Bomb Hunters: In Afghanistan With Britain's Elite Bomb Disposal Unit (39 page)

Sangin xiii–xxi, 6, 11, 35, 41, 42–50, 68, 72–81, 94, 105, 140, 143, 150–4, 157, 163, 169–70, 265

Sayedabad 82–6, 99

Schmid, Christina 49, 50

Schmid, Staff Sergeant Olaf xvii, 41–51, 52, 53, 74, 133, 143, 149, 150, 162–3, 164–5, 170

Shahzad, Patrol Base 99, 107

Shankar, Corporal Israel 208

Shawqat, FOB 82, 87, 93, 94–5, 97, 115, 116, 120, 148–9, 177, 192, 196, 198, 199, 206, 214, 215, 221, 224, 225, 226, 252, 261, 263

Shelton, Guardsman Josh 235

Shepherd, Captain Daniel xviii, 44, 53, 170

Shepherd, Lieutenant Craig 236, 237–9, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249–51, 270

Shields, Guardsman Peter 238, 245

Shin Kalay 186–7, 190, 226

Shorabak, Camp 91

shuras 4, 86, 100–1

Smith, Sapper Mark 265

Snatch vehicles 13, 78, 91, 114

Streatfield, Major Richard 75

Sunday Telegraph
87

Swan, Captain Rob 70–2, 79, 80, 81, 82–3, 84, 85–7, 174

Taliban: adaptability 60–1, 75, 76, 128; Afghan people and 86–7, 101–2, 152; ambushes xviii, 4, 11, 18, 24, 25, 35, 43, 69, 75, 76, 77, 79, 97, 99, 102, 106–7, 110, 119, 128, 170, 181, 182, 184, 215, 229, 230, 235, 237, 263, 270; casevac procedures. Taliban target British Army xviii, 44, 69, 169, 170–1, 229–30, 234–5; children, recruitment of 75, 256; ‘dicking’ 70, 76, 153, 154, 169; IED production
see
IED
and under individual area name
; media-savvy 253; outside help 76, 87, 221; prisoners 244–5; scrutiny screen 70–1; snipers 6, 32, 63, 102, 107, 169, 174, 232, 237, 239; suicide attacks 11, 91, 223; surface-to-air missiles 2; tactics and strategy 18, 60–1, 75, 76, 218–19, 232, 253–4

Talisman programme 65, 66

Tangiers, Patrol Base 44

Tapa Parang, Patrol Base 111

Task Force Paladin 160

Taylor-Allen, Sapper Dan 117, 135, 144–5, 153

Telford, Sergeant Matthew 187, 190, 191, 192, 195, 196, 198, 199, 201

Thomson, Lieutenant Colonel Rob 51

Thornloe, Lieutenant Colonel Rupert 231

Tor Shezada, Operation 99

Total, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart 157

Tracey, Sergeant Roderick 238

United States forces 4, 5, 7, 21, 52, 74, 81, 90, 91–2, 95, 98, 99, 112, 156, 160, 167, 168, 231

Vallon mine detectors 14, 25, 26, 27, 31, 42, 60, 108, 124, 125, 131, 132, 152, 171, 207, 208, 210, 221, 222, 224, 232, 233, 238, 261, 264

Waheed, FOB 231, 234, 235, 240, 245, 250–1

Walker, Lieutenant Colonel Roly 95, 97, 99–102, 179–80, 185–7, 189, 196–7, 199, 200, 269–70

Walton, Guardsman David 108

Ward, Sergeant Pete xvi

Warrior vehicle 128, 177, 204, 205, 206, 207, 211, 212, 214, 215, 218, 219, 222, 223, 224

Watson, Sapper Dave 11, 143, 163–4

weapons intelligence specialist 33, 206

Webster-Smith, Nicholas 187, 191, 192, 195, 198, 201

Wheelchair, Patrol Base 44

Wishtan, Patrol Base 44, 46

Wood, Staff Sergeant Gareth ‘Woody’ 115, 116, 118, 121–2, 123, 124, 126, 128, 129–32, 136–7, 138, 143–4, 146, 148, 149, 150–6, 158–65, 168–75, 177, 178, 209–11, 212–13, 214, 215, 216, 217–18, 219, 220, 221, 222–3, 224, 225, 226, 227, 252, 261, 262, 263–5, 270–1

Woodgate, Lance Corporal of Horse 256

Woodgate, Lance Corporal William ‘Woody’ 188, 195, 198, 201

Woqab, Patrol Base 35

Wright, Corporal Hayley 76–7

Young, Private Jonathan 267

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