MoD Planning for Surge in Casualties "Falls Short"
29 March 2010
MoD Planning for Surge in Casualties "Falls Short", BBC News, 29 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Insufficient preparations are in place for a 'significant' rise in injured servicemen and women, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The Public Accounts Committee called on the Ministry of Defence to make better plans in case its facility at Selly Oak, in Birmingham, should become full. Most seriously injured troops go to...
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US Deaths Double in Afghanistan
29 March 2010
, The Associated Press, 29 March 2010
EXCERPT: "The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as Washington has added tens of thousands of additional soldiers to reverse the Taliban's momentum. Those deaths have been accompanied by a dramatic spike in the number of wounded, with injuries...
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Tighter Rules Fail to Stem Civilian Deaths at Checkpoints
29 March 2010
, The New York Times, 26 March 2010
EXCERPT: "American and NATO troops firing from passing convoys and military checkpoints have killed 30 Afghans and wounded 80 others since last summer, but in no instance did the victims prove to be a danger to troops, according to military officials in Kabul. 'We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none...
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How the UK Really Rates Afghan Police
29 March 2010
, The Independent, 27 March 2010
EXCERPT: "Corruption, desertion and drug abuse within the Afghan police are threatening its ability to take over the fight against the Taliban and the UK's chances of an exit from the country, government documents show. A series of internal Foreign Office papers obtained by The Independent on Sunday lay bare the deep concerns of British...
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