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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (1919)	10/3/2006 10:19:14 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) of 20106

Taliban in south 'practically defeated' ITV ^ \| 10/2/06 itv.com A senior British commander has said the Taliban has been "practically defeated" in parts of southern Afghanistan. Brigadier Ed Butler, Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, called the conditions his troops had been fighting in "austere" but said there were signs of optimism. He said: "We would acknowledge it has been pretty bloody and conditions are austere but what has been under-estimated by the Taliban is the sheer resilience, resolve and courage of the British Armed Forces. "It is important to note that we have practically defeated the Taliban in northern Helmand for this year. "People are turning towards institutions of government for the first time in 30 years and reconstruction and development projects have already started. "It has been tough, it has been austere and it has been conducted for the past six months in the harshest conditions I have come across but we have not run out of supplies." Emails from soldiers describing the harsh conditions in the country appeared in newspapers over the weekend, including reports that they had been forced to drink dirty water when drinking water ran out. But Brig Butler said the views of a minority of soldiers had been picked up by the media, which did not reflect the opinions of the majority. He added: "I remain very humbled by the morale of my force. It remains sky-high. "Plenty of people are quite fatigued after six months of very hard fighting but they have done an outstanding job and they really have made a difference to the ordinary people in Afghanistan."

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