British military authorities say that 25 insurgent compounds have been cleared from the area around a major dam in Afghanistan. | The dam in northern Helmand Province is capable of providing electric power for 1.8 million people... The dam has been "the site of regular insurgent mortar attacks over the past two months and civilians have been forced from their homes leaving the dam largely unserviceable." |
The dam has been "the site of regular insurgent mortar attacks over the past two months and civilians have been forced from their homes leaving the dam largely unserviceable," a military statement said. During the six-week campaign, British commandos also came under mortar attack regularly.