News Source: Sky News
| 15 days ago
The soldier was from 2nd Battalion, The Rifles, serving with 4th Battalion, The Rifles. Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, said: "He died a soldier, doing his duty and among his fellow soldiers; he will not be...
News Source: Press TV
| 15 days ago
The poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed that 63 percent said British troops should leave the war-torn country as soon as possible. Some 64 percent agreed that "the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable", up six percent from July, while only 27...
News Source: BBC
| 15 days ago
A spokesman said the soldier's next of kin had been informed. News of the death came shortly after British troops in Helmand held a service at Camp Bastion to mark Remembrance Sunday. The death brings the total number of British soldiers killed in...
News Source: ITN
| 15 days ago
In a Remembrance Sunday interview with British Forces Broadcasting Service Radio, the Prime Minister said that the Government was doing "more than ever" to protect and safeguard UK forces on operations. "I can say to every one of our forces that...
News Source: BBC
| 15 days ago
Public backing is "crucial" to military success in Afghanistan, a top British commander has warned as a poll suggests support for the mission is ebbing away. The survey for the BBC's Politics Show found 64% of Britons believe the war is "unwinnable",...
News Source: The Daily Telegraph
| 15 days ago
Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 per cent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed. Some 64 per cent agreed that "the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable", up six per cent from July,...