Royal Marines destroy taliban base. Taliban commander killed.

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The death of a Taliban commander has been reported after a raid by Royal Marines saw the successful destruction of his command and communications base north of the Kajaki Dam.

45 Commando Royal Marines' Victor Company conducted the operation in the early hours of the morning, creeping out of their remote Forward Operating Base, Zeebruge, in the mountainous region of Kajaki, under the cover of More.. darkness.

One marine from the Reconnaissance Patrol Troop said:

"We left very early in the morning, with a bitter winter wind in our faces. We moved carefully and stealthily into our positions with the aim of catching the enemy napping. We knew we'd done it when we reached our final RV [rendezvous], in his backyard, without detection."

With the assaulting troops now in place, the fire support group moved into an over-watch position on the flank, ready to support with their machine guns and grenade launchers.

The Company Headquarters, hidden on a sand dune overlooking the objective, could see the Taliban sentries change over and, as the sun rose above the mountains, the Company Commander gave the order to engage.

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This triggered a deliberate and punishing assault on the Taliban's defensive network, with the co-ordination of ground, mortar, artillery and air weapons, orchestrated to cause maximum disruption with the minimum collateral damage to the wider area.

The ferocity of the Commandos' attack had fixed the enemy in their trenches and pinned them down. An aircraft was then called in and dropped two precision bombs which destroyed the enemy bunkers and dug in defensive positions.

Almost immediately intelligence reports came in to indicate that the local Taliban commander had been killed during the raid. Victor Company's operations officer, Captain Paul Forrest, said:

"This is a significant blow to the Taliban, which will disrupt their ability to co-ordinate future attacks in Kajaki. It should also send a powerful message to them that their roadside bombs and threats against the local community will not be tolerated."