Image Gallery 2009
04 December 2009
Special Operations Task Group
Australian Special Forces are maintaining pressure on insurgents in Uruzgan Province with the onset of cooler weather in Afghanistan.
During a recent operation in the Mirabad region, an area previously dominated by insurgents, the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) offered a highly-visible reminder that their objective was to protect the local population.
Special Forces soldiers also used the opportunity to conduct key leadership engagements with local Afghans and to assess the requirement for further practical assistance, helping with critical irrigation infrastructure.
The operation was again led by uniformed Afghan police from the SOTG's partner force, the Uruzgan Provincial Police Reserve. This and other work is aimed at building a new patrol base in the region.
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An Afghan policeman from the Uruzgan Provincial Police Reserve Company on patrol with the Special Operations Task Group during a recent Mirabad operation.
(Date taken: 18 November 2009)
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A Special Forces soldier crosses a locally hand-made bridge over the Tiri Rud (river) during a recent Mirabad operation.
(Date taken: 18 November 2009)
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Afghan policemen from the Uruzgan Provincial Police Reserve leads the way along an escarpment of the Tiri Rud (river) during a recent Mirabad operation.
(Date taken: 18 November 2009)
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A Special Operations Task Group soldier talks with a local leader during the recent Mirabad operation.
(Date taken: 18 November 2009)
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A Special Forces soldier wades through the near-freezing waters of the Tiri Rud at a shallow crossing point during a recent Mirabad operation.
(Date taken: 18 November 2009)
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