British Troops Kill And Capture Taliban Insurgents In Secret Mission To Support Afghan National Army -- Daily Mail
* About 80 British soldiers travelled to Sangin to fight Taliban insurgents
* Joined by the Afghan National Army, they detained a number of fighters
* The mission was kept secret until after it was completed earlier this week
* More than 30 improvised explosive devices were found and destroyed and two vehicles were seized along with ammunition and weapons
British troops have carried out a major operation in an area of Afghanistan which has seen some of the fiercest battles of the war, the Ministry of Defence has said.
About 80 British soldiers travelled to Sangin to fight Taliban insurgents with the Afghan National Army (ANA), just months before it takes full control of security in the country.
The latest mission, which was kept secret until after it was completed earlier this week, required the special permission of defence secretary Philip Hammond because of a government push to transfer combat operations to the ANA, The Sunday Times reported.
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