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British Army in
Afghanistan
Fourth Afghan War
Maj Agha H Amin Ret
ISBN-13: 978-1548406264
ISBN-10: 1548406260
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COMRADE IN ARMS AND WHEREVER A
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CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.
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Introduction
This is a personal narrative and not a theses or
a research paper sold at zero profit and in pure
public interest.
This is a very personal firsthand account of
British Army operations as I saw as a
consultant working in Afghanistan from 29
June 2004 till to date.
If you attempt to read the vast available data
and literature on British Afghan war , you will
end up clueless , mentally disoriented and
spiritually exhausted and drained.
This is so because most writers have a vested
agenda or have not seen things directly.
This narrative is based on the following
experiences :--
A close and direct association with Afghanistan
as descendant of a family that migrated from
Afghanistan in early nineteenth century but
maintained contact with Afghanistan.My
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grandfathers brother served as doctor with
Afghan Royal family from 1929 to 1945.My
uncle served as a First Secretary in Pakistan
Embassy from 1969 to 1971.
As a Pakistan Army officer I saw Afghan war
closely from 1981 to 1994.
And finally as a consultant permanently
stationed in Afghanistan from 29 June 1994 till
todate I saw the ongoing Afghan war closely.
Helmand was my area of operations as I was
General manager of RDA an Afghan American
NGO building clinics in Khanishin , Garmser ,
Nad I Ali , Musa Qila etc for the US firm Louis
Burger.
Figure 1 At Khanishin Helmand in August 2004
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In September 2006 I carried out a survey for
Lebanese firm Pro Sima for the 18 Km road
from Nad I Ali to Camp Bastion and closely saw
British troops at Camp Bastion and in Helmand
in initial stages.
Figure 2 At Dasht i Bakwa Dilaram in 2005 July
In October 2006 to March 2007 I was dealing
with a western hostage kidnapped in Helmand
and saw Helmand closely.
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Figure 3 In Helmand in September 2006
In 2007-2012 I was engaged in various
projects in Helmand dealing with narcotics and
IEDs and saw Helmand operations closely.
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Figure 4 With NATO forces in September 2006
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Chapter One
Background
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The Taliban carried out a highly organized
withdrawal into Pakistan in October –
November 2001 before the US attack on
Afghanistan.
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The Pakistani state acted as a US proxy
against the USSR in Soviet Afghan war of
1979-89.
However the background was far deeper.
In 1955 a US team led by Colonel Kelly
Thompson with a 15 man training team known
as USTAMP created a covert special force in
Pakistan known as SSG or special services
group.This was a CIA controlled
operation.Pakistani SSG soldiers trained in the
USA at Fort Bragg and other institutions from
1955 till 1989 regularly.
Department of Army 31-21 and many other US
special operations manuals became the Bible of
Pakistan Army Special Services Group trained
and funded by USA.
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SSG officers and men had a close association
with the ISI involved in covert operations in
Indias North East etc from late 1950s.
When the Soviet Afghan war started an SSG
officer Brigadier Syed Raza Ali pioneered the
Pakistani operations financed by the USA in
Afghanistan.
Thus during a 24 year period from 1955 to
1979 the USA and particularly the CIA did the
capacity building of ISI and SSG in covert
operations of the Pakistan Army SSG and ISI.
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Ironically in the post 2001 period this capacity
building worked directly against the USA and
UK in Afghanistan when Pakistani trained
proxies known as Afghan Taliban fought
against the USA/UK/NATO forces in
Afghanistan.
All along the Pakistani justification was that
Pakistani proxies were figting against Indian
influence in Afghanistan.
The USA/UK/NATO were seen by Pakistanis as
short term players while the Pakistani strategic
aim was to ensure that any Indian ingress in
Pakistans backyard known as Afghanistan was
countered and checked.
Pakistans military usuper General Musharraf
himself an SSG officer with intensive ISI
tenures conceived a brilliant albeit
Machiavellian plan to deceive the Americans in
Afghanistan.
