Operation Mar Karadad  (translated as Operation Snakebite) was commanded by HQ Task Force Helmand, a bolstered HQ 52 Infantry Brigade, supported by 82nd Airborne Task Force Corsair. Afghan troops supported by British, Danish and US troops fought for control of the town, which was a major Taliban drug trafficking station and the Taliban's only occupied village in the strategically crucial Helmand province.
Operation Mar Karadad (translated as Operation Snakebite) was commanded by HQ Task Force Helmand, a reinforced HQ 52 Infantry Brigade, supported by 82nd Airborne Task Force Corsair. Afghan troops fought alongside British, Danish and US troops to control the town, which was a major Taliban drug trafficking hub and the Taliban's only occupied village in the strategically important Helmand province.