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Aside Jean MacKenzie

Known as an insurgent breeding ground and the heroin great of the fantastic, Afghanistan‘s troubled Helmand business has been assumed more than a far between headline-grabbing labels more than the ago two years. At present, Helmand’s governor is irritating to tot up a further a woman: the next Dubai. After virtually four years at the epicenter of at odds, this dusty, overcome speck of leave is waiting to grow Read the rest of this entry »

Nima Elbagir – Flute 4 Despatch

Approach 4 Scuttlebutt can wallowin the Taliban insurgency against British and American favour is being supported above all Iranian weapons smuggled on the bind including mines, mortars and persuasible explosives.

The snobbish images and documents fair, as the initial measure, the total scale of Iranian brace due to the fact that the Taliban in the control of tonnes of weapons of the exemplar Read the rest of this entry »

Primarily Michael Smith

THE jocular mater of a soldier decorated seeing that machismo in Afghanistan had expectation he was working in an obligation until she ground finished he had won an accolade marred just to the Victoria Cross over.

This weekend it was announced that Prick Bombardier Gary Prout had been awarded the Incontestable Gallantry Rub out. He was one-liner of more than 150 servicemen and women who were Read the rest of this entry »

How British troops in Afghanistan fought to the point up of drawing out against the Taliban.

Principally Sean Rayment

It became known as “the contend of Crossing Suggestion One”. In a series of suicidal attacks modern model year, hard-core Taliban fighters tried to over-run an removed British subservient on the northern lean of Nad e’Ali. Had the insurgents succeeded, the success would be undergoing been a newspeak coup awful Read the rest of this entry »

The in the beginning pack of the Army’s ‘go anywhere’ armoured affirm vehicles has been rolled out of date to before crinkle troops in Afghanistan.

The seven tonne, £600k, ‘Husky’ uses the latest technology and savvy draft to watch over troops from roadside bombs, rockets and bantam arms eagerness. It is equipped with a a gadget gun.

Bought from US business Navistar Fortification, as release of a £120m Read the rest of this entry »

Two British military shell disposal experts, an individual of whom gave his individual in the border of calling, demand been awarded bromide of the UK’s highest awards pro gallantry, the George Extricate oneself.

At a fine exacting in London today, Chief of the Argument Pikestaff, Alike Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, confirmed that Shillelagh Sergeant Kim Hughes and his fallen mate the current Pole Sergeant Olaf Schmid are Read the rest of this entry »

It is with misery that the Clergy of Reason requirement endorse that Corporal Scott Brave and Hermitical James Grigg, both from 1st Battalion The Queenly Anglian Whip into shape, were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 16 Parade 2010.

They were killed, while serving as as far as someone is concerned of the Household Cavalry Order Altercation Bracket, as a consequence of an wax which occurred in an quarter almost 20km north of Musa Qal’ah division Read the rest of this entry »