UK troops in Taleban offensive
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British forces carry out an operation against the Taleban in Garmsir, southern Afghanistan.
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The deployment of 3,300 extra British troops to the restive southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan has &amp;quot;energised&amp;quot; the Taliban, Britain&#039;s Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted.
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Three British soldiers are killed and another is seriously injured after an ambush by militants in Afghanistan.
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There are greater numbers of Taliban rebels putting up a fight in southern Afghanistan than expected by the newly-deployed British military, a senior commander said.
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International troops kill 70 Taleban during a four-hour battle in southern Afghanistan, Nato says.
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Foreign and Afghan forces have launched their biggest major operation against the Taliban and drug lords in the country's south, where guerrillas overran a key town a month ago, NATO said on Tuesday.
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Britain said Monday it was sending 900 more soldiers to southern Afghanistan to combat resistance from a resurgent Taliban.
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The government is set to announce that more British troops are to be sent to Afghanistan, the BBC learns.
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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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The British-led NATO force in southern  Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its  mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing  stronger, a report by Britain&#39;s parliament has found.
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Two British soldiers who died fighting the Taleban in southern Afghanistan are named.
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About 80 Taleban are killed in a battle with US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, coalition officials say.
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US-led forces and Afghan troops  kill an estimated two dozen Taleban fighters near Kandahar, a coalition statement says.
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A further deployment of British troops to Afghanistan is to be ordered by the government, the BBC learns.
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The British-led NATO force in southern Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.
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The UK is to send an extra 1,400 troops to Afghanistan, bringing total numbers up to 7,700, MPs are told.
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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.