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General quits 'over Afghanistan'

Source: ITN
London : United Kingdom | 2 months ago  
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Reports said Maj Gen Andrew Mackay, General Officer Commanding Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England, was unhappy about strategy. Prince Harry spent 10 weeks from December 2007 in Afghanistan under the command of Maj Gen Mackay. But the Ministry of Defence has insisted that...
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    @luciatimes It's been a lively one - Tom Coghlan has extended the Afghanistan debate and will be with us for another couple of mins http://bit.ly/IRuOp

    2 months ago

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