(17 May 2002)
1. Various shots of troops waiting to embark helicopters at the airfield at Bagram
2. Troops get up as helicopters land
3. Chinook helicopters and fire truck
4. Close shot rotors
5. Troops marching to helicopters
6. Interior shot of Chinook as troops embark
7. Troops seated in helicopter
8. Close shot of Chinook rotors, pull out to troops walking past
9. Close shot marine seated in helicopter
10. Wide shot as Chinook takes off, pan shot to second Chinook as it takes off
11. Exterior of British Royal Marines 3Commando Brigade Headquarters at Bagram
12. Various of headquarters staff at work
13. Wide of street at Bagram air base
14. Various US soldiers arriving back at base after field operations
15. Various US soldiers returning to their quarters
STORYLINE:
Coalition forces in Afghanistan deployed a large number of British troops, with support from Australian and US forces, to battle a "substantial enemy force" in new operations in the mountainous east of the country on Friday.
Confirming the operation, code-named "Condor", British military spokesman Brigadier Roger Lane said the coalition force "made contact with the enemy, and that some have been killed".
However, he stressed the success of the operation would not be measured by the number killed, rather the destruction of the entire "terrorist infrastructure" by the range of operations over a period of time.
There were no reports of any casualties among the coalition forces.
The coalition has been stepping up its search in eastern Afghanistan for al-Qaida and Taliban holdouts, who they say have dispersed into small groups and blended in with local residents or fled across the border to Pakistan.
Coalition troops had reported no enemy contact for weeks.
Also on Friday and in the same area, local security officials said that at least 10 Afghan tribesmen feuding over land were killed in eastern Afghanistan when US planes bombarded their positions after shooting erupted on the ground.
It was not immediately known whether the bombing was connected to the fighting reported by Lane.
The Afghan Islamic Press agency, quoting unidentified officials from Khost, gave a different reason for the deaths.
It said a marriage ceremony was taking place in Balkhiel on Thursday night and men fired automatic rifles in the air as part of wedding tradition.
Two US helicopters were nearby, AIP said, and US planes arrived shortly thereafter and bombarded the area.
It wasn't possible to immediately confirm the reports.
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