It is shocking that the MoD did not ensure that British soldiers were properly protected from roadside bombs in Afghanistan, says Christopher Booker. British soldiers should not travel around a highly dangerous country in vehicles not designed to give protection against roadside bombs Photo: PA Of course, the deaths in Afghanistan of Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe and his driver Trooper Joshua Hammond are heart-rending. But what makes them even more shocking, along with the serious injuries inflicted on six others when their Viking personnel carrier was blown apart by a roadside bomb, is that this tragedy could have been averted and should never have happened. Once again it exposes the series of truly scandalous decisions by the Ministry of Defence that British soldiers should continue to travel around a highly dangerous country in... [read full story]
