British forces fought back by firing more than 33, 000 rounds to defend the compound.
Operation Tor Shezada is only possible because extra British forces have been brought in to Afghanistan.
He said he looked forward to continuing and increasing the partnership with British forces in Afghanistan.
Defence Secretary Des Browne insisted that British forces in the country were "stretched, but not overstretched".
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This is partly due to early boasts and blunders by American and British forces.
It was written in 1943 while he was detained in India by British forces.
It will also be shown in Commonwealth countries and on the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
British forces late Wednesday and Thursday bombarded Iraqi forces around Basra with long-range artillery.
In 1882, during the Egyptian Rebellion, British forces under Wolseley routed the Egyptians at Tel-el-Kebir.
British forces have so far only intervened by firing warning shots in certain circumstances.
But some Iraqis in Basra cheered as British forces worked to secure the city.
British forces were sent and in 1971 the Anguilla Act brought the territory under British control.
When British forces lost, investors anticipated new issues coming to market, and the opposite happened.
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Until now, Iraqi police operations have been closely supervised by American or British forces.
British forces are not involved, though the U.S., we understand, is providing air support for now.
"The Afghan government were not happy with the way we did things for British forces, " says Eddie.
The agency told Mohammed he had provided insufficient proof of his identity and work with British forces.
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She also urged people to send their best wishes to the British forces in Afghanistan over Christmas.
The British forces have deployed around 45, 000 personnel to the region in an exercise called Operation Telic.
Mohammed, who comes from Helmand, says: "The withdrawal of British forces will land me in deep trouble".
Anonymous British officials accused Iran of helping Shia militias in southern Iraq to attack British forces there.
The loss of the aircraft comes after two deadly accidents involving helicopters belonging to U.S. and British forces.
They said the 600 interpreters who have served British forces in Afghanistan live in fear of Taliban reprisals.
But the arrival of British forces and a surge in fighting two years ago have made things worse.
In 2006 I returned to follow the same British forces as the city slipped out of their control.
British forces controlled important roads leading in and out of the city, but did not impose a blockade.
The Inquiry is an excellent opportunity to examine problems faced by British forces in safeguarding cultural heritage in Iraq.
Thousands of British forces have been fighting the Taliban in Helmand since 2006.
He said British forces also killed 20 irregulars in the swiftly conducted raid.
British forces officially handed over responsibility of Basra to Iraqi forces in December.
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