We can't walk away from Afghanistan, says BrownSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - Following defence aide Eric Joyce quitting over UK's war strategy in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown tried to defend his policy by saying that "we cannot walk away."
Despite the growing death toll among British troops, Brown insisted the UK strategy in Afghanistan is the right one. "A safer Britain requires a safer Afghanistan," the Daily Star quoted Brown, as saying.
Two British soldiers killed in AfghanistanAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - Two British soldiers have been killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan, the British defence ministry said here Monday. The soldiers, from The Black Watch regiment, were killed in an explosion north of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province.
British military says soldier killed in Afghanistan, taking death toll to 201August 16th, 2009 New death takes UK Afghan toll to 201LONDON — Two more British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said Sunday, taking the country's military death toll past the 200 mark and sparking renewed debate about whether the mission there is worth the human cost. Ten British troops have been killed so far this month, and 22 died in July, Britain's bloodiest month since the invasion of Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Sept.
British military says soldier wounded in Afghanistan dies, taking death toll to 200August 15th, 2009 Britain suffers 200th death in AfghanistanLONDON — A British soldier wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan died Saturday, the defense ministry said, bringing the country's military death toll there to 200. Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the grim milestone "deeply tragic news." It is sure to raise more questions about Britain's increasingly perilous mission in Afghanistan.
Three British soldiers killed in AfghanistanAugust 13th, 2009 KABUL - Three British soldiers serving in a NATO-led international military force were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday. The soldiers died Sunday during a military patrol in the Sangin district of volatile Helmand province, the British defence ministry said in a statement.
12 Taliban killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban killed in Afghan clashKABUL — Insurgents killed a NATO soldier during a firefight in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll among foreign troops this month to at least 24, officials said Tuesday. Clashes and airstrikes in the south killed a dozen Taliban fighters, officials said.
Another British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll 196August 9th, 2009 LONDON - A British soldier, from the 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment, was killed by an explosion in Helmand Province of Afghanistan, taking the death toll in Afghanistan since 2001 to 196. According to reports, the soldier was on foot patrol at the time, and was killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
British soldier killed by roadside bomb while on foot patrol in southern AfghanistanAugust 9th, 2009 British soldier on patrol killed in AfghanistanKABUL —Britain's Ministry of Defense says one of its soldiers has been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. The soldier died Saturday during a foot patrol in the southern province of Helmand.
Two more British soldiers killed in AfghanistanJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - Two more British soldiers have died in separate bomb blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the total killed there so far this month to 22, the defence ministry in London said Monday. It said one of the men who died was taking part in the second stage of Operation Panther's Claw, the US-led offensive in southern Afghanistan.
More British soldiers for AfghanistanJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - The British government will send reinforcements to Afghanistan to help maintain the required operational effectiveness in the wake of rising number of casualties suffered by its troops while fighting the Taliban in that country, officials said Friday. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said 125 additional soldiers will be deployed in Afghanistan to strengthen the security ahead of the presidential elections in August.
British to send 140 more troops to Afghanistan; remains of 8 killed in action flown homeJuly 14th, 2009 British to send 140 more troops to AfghanistanLONDON — Britain is sending an additional 140 troops to Afghanistan to bolster the war effort there. The Ministry of Defense says the soldiers will be transferred from a British base in Cyprus to the war zone.
Two British soldiers, two militants killed in AfghanistanJuly 10th, 2009 KABUL - Two British troops and at least two militants were killed in fighting in Afghanistan, the British and US militaries said Friday. The British soldiers died Thursday in Helmand province, taking to 178 the total number of British military fatalities in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said in London.
UK government: 5 more soldiers killed on patrol in Afghanistan as casualties riseJuly 10th, 2009 UK: 5 more soldiers killed in AfghanistanLONDON — British officials say five soldiers have been killed on patrol in Afghanistan. Friday's fresh casualties mean 15 British soldiers have been killed in the last 10 days as fighting in Helmand Province intensifies.
British soldier killed in Afghan blastJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on a patrol in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said here Wednesday.
The death in a blast near the town of Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan brings to 166 the total number of British military fatalities in the conflict so far.
Two British troops killed in AfghanistanMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - Two British soldiers died in an explosion during a military operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the British defence ministry announced here late Saturday.
British forces have suffered 165 troops since entering the battle against the Taliban militant movement in October 2001.
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