Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 March 2010. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many improvised explosive devices have (a) been defused and (b) exploded in Afghanistan in each month since 2007.
- Answer
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Records of incidents for the whole of Afghanistan are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.However, data is available for activity up to February 2010 concerning Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the area of Helmand Province for which Task Force Helmand has responsibility. This area of responsibility has not stayed constant during the period in question.
Number of IED explosions recorded by Task Force Helmand 2007 2008 2009 2010 January 2 24 29 89 February 6 24 30 164 March 1 30 42 — April 9 27 27 — May 23 35 57 — June 23 52 102 — July 32 51 159 — August 16 48 114 — September 31 43 77 — October 24 35 67 — November 13 38 69 — December 20 39 70 — The figures above refer to an explosion that has subsequently been reported by units operating within the Task Force Helmand area of responsibility. The figures include both 'laid' IEDs and suicide (both vehicle and person-borne) devices.
Number of IEDs neutralised recorded by Task Force Helmand 2007 2008 2009 2010 January 0 16 44 61 February 0 20 54 107 March 0 14 49 — April 1 18 67 — May 0 33 36 — June 3 12 142 — July 2 22 94 — August 6 21 113 — September 9 32 125 — October 3 23 88 — November 8 48 90 — December 14 31 132 — The figures above refer to the recording of a device that has been located and subsequently confirmed as an IED. Action has then been taken to neutralise the device.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 508 c1505W; 322516
- Session
- 2009-10
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- Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
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- Yes
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