File:Armoured Digger Constructs Patrol Base in Helmand, Afghanistan MOD 45152327.jpg

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English: An armoured digger vehicle is pictured during the construction of a Patrol Base in Afghanistan.

British and Afghan troops continued to heap pressure on insurgents throughout the winter in over eight-weeks of daring operations in Central Helmand.

The joint operations were launched to clear a stubborn insurgent hotspot but recently ended in success following a massive engineering effort mounted by British and Afghan troops - at times while under enemy fire.

Operation TOR ZHEMAY 3 (“Black Winter”) saw UK and Afghan troops from the Afghan National Army (ANA) storm an area to the south-west of Nad-e Ali between the villages of Zangal and Saidabad. The offensive led to 14 insurgents being killed and 15 more wounded and captured extending an area of security for local Afghans.

“Black Winter” is the latest in a series of successful operations designed to clear insurgents from the former Taleban stronghold of Saidabad to the south of Nad-e Ali. Operations started in June last year with operation TOR SHEZADA (“Black Prince”) which successfully cleared insurgents from Saidabad and prevented them from being able to use the area as a base from which to launch attacks against UK and Afghan forces as well as locals.

At times over the eight-week period up to 500 British and Afghan troops at a time were committed to the tasks which included:

? 22 enemy attacks on checkpoints; ? 22 improvised explosive device finds; and ? 113 fire fights.

The push continues the relentless military pressure being applied by UK and Afghan forces, working as part of ISAF, to the insurgency this winter during which hard fighting against a stubborn resistance has taken place.

District Governor of Nad-e Ali, Habibullah Shamalani, said:

“We have worked together to offer the people an opportunity to move away from violence and conflict. We are demonstrating to our people that the government is listening and helping them.”

The success of Oper

  • Organization: ARMY
  • Object Name: 16x-2010-TFH-024-008
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Operations, Theatres, Afghanistan, Equipment, Vehicles, Support, Engineering Vehicles
  • Keywords: 16 Air Assault Brigade, Afghanistan, Helmand Province, Lashkar Gah, Op HERRICK 13, Task Force Helmand, Army, Equipment, Vehicle, Armoured, Support, CAT Digger, Construction, Reconstruction, Patrol Base, Operation, Op, Campaign, Herrick, Afganistan, Helmand
  • Country: Afghanistan
Date Taken on 24 November 2010
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Author Sgt Rupert Frere RLC
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