Meanwhile, in Afghanistan . . .

Cross-posted from The Phantom Observer.

Seems a bit of a shame that, in all this political brouhaha, this news story should fall off the radar. Let me quote a bit from the NATO press release:

To the southeast in Panjwayi district, elements of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, carried out Operation Mutafiq Tander 6, which involved aggressive patrolling and preventing insurgents from withdrawing into the desert.

Each operation was a success in its own right, and their synchronized execution resulted in a disruption that overwhelmed the insurgents in an area where they normally enjoy a degree of freedom of movement.

I find it interesting that, apart from CTV and the Canadian Press, so few Canadian media sites are picking this story up, preferring to speculate on the Chrétien-Broadbent coalition idea instead.

Incidentally, so far we've managed to go 82 days without a Canadian combat death in Afghanistan. Not the longest stretch, by any means, but you have to admit we've had a very lucky autumn in that region.