11.   He said the plane was probably the first to return on such a scouting mission.

12.   Special forces have already done scouting missions on the ground in Afghanistan.

13.   A small British military reconnaissance team is due to fly out to Kabul for an early scouting mission this weekend to lay the groundwork for deployment.

14.   A small British military reconnaissance team is due to fly out to Kabul for an early scouting mission this weekend to lay the groundwork.