This Bomb Disposal Expert’s Comfort Zone Is Defusing IEDs
29 year old Staff Sergeant Karl ‘Badger’ Ley Photo: HEATHCLIFF O’MALLEY
A British soldier who defused 139 Taliban bombs in six months has described how he survived one of the bloodiest periods in the history of Army bomb disposal.
Staff Sergeant Karl “Badger” Ley worked in temperatures of 122F (50C) defusing improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and braved being targeted by insurgent snipers, while deployed to Helmand.
The 29-year-old bomb disposal expert from Sheffield saved the lives of countless British soldiers and Afghan nationals during a tour of duty in which three of his closest friends were killed and several others were injured by Taliban bombs.
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How US Drones Play An Important Part In President Obama’s War On Terror
An image of a potential target relayed by a US drone. Getty Images
CIA drones are killing terrorists — and civilians — in Pakistan almost every day.
The Growing Importance Of Women Soldiers In The Afghan Theater
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Another Key Afghan Taliban Leader Captured In Pakistan
Pakistan ‘Arrests Key Taliban Leader’ — BBCAnother leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban has been arrested in Pakistan, reports quoting Pakistani and US officials say.
Agha Jan Mohtasim was arrested in the southern city of Karachi, intelligence officials said.
A number of other Afghan Taliban leaders are said to have been detained recently, including the group’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The arrests have been hailed as a major blow to the group amid a Nato offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Another Taliban leader captured — AP
Pakistan: another Afghan Taliban in custody — AP
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