As many as 45 Taliban terrorists were killed in joint operations conducted by Afghan defence forces with support from the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Helmand prov
A STREET named in honour of a soldier who was killed in action has been officially unveiled today. Skippys Close was opened at the site of a new development of four houses and a remodified Grade-3 listed cottage, off Abb Scott Lane, in Low Moor. The street name is in honour of Sergeant Peter Anthony Rayner - nicknamed Skippy - from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan in October 2010. Plans for the tribute were first touted back in 2019 and a group of his former comrades, including Wesley Owens (pictured top left), his family, members of the British Legion, and Craig Carter (pictured top middle), the builder of the development, were at the unveiling ceremony on Friday morning, at 11.30am.
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Half Of Afghanistan s Vulnerable Population in Dire Need Of Humanitarian Aid: UN
UN highlighted the plight of Afghanistan s displaced families to neighbouring areas due to heavy fighting in Nahr-e-Saraj District Administrative Centre (DAC).
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Highlighting the “sufferings of the vulnerable Afghani population, mostly women and children, due to insurgency across several fronts on borders of Afghanistan, the UN on Monday stated that half of the Afghan population was now in dire need of humanitarian aid. This included a third of children that are facing malnutrition driven by food shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s military and political turmoil, alike.
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