, Defence Secretary Des Browne said as he tried to justify British involvement there amid rising casualties and strong Taliban resistance.
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Afghan and NATO-forces killed and wounded more than 50 Taliban insurgents in a large operation in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
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The war in Afghanistan remains &quot;winnable&quot; and Britain must &quot;stay the course&quot; there, the former head of the British Army said.
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Two British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the BBC has learned.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair told soldiers fighting a resurgent Taliban that success in Afghanistan would be a step toward global security, and on Monday pledged Britain's commitment to the war-torn country "for as long as it takes."
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The chief of the British Army has defended the military operation in Afghanistan after it was reported that soldiers there were being stretched to &quot;the brink of exhaustion&quot; by the Taliban.
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GARMSER, Afghanistan  - British Marines attacked a Taliban-held valley in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday but withdrew after a ferocious counterattack that withstood air strikes and artillery fire, witnesses said.
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A British soldier was awarded the army&#39;s second-highest military honour for bravery for service in Afghanistan Thursday, just a day after Britain called for more support from its allies there.
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The Royal Air Force said Sunday it was carrying out probably its biggest peacetime rescue operation in Britain as its helicopters helped evacuate more than 100 people from flood-hit areas.
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Britain defended its role in Afghanistan  and the reliability of its equipment on Sunday after the  country's worst military air crash in years sparked growing  criticism of the British mission in the country.
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Britain will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, media said Friday, only days after the government announced a major reduction in forces in Iraq.
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Britain may increase the number of troops it has in Afghanistan, according to a Nato spokesman.
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British forces carry out an operation against the Taleban in Garmsir, southern Afghanistan.
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KABUL, Dec 2 (IPS) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair's surprising  claim that NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) troops are  "winning" the military mission against the Taliban has to  be verified on the ground in Afghanistan.