Gringo
03-20-2004, 04:20 AM
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1500814,00.html
Kabul - Britain has sent about 100 special forces to Afghanistan as
the hunt for Al-Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri
heats up, an airport official said on Friday.
The British soldiers arrived at Kabul International Airport on March
10 and left the same night for an unknown destination, said the
official, who asked not to be named.
British special forces "looking like SAS" embarked from their plane
and waited on the tarmac until nightfall before taking off in their
vehicles, said the official, referring to Britain's elite Special
Air Service.
A spokesperson for the British embassy in Kabul said he was unable
to comment on operations involving special forces.
Britain has a small number of troops serving as part of the 13 500-
strong United States-led coalition in Afghanistan.
However, there are about 420 British soldiers working as part of the
Nato-led peacekeeping international security assistance force here.
The news comes as Afghan, Pakistani and United States-led coalition
forces beefed up their operations along the Afghan-Pakistan border
to capture Al-Qaeda militants and their Taliban allies.
Jordan sent a contingent of about 100 special forces to the
southeastern border areas of Afghanistan this week, an Afghan
military official said on Friday.
The Arab-speaking soldiers will try to infiltrate Arabs working with
al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, said the official.
Kabul - Britain has sent about 100 special forces to Afghanistan as
the hunt for Al-Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri
heats up, an airport official said on Friday.
The British soldiers arrived at Kabul International Airport on March
10 and left the same night for an unknown destination, said the
official, who asked not to be named.
British special forces "looking like SAS" embarked from their plane
and waited on the tarmac until nightfall before taking off in their
vehicles, said the official, referring to Britain's elite Special
Air Service.
A spokesperson for the British embassy in Kabul said he was unable
to comment on operations involving special forces.
Britain has a small number of troops serving as part of the 13 500-
strong United States-led coalition in Afghanistan.
However, there are about 420 British soldiers working as part of the
Nato-led peacekeeping international security assistance force here.
The news comes as Afghan, Pakistani and United States-led coalition
forces beefed up their operations along the Afghan-Pakistan border
to capture Al-Qaeda militants and their Taliban allies.
Jordan sent a contingent of about 100 special forces to the
southeastern border areas of Afghanistan this week, an Afghan
military official said on Friday.
The Arab-speaking soldiers will try to infiltrate Arabs working with
al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, said the official.