UK sending Paras into Afghanistan to save over 2,000 embassy staff from Taliban's stronghold
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dailyrecord.co.uktroops into Afghanistan to save over 2,000 embassy staff among others from the Taliban’s stronghold. It follows concerns last night that they had advanced within 95 miles of Kabul after taking over 11 major Afghan cities yesterday.Despite fierce resistance, this also included Ghanzi, a strategically important city surrounding the main road between Kabul and Kandahar.
According to the Mirror, heavy fighting was also reported in Kandahar, which was previously the Taliban’s heartland. The 16th Air Assault Brigade including paratroopers, logisticians and medics will now be sent to back up the 170 personnel already there.Defence secretary Ben Wallace said yesterday: “This morning I authorised moving to the next phase of the planned drawdown of.
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