UK ‘Ready’ to Launch Fresh Air Strikes on ISIS in Afghanistan

UK ‘Ready’ to Launch Fresh Air Strikes on ISIS in Afghanistan
A Tornado from RAF Marham's 31 Squadron takes off from Kandahar airfield, completing the Squadron's final deployment to Afghanistan, on Nov. 11, 2014. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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Britain is still able to operate in Afghanistan and will be ready to hit the ISIS terrorist group in that country, the head of the Royal Air Force has said.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said: “Ultimately, what this boils down to is that we’ve got to be able to play a global role in the global coalition to defeat Daesh [ISIS]—whether it’s strike or whether it’s moving troops or equipment into a particular country at scale and at speed.”