AFGHANISTAN: Five years on since the fall of Kabul to the Northern Alliance
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AFGHANISTAN: Five years on since the fall of Kabul to the Northern Alliance
They came to help extend the reach of the Afghan government, to secure Helmand province for reconstruction and development and start the process of reversing the effects of decades of conflict and neglect. What they got was a war, the fiercest fighting by British soldiers for fifty years, as the Taliban sought to repel the infidel invader. Posted to "platoon house" in remote towns across northern Helmand province, British soldiers fought almost daily battles to hold their ground, but at what price? The cost in British lives has been high. And locals say that the battles destroyed at least one major town's main mosque and much of the surrounding central district, with, they say, the loss of many innocent lives. A report on Taliban connections between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Western and Afghan intelligence are worried about Taliban and anti-coalition militia regrouping and training in the semi-autonomous tribal areas of Pakistan where the local governments openly support the insurgency. Jihadi fighters cross the border from Quetta into southern Afghanistan to fight against coalition forces.
ITN Source | November 13, 2006
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