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To: maceng2 who wrote (10412)11/15/2001 5:39:36 PM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
British troops arrive in Kabul

Royal Marine Commandos have landed at Bagram Airport north of Kabul.

They are there to clear a path for humanitarian tasks, British defence sources say.

Up to 100 members of 45 Royal Marines Commando touched down at noon GMT, say the sources.

News of the British deployment came as Prime Minister Tony Blair warned the campaign against terrorism was far from over despite his claims that the Taliban were near "collapse".

A senior British defence source said: "I can confirm that some of our forces are on the ground in northern Afghanistan, having arrived at Bagram airport at 12 noon GMT.

"They are to carry out technical tasks in connection with future humanitarian tasks."

It is believed the commandos will secure the airport and then clear a pathway into the Afghan capital for any future aid missions.

The first wave of British troops are expected to pave the way for a much larger deployment at any time in the next few days.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said that although there were a large number of British troops on standby, "there is no assumption yet that they are definitely going to be deployed".

The MoD spokesman added: "It is very much a technical operation to look at the airfield."

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