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Operation Herrick

Operation Herrick was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operations during the War in Afghanistan, from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the multinational NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission for the purposes of local security, training and development…

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Location
Afghanistan, Asia
Date
Date20 June 2003 – 12 December 2014LocationAfghanistan, AsiaResult End of Operation Herrick. Start of Operation Toral. · 20 June 2003 – 12 December 2014
Result
End of Operation Herrick. Start of Operation Toral.

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Overview

Preceding operations

Strategy

Kabul & Northern Afghanistan

Kandahar

Helmand

British casualties

Withdrawal and legacy

Bibliography

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Operation Herrick

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Edges150
Triples126
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Operation Herrick

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related to Operation Mar Karadad · 26
Operation Herrick → Afghan, Airborne Task Force Corsair, As, Bn The Yorkshire Regiment, British, Coalition, Danish, December, Helmand, HQ, HQ Task Force Helmand, In, Infantry Brigade, It, Musa Qala, NATO, Operation Mar Karadad, Operation Snakebite, Sergeant Lee Johnson, Taliban
related to Preceding operations · 24
Operation Herrick → Afghanistan, After, Britain, British, Command, Herrick, ISAF, July, June, Kabul, Lance Corporal Darren George, Led, Major General John McColl, NATO, October, Operation Fingal, Operation Jacana, Operation Veritas, Overall, Royal Marines
related to Equipment · 15
Operation Herrick → Armoured Vehicle Royal EngineersPython, British Army, December, Detector, During Operation Herrick, Foxhound, June, Mastiff, May, Multiple Launch Rocket System, November, Ridgeback, Rover RWMIK, Runner, Vixen
related to Response · 15
Operation Herrick → Additional, As, British Armed Forces, Defence, GMLRS, Helmand, Korean War, Lieutenant General David, Ministry, Platoon, Richards, Second World War, Snipers, The, Warrior IFVs
related to Withdrawal and legacy · 15
Operation Herrick → Afghan, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, As Britain, British Prime Minister David, Cameron, David Cameron, Helmand, Helmand Province, Herrick, ISAF, It, October, Operation Toral, The UK
related to Financial costs · 11
Operation Herrick → According, Afghanistan, Blood, British, Frank Ledwidge, Investment, Ledwidge, MOD, The, The Net Additional Costs, This
related to Bibliography · 8
Operation Herrick → AD, Land Warfare Centre, LandWarfareCentre, MoD, Operation Herrick Campaign Study, UK, Warminster, Wiltshire
see also · 7
Operation Herrick → Afghan WarOperation Herrick, Musa QalaBattle, Now ZadSiege, SanginAttack State Red, Security Assistance ForceProvincial, Soviet, United Kingdom
Date · 2
Operation Herrick → 20 June 2003 – 12 December 2014, Date20 June 2003 – 12 December 2014LocationAfghanistan, AsiaResult End of Operation Herrick. Start of Operation Toral.
Location · 1
Operation Herrick → Afghanistan, Asia

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british operation afghanistan taliban helmand forces herrick troops force operations afghan war army uk security local support 2014 2006 mission

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Operation HerrickDateDate20 June 2003 – 12 December 2014LocationAfghanistan, AsiaResult End of Operation Herrick. Start of Operation Toral.1.00infobox
Operation HerrickDate20 June 2003 – 12 December 20141.00infobox
Operation HerrickLocationAfghanistan, Asia1.00infobox
Operation HerrickResultEnd of Operation Herrick. Start of Operation Toral.1.00infobox
Operation Herrickis afifth deadliest British armed forces operation since the Second World War0.90text
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyLandWarfareCentre0.60section
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyAD0.60section
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyOperation Herrick Campaign Study0.60section
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyLand Warfare Centre0.60section
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyWarminster0.60section
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyWiltshire0.60section
Operation Herrickrelated to BibliographyUK0.60section

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