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.
(ËsÉªstÉªËmÃ¦tÉªk) adj. 1. characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical: a systematic administrator. 2. comprising or resembling a system: systematic theology. 3. (Biology) biology Also: systematical of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms.