British troops in Afghanistan are to hand over responsibility for the Sangin area of Helmand province to US forces, the BBC understands.
The UK has suffered its heaviest losses in the area with 99 deaths since 2001.
British Defence Secretary Liam Fox is expected to tell MPs the move could happen by the end of the year.
The military insists the move is a redeployment, now there are more US troops on the ground, but the Taliban are certain to portray it as a defeat.
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