Summary
The Prime Minister was claiming victory against the Taliban and said the work of rebuilding the war-torn country was about to begin. On March 18, 2002, the then Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon, announced that 1,700 British troops would be sent out to provide support.
They would include members of 7 Battery of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, based in the Citadel in Plymouth; 59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers, from Chivenor; elements of the Commando Logistics Regiment, also from Chivenor; and members of 45 Commando Royal Marines, Arbroath, in Scotland.See the full content of this document
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An Unforgiving Mission, Five Years On
The Americans set the ball rolling after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, which saw more than 3,000 people killed when the Twin Towers in New York were attacked. President George W Bush declared "war on terror" and the Western world had entered a new era of uncertainty in which many lives ...
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