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UK troops launch Operation Tor Shezada in Afghanistan
Hundreds of British soldiers have launched an operation against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
Operation Tor Shezada (which means Black Prince) began early on Friday morning in Helmand province in the south of the country.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment are trying to clear the Taliban from an important stronghold in the Nad Ali district.
The Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) was among the first wave of troops.
Ian Pannell reports.
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