The resupply mission involved about 100 military vehicles carrying supplies such as food, water, and equipment from Kandahar to the Multinational Base in Tarin Kot for distribution to troops across Uruzgan Province.
The journey to Kandahar from Tarin Kot takes around 18 hours with engineering elements from the 1st Mentoring Task Force, the Afghan Army’s 4th Brigade and US forces clearing the route in advance of the convoy.
Operation Tor Ghar has been conducted four times over the past two years.
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Soldiers from the Afghan National Army 4th Brigade and the 1st Mentoring Task Force prepare to depart Tarin Kot on an 18 hour drive to Kandahar.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Brigadier General Abdul Hamid (Centre) gives his final farewells to the commander of the Afghan Army element of Op Tor Ghar IV, Captain Abdul Bacer (R) before he departed for Kandahar.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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A long line of Afghan and Australian vehicles convoyed across the Uruzgan and Kandahar deserts during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Afghan "jingle trucks" and Australian and Afghan military vehicles shared the highway during the recent Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Afghan National Police provided highway security for the Afghan National Army and 1st Mentoring Task Force convoy during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles provided security with superior firepower during the 18 hr Tor Ghar journey across the Uruzgan and Kandahar desert.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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American air supported the Tor Ghar convoy during the 18 hour journey to Kandahar Airfield.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Australian troops including Warrant Officer Class Two Brad Doyle from the 1st Mentoring Task Force appreciated American close air support during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Around 100 Australian and Afghan National Army vehicles travelled past Arghandab Dam, near Kandahar City, during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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About 100 Australian and Afghan National Army vehicles traversed the ancient landscape of Uruzgan and Kandahar during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Major David Ryan from the 1st Mentoring Task Force mentored Afghan National Army Convoy Commander Captain Abdul Bacer during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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About 100 Australian and Afghan National Army vehicles covered the 18 hour journey across the desert to Kandahar during Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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Australian Light Armoured Vehicles provided security into the city of Kandahar on Operation Tor Ghar IV.
(Date taken: 16 May 2010)
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