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.
1 : a procedure or process for attaining an object: such asa (1) : a systematic procedure, technique, or mode of inquiry employed by or proper to a particular discipline or art (2) : a systematic plan followed in presenting material for instruction the lecture methodb (1) : a way, technique, or process of or for doing something often slow in their ...