Kajaki Dam Raid

British soldiers on routine patrol in Afghanistan: The Kajaki dam mission was one of the most daring operations UK troops have been involved in since the Second World War

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Afghan dam triumph as 1,600 British troops carry out most daring raid 'since Second World War'

By Jerome Starkey

• 1,600 British troops involved in top secret mission to drive 200-ton turbine through Helmand
• Soldiers fought off Taliban attacks, killing 250 insurgents
• 100-vehicle convoy travelled 100-miles through treacherous mountain passes
• Troops carried out the biggest mine clearance mission since Second World War

The dam will eventually provide energy to much of Afghanistan

British troops used a mixture of bribery, trickery and bombs to mount one the most daring operations since the Second World War.

In an extraordinary operation, a huge force was responsible for driving a massive hydroelectric turbine through the heart of Helmand - so engineers can complete Afghanistan's biggest reconstruction project.

It was the largest operation British forces have mounted in Afghanistan since the early 1900s, and it will let the Americans finish a project they started more than 50 years ago.

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