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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 18 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2009. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 23 November 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of enemy losses in Helmand province in the last 12 months.
Answer

The UK does not routinely collate or maintain an overall estimate of the number of insurgents killed in Afghanistan. The long-term strategy for defeating the insurgency in Afghanistan is not as a purely military campaign, but rather through a wide range of military and non-military activities. Therefore, the number of insurgents killed or injured during the campaign does not provide a useful measure of success.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
501 c18W; 300459
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
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