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Insurgent
Stronghold Cleared
Nearly 1,000 British soldiers joined
a major operation planned and
led by Afghan security forces to clear
insurgents from a Taliban heartland.
The British troops joined forces
with 1,000 warriors from the Afghan
National Army (ANA) and patrolmen
from the Afghan Uniform Police
(AUP) and the elite Afghan National
Civil Order Police to clear insurgents
from the area around Yakchal.
British and Afghan forces (above) take a
break during Operation NOW ROZ in Nahr-e
Saraj district, Helmand province, southern
Afghanistan. Photo: Crown Copyright/MOD
2012. A British soldier (below) negotiates an
irrigation ditch during Operation NOW ROZ last
March. Photo: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012
The area, known as an insurgent
heartland, lies to the east of Helmand
province between Lashkar Gah Durai
and the bustling town of Gereshk in
the Nahr-e Saraj district. Gereshk is
a security priority for Afghan forces
in the coming year and Yakchal is
close to both Highway One and Route
601—putting insurgents in an ideal
position to attack Afghan and ISAF
forces using the routes.
Operation NOW ROZ, or New
Year, came just before Afghan new
year celebrations last March. The
operation was planned by Afghan
National Army staff and was led
by Brigadier General Sherin Shah,
Commander of the 3rd Brigade of
215 Corps. It is the fourth major
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