UK spies foiled a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan while British troops were still in the country. Eavesdroppers at GCHQ exposed the plot by monitoring chatter between an insurgent and other militants. The agency had mounted its biggest overseas deployment since the Second World War by running a string of listening posts across southern Afghanistan to protect British soldiers. An earlier assault on Camp Bastion – in September 2012 – cost the lives of two US marines, saw five RAF personnel injured and ended with the destruction of fighter jets worth £130million. UK spies foiled a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan while British troops were still in the country
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GCHQ exposed the plot by monitoring an insurgent and other militants
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Agency mounted its biggest overseas deployment since WWII
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Had listening posts across Afghanistan to protect British soldiers
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An assault on Camp Bastion in September 2012 cost lives of two US marines, injured five RAF personnel destroyed fighter jets
In the latest case, as the militants made their way to Camp Bastion, a military operation was authorised that ‘broke up’ the gang before they could kill British and @placeholder soldiers.