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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Britain will soon announce that it is bolstering its force in Afghanistan with an extra 1,000 soldiers, the Guardian newspaper reported Friday.
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LONDON -- The leaders of Britain and Pakistan pledged their commitment yesterday to defeating insurgents in Afghanistan, brushing aside a leaked British military document that said Islamabad's security forces are indirectly supporting terrorist groups.
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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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NATO took over eastern Afghanistan from U.S.-led forces Thursday, assuming control of 13,000 American troops and command of the entire country.
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Two British soldiers were killed Tuesday and a third was presumed dead in fighting a day after a NATO-led security force took command of southern Afghanistan.
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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 Defence Ministry said on Monday.
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Britain is expected to announce the  deployment of more than 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to  help combat an anticipated offensive by Taliban insurgents in  coming months, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.
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Nato and Afghan forces launch their largest combined offensive so far against Taleban militants in southern Helmand province.
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ARGHINDAB RIVER VALLEY, Afghanistan  - British-led armored columns of NATO troops swept into southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, launching one of the biggest operations in months.
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The commander of British forces in Afghanistan says Nato troops have won a tactical victory in Helmand.
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Britain is expected to announce the deployment of more than 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to help combat an anticipated offensive by Taliban insurgents in coming months, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday.
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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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Interactive: Follow one of the fiercest battles British troops have faced in Afghanistan
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NATO leaders have made &quot;significant progress&quot; towards bolstering their troubled forces in Afghanistan, although shortfalls still remain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
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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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Despite the loss of a NATO Chinook helicopter this week with seven servicemen aboard, a British-led thrust to drive the Taliban from strongholds in Helmand province is yielding success, Western military officials said on Friday.