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.
adj. 1. Characterized by, based on, or constituting a system: systematic thought. 2. Working or done in a step-by-step manner; methodical: a systematic worker; a systematic approach. sysâ²temÂ·atâ²iÂ·calÂ·ly adv.. concerned with classification: systematic botany. 5. pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification: the systematic names of plants. systÄmaticus systÄmatikos = systÄmatikÃ³s-, systÄmat. s of sÃ½stÄma + -system-ikos ]. ic`sysâ¢temâ²atâ¢ic, ness. n`sysâ¢temâ²atâ¢iâ¢cal, ly. adv