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The morale of soldiers and officers is being damaged by poor pay, undermanning and squalid accommodation, according to report drawn up for the head of the British Army. By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent Gen Sir Richard...
Two Royal Marines killed in an explosion in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence. Sir Richard says the Government has an 'absolute responsibility' to British troops Robert McKibben and Neil Dunstan were killed...
Reuters, special to CBC News Britain could send as many as 2,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan if U.S. president-elect Barack Obama asks allies for more help in the fight against the Taliban, according to a media report. The...
Across the UK and across the world, Service personnel gathered on Sunday 9 November 2008 to pay tribute and honour those who have died during duty while serving their country. Here we highlight just some of the ceremonies which...
It may come as a shock that the combined military muscle of the West can't defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan, but according to top military officials it is true. The Afghan adventure is expensive, onerous and unpopular, and...
