Britain takes 4 taliban strongholds

Over the Christmas holidays, British troops along with Dutcch, Estonian and Afghan soldiers conducted Operation Sond Chara in order to provide more security for Lashkar Gah. Earlier in the year the taliban made a couople of large and daring attacks on Lashkar Gah which proved to be epic failures. The operation resulted in the capture of 4 taliban strongholds and more than 100 taliban killed.

British troops were involved in heavy fighting every single day of the 18 day operation. Some troops had to simultaneously fight the taliban and negotiate their way through trenches of mud. During one point in the operation British marines were involved in hand to hand combat with the enemy.BBC

British troops in Afghanistan captured four key Taleban strongholds after an 18-day offensive in Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence has revealed.

Afghan and coalition forces joined 1,500 UK troops for the pre-Christmas operation around Nad-e-Ali, which cost the lives of five UK servicemen.

They fought knee-deep in mud during First World War-style trench battles.

It was one of the largest operations mounted by Royal Marines since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the MoD said.