Deadly, and maybe decisive. Officers hail Panther's Claw
Hundreds of British troops are holding a crucial, heavily-populated area of Helmand province that had been controlled by the Taliban since the start of the war in Afghanistan, military commanders said today.
The capture of the strategically important zone came after a five-week battle involving fierce fighting and signalled the end of Operation Panther's Claw, a campaign that commanders hope will be a decisive turning point in the eight-year conflict. The operation took nearly 3,000 British troops, many engaged in gun battles, to capture an area the size of the Isle of Wight.
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