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Marines Replace UK Troops in Deadly Afghan District

LONDON (Sept. 20) -- British forces today handed over responsibility for security in one of southern Afghanistan's deadliest districts to the U.S. Marines, marking the end of the U.K.'s four-year-long combat mission in the area. Sangin district -- which sits on a key opium trafficking route in the north of the troubled...

Rogue Afghan Soldier Kills 3 British Troops

LONDON (July 13) -- A rogue Afghan soldier fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a NATO patrol today, killing three British troops in an incident likely to renew doubts about the reliability of the Afghan army. Four soldiers were wounded, according to a military spokesman. It is not known whether the renegade soldier was...

British Launch Inquiry Into Iraq War

LONDON (Nov. 25) -- Almost seven years after Britain joined the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and amidst a still blazing public debate, a government-appointed panel has launched a sweeping investigation into why the country went to war and why British forces were so poorly prepared for the chaos that followed the fall of...

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Afghanistan Shootings: UK Troops At Risk From Revenge Attacks, Says Former Commander

British troops could be killed in reprisal attacks after an American soldier allegedly gunned down 16 villagers in southern Afghanistan , the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan said.

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British Troops Hand Over Lashkar Gah

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British Troops in Afghanistan 'Left Exposed'

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05/14/12 British dead and wounded in Afghanistan, month by month Source: The Guardian - London - UK Two British soldiers have been killed in an indirect fire attack the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has reported.
03/29/12 Afghanistan:UK troops will keep dying until late 2014 Source: Voice of Russia The British command plans to withdraw the bulk of British troops from Afghanistan only by September 2014, The Daily Telegraph reports.
09/25/11 UK commanders ignored warnings about troops facing... Source: The Daily India British Commanders ignored warnings that their troops were at risk of attack from their allies in the Afghan army, it has emerged.
08/02/11 UK looking for ways to protect Afghan interpreters Source: Voice of Russia The Afghan Taliban has organized a proper hunt for interpreters who were used by the British military in the country, The Times reports.

Background on British troops

The British Army is the land warfare branch of British Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and was administered by the War Office from London.

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