ANA and ISAF press on with Musa Qaleh operation
8 Dec 07
Afghan security forces, supported by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, are continuing their operation to remove the Taliban from the town of Musa Qaleh in Helmand, southern Afghanistan.
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A Lynx helicopter leaves Sangin last month
[Picture: Jim Gibson]
This is an Afghan-led operation, and Afghan authorities are taking the lead in explaining the rationale for the operation, and events as they unfold, to the local population.
The operation began on 7 December 2007 and is expected to continue for a few days. We cannot give futher details for reasons of operational security.
Troops from the Afghan National Army, supported by ISAF Forces including British Forces, have been conducting operations in the north of Helmand since the beginning of November and have made great advances in Gereshk and Sangin.
It has always been the intention of the democratic Afghan government to extend its authority further into Helmand province.
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