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Post by Frenchie on Oct 5, 2009 12:06:47 GMT 1
A front-line UK soldier in Afghanistan has told the defence secretary "more troops on the ground" are needed. Bob Ainsworth had asked Staff Sgt Kim Hughes, a bomb disposal specialist, what was his "top desire from right here at the chalkface". Mr Ainsworth, accompanied by Home Secretary Alan Johnson, told him troop reinforcements would be slow and could not be delivered by the UK alone. "We have got to try to get others to do their share," he said. Visiting the main base of UK troops in Afghanistan, Camp Bastion in southern Helmand province, Mr Ainsworth asked Staff Sgt Hughes: "So what's your top desire here from right at the chalkface - what would you have more of today?" Staff Sgt Hughes said: "More troops on the ground." More >>
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