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After eight years, countless battles and hundreds of lives sacrificed, Britain’s command of Helmand Province in Afghanistan came to an end on Tuesday as control of the British Armed Forces complete handover of Helmand Province after eight years and 448 lost lives Moving ceremony at Camp Bastion sees UK officially cede operational command in Helmand to US, ahead of full withdrawal later in 2014area was handed over to US forces. In a moving ceremony at Camp Bastion, which included a two minutes’ silence for the 448 British servicemen and women killed in the conflict since 2001, an American General took charge of the mission ahead of the withdrawal of all British forces later this year. telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10738050/British-armed-forces-complete-handover-of-Helmand-Province-after-eight-years-and-448-lost-lives.html
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:33:49 +0000

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