UK forces have been in Afghanistan since US-led forces launched Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001, targeting al-Qaeda and its Taliban supporters. As the UK's role has changed, troop numbers have increased.
Definition of systematic. 1 : relating to or consisting of a system. 2 : presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles systematic thought. 3a : methodical in procedure or plan a systematic approach a systematic scholarb : marked by thoroughness and regularity systematic efforts.
conÂ·tinÂ·uÂ·ous (kÉn-tÄ­nâ²yoÍo-És) adj. 1. Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. See Synonyms at continual. 2. Attached together in repeated units: a continuous form fed into a printer. 3. Mathematics a. Of or relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.