On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:02:23 +0000, Paul Elliot wrote
(in message ):

Perhaps that was what was available on short notice.

The nearest Lynx is in Iraq. The British Army only has Apaches in
Afghanistan. They considered using an RAF Chinook which was to
hand, as well as a ground attempt using Vikings. However, the fort
area was still in the hands of the Taliban so the Apache was chosen
because it was smaller, faster and better armed.

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