Sentence examples for two miles forward from inspiring English sources

The soldiers attacking the complex, known as Tora Bora, had made progress on Thursday, moving about two miles forward in fierce skirmishes including hand-to-hand fighting.

On Thursday, anti-Taliban commanders said, the fighters moved about two miles forward in a series of fierce skirmishes, capturing several caves just above the valley floor and seizing ammunition and at least half a dozen Toyota and Datsun pickup trucks, the favored transport of all Afghan fighters.

DEC . 9 2008 | KANDAHAR PROVINCE Incident Report: Predator Attack Early one winter evening in southern Afghanistan, an Air Force Predator drone spotted a group of insurgents suspected of planting roadside bombs along a roadway less than two miles from Forward Operating Base Hutal, an American outpost.

Approximately two miles behind the forward line was a second position, almost as strong.

Indeed, today, the mujahedeen would not permit a journalist to go forward about two miles to what had been a command position on Friday, saying it was too dangerous.

At 09 35 the whole brigade galloped forward to a position two miles east-north-east of their objective.

In two miles, the runway.

I figure we clocked about two miles.

He was two miles from shore.

Two miles, but a world of difference.

One mile, two miles, four, six and eight.