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General Musharraf brilliantly deceived the
Americans preserving Pakistans Afghan Taliban
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assets while also bleeding the US taxpayer of
some 25 Billion USD extracted from the USA as
an ally in so called war on terror.
Britain was a sadder case.Britains politicians
wanted to please the USA and to gain a piece
in the pie as good greyhounds running with the
US master in the foxchase.
Thus Britains army was sent to Helmand in
2006 without any clear cut strategic aim , with
the stated aim that it was going to win hearts
and minds , restore the authority of a highly
corrupt Afghan civilian government in Kabul
etc.
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While Britains three Afghan Wars were brilliant
strategic successes and achieved a clear cut
strategic design,Britains Fourth Afghan war
waged by the worst opportunist and most
intellectually dishonest British politician in
history known as Tony Blair had no strategic
aim and was a case of bloody betrayal of the
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worst kind where young and spirited British
soldiers were sent to pointless death divided
into penny packets by well connected
careerists like Brigadier Ed Butler who were
clever in winning a DSO in circumstances of
zero personal threats but mute and absolutely
passive when confronted with a decision to
take a stand over dividing British troops into
penny packets and sending them to certain
death outnumbered and hampered like sitting
ducks condemned to guard duty in places like
Sangin , Nad e Ali and Musa Qila.
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Till 2005 Afghanistan was a relatively safe
place. I travelled from Kabul to Herat some
1050 kilometres by road without any personal
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weapon or body guards in my own vehicle and
found no security issues.
There was a requirement to double the pay of
Afghan border police and increase its strength
by ten times on the Afghan Pakistan border.
But this factor was totally ignored by the USA
led administration in Kabul.
This option would have been far cheaper
financially than sending British troops to
Afghanistan, the salary and finances of one
soldier being more expensive than 100 Afghan
soldiers.
Plus the British soldiers would arouse the Jihadi
appetites of Afghans keen to do battle with the
so called infidel.
But the crafty British politicians invented all
sorts of excuses to go to Helmand.
They were also manipulated by an Afghan fox
called Hamid Karzai whose family was fully
involved in narcotics and wanted a huge share
in the real pie called “ Helmand” .Not only the
largest Afghan province area wise but also
worlds largest single opium and hashish
producing single region !
In 2006 when I visited Helmand for the Nad I
Ali Camp Bastion Road survey I saw British
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troops who were like an invitation to ambush
for Afghan Taliban.
The situation was complicated by the fact that
a Baloch war of secession had commenced in
Pakistan since 2002 , when General Musharraf
announced Gwadar port which was seen as an
attempt to demographically eliminate the
delicately placed Baloch population by an influx
of non Baloch into the ambitious mega port
city of Gwadar.
By 2006 this insurgency was in full swing and
Pakistan was highly sensitive about
Baluchistan.
Pakistani military saw US/British/NATO
presence in Afghanistan as a threat to
Baluchistan and took a covert decision to step
up the Taliban operations in Afghanistan.
British presence in Helmand was one of the
reasons of this Pakistani decision . Why are the
British coming to Central Helmand ? This
question was highly intriguing in Pakistani
intelligence circles.
Thus the decision to step up the Taliban war in
Helmand.
British Army walked straight into a trap.
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The American Army was to follow their foot
steps in 2009 when a cheap mixed breed social
climber from Chicago decided to send US Army
into Helmand in strikingly similar penny
packets as the British did in 2006.
Chapter Two
Mechanics of the Operation
As I saw the British operations closely as a
direct observer , there was no strategy in the
British operations which were run on the
whims of the Helmand Provinces Afghan
governor who sent British SOS calls of “
Damsel in distress” and the so called clever
British Brigadier like for eg Ed Butler sent
British forces in penny packets to chase
Taliban.
This was straight as my relative Colonel
Salman nicknamed Faizan the pioneer of ISIs
Afghan War described Pakistans Afghan war
operations in Soviet Afghan War.
Salman was the man who first trained Afghan
guerrillas in 1973 at the SSG School in Cherat
and taught future big names like Ahmad Shah
Massoud,Hekmatyar ,Mulla Omar and Osama
Bin Laden , how to walk in guerrilla warfare
terms.
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Salman thus recollected, we attacked Kalat I
Ghilzai and when Afghan Army tried to supply
it or relieve we ambushed them in the
standard methodology we had learned and
mastered as taught in US manuals taught at
Cherat and Fort Bragg.
Figure 5 Colonel Salman the master training of Afghans. His father Brigadier Ahmad won a Military Cross in Burma during WW Two. He also conducted eminent British writer in Af Pak when he visited the region during Soviet Afghan War.
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Now this is what was being repeated
innumerable times at Musa Qila , Nad e Ali and
Lashkargah in 2006-14.
A seemingly intelligent once great power was
duped and let down by over ambitious social
climbers like Tony Blair.
Now this is a social problem . Like all society
deteriorate morally and intangibly Britain too
had deeply rotted in the course of time with
leaders like Tony Blair who regarded British
soldiers as expendable pawns.
This was a marked deterioration from pre 1970
British wars that were planned and conceived
with a clear cut strategic purpose and design.
As I recollect now Britain in Helmand was
deeply let down by over ambitious but
essentially pigmy like characters by Tony Blair.
As a soldier I am deeply pained by the death of
young British soldiers many of whom I saw at
Camp Bastion and at Lashkargah etc.
How can one blame the Taliban or ISI when
Britain was led by characters like Tony Blair ?
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The British Quixotic ill conceived adventure
was based on a seriously fallacious ,
missionary ideal of winning hearts and minds.
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Helmand is inhabited by semi professional cold
blooded assasins who predate on any outside
party historically .But the situation gets worse
when this outside party is a European and that
too a Christian power.
Here the going gets rough as any Christian
occupying power , however friendly is seen as
an ideal sniping target in the local Afghan
culture.
So while the British government thought about
hearts and minds here was an ideal
opportunity for Afghans , not all of them
Taliban to kill a Christian soldier and go
straight to the 72 virgins . All this may not
seem rational but this was the mindset in
Helmand where the young British soldiers were
divided into penny packets of 40 or less by
characters like Brigadier Ed Butler and many
others.
Very few British senior officers died , and none
above the rank of major (four ).Characters like
Brigadier Butler never questioned the strategy
of the mission.It is true that Butler later
resigned or asked for retirement , but that
happened much later after the damage had
been done and so many young and spirited
British soldiers survived for no strategic
objective or even an operational one.
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This raises basic ethical questions that most
British officers did not question the mission.
Even Butlers DSO won in 2002 was
questionable as Britain suffered no casualty in
Afghan war till 2004.
2002
Ironically the first two British casualties in
2002 were the result of a drunken brawl , one
soldier killing another and then committing
suicide.But these two non combat deaths were
still better than the absolutely pointless British
deaths in Helmand.
2004 and 2005
One British soldier died in Kabul due to enemy
action in 2004 travelling in a soft vehicle no
tribute to British war effort , a second died in
Mazar in 2005 due to enemy action.
2006
Captain Philippson, Jim died in Helmand , the
first proof that British soldiers were presented
on a platter to mad blood thirsty Jihadis who
vastly outnumbered the British soldiers in
Helmand.
1 6-12-2006 Philippson, Jim Captain
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Five British soldiers including a subaltern and
a captain died at Sangin in Helmand where
Britain had nothing to achieve. But Britain sent
them to Sangin as a fire brigade . Straight into
the mouth of death as Colonel Salman
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described his countless ambushes of Afghan
Army columns on the Kanadahr Kalat I Ghilzai
road.
2 7-05-
2006
Jackson, Damien
Raymond Private
3 7-01-2006
Thorpe, Peter Corporal
4 7-01-2006
Hashmi, Jabron