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Pakistani Taliban Put On U.S. List Of Terror Organizations
Posted by War News Updates Editor on September 2nd, 2010
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Comments OffSoldiers Protect The Remains Of A Fallen Hero For 3 Days Because Of A Shortage Of Helicopters In Afghanistan
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 31st, 2010
Brave: Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe died as he led his men from the front. His troops were then forced to look after some of his remains for three days because there were no helicopters available to collect them
Desecration Of A True War Hero: Helicopter Shortage Forced Troops To Guard Remains Of Most Senior Officer Killed In Afghanistan For Three Days — The Daily Mail
Britain’s most senior officer killed in Afghanistan suffered a final insult in death because of a lack of helicopters on the front line.
Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, 39, was killed by a Taliban roadside bomb in July last year after warning that the shortage of aircraft was putting lives at risk.
The Daily Mail can now reveal that soldiers who watched their commanding officer die were then forced to look after some of his remains for three days because there were no helicopters available to collect them.
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My Comment: Outrageous ….
Posted in World News Tags: Act, Afghanistan, Commanding Officer, Daily Mail, Desecration, Final Insult, Helicopter, Helicopters, Leadership, Lieutenant Colonel, Lt, Risk, Roadside Bomb, Rupert, Taliban, Testament, u.k. in afghanistan, War Hero Comments OffBritain’s Best Soldiers Are Being Forced To Retire
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 29th, 2010
SAS’s Best Soldiers Forced To Retire By ‘Bean Counters’ — The IndependentAnger as nearly 40 of the most experienced fighting men are told they must leave elite regiment early.
Britain’s special forces have been dealt a devastating blow that has seen the number of elite Special Air Service (SAS) personnel on active duty slashed.
The move was condemned last night by leading SAS figures as “madness” which will result in the loss of some of the country’s most experienced and senior special forces personnel.
The dozens of soldiers axed – who were informed last week – include some of the SAS’s best men, whose efforts have been crucial in a series of successful missions to kill or capture senior Taliban commanders in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: You spend oogles of money in training a soldier to be the best of the best ….
Posted in World News Tags: Active Duty, Afghanistan, Anger, Bean Counters, Best Men, Blow, Dozens, Elite Forces, Fighting Men, Madness, Missions, Money, Sas, Soldier, Special Air Service, Special Forces, Special Operations, Taliban, Taliban Commanders Comments OffTaliban Spies Are Everywhere
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 28th, 2010
Taliban spies are operating in British Army bases in Afghanistan
Taliban Spies ‘In British Army Bases’ — The Telegraph
Taliban spies are operating in British Army bases in Afghanistan, a former commander in the region has warned.
Colonel Richard Kemp said the Islamist insurgents have a “very, very extensive network of intelligence” and suggested that they often have more knowledge of the movements of visiting foreign dignities than officials realise.
The former commander in Afghanistan was speaking after the Daily Telegraph reported that Downing Street had been urged to review its security protocols after theTaliban tried to bring down David Cameron’s helicopter during a visit to the region June.
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My Comment: My Russian cousins who fought in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation tell me the same thing. The Mujaheddin’s network of spies and informers was pervasive, and in many cases they knew what the Soviets were going to do before the Soviet soldiers were told on what was going to happen.
Posted in World News Tags: Afghanistan Taliban, Afghanistan War News, Army Bases, British Army, Colonel Richard, Cousins, Daily Telegraph, David Cameron, Downing Street, Extensive Network, Helicopter, Informers, Insurgents, Mujaheddin, Richard Kemp, Security Protocols, Soviet Occupation, Soviet Soldiers, Soviets, Spies, Taliban Comments OffIs Taliban Morale Low?
Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 28th, 2010
OPERATION BIG WAVE – U.S. Marines establish communication lines during Operation Big Wave after a helicopter insertion in Khanagawr, Afghanistan, Aug. 
Posted in World News Tags: 3rd Battalion, Bodied Men, Communication Lines, Counter Insurgency, Distrust, Headquarters Company, Innocent Civilians, Insertion, Intelligence Reports, Intercepted Communications, Kabul Afghanistan, Low Morale, Marine Regiment, Marines, morale, Security Operations, Spies, Suicide Mission, Taliban, Terrorist Operations, U S Marine Corps Comments Off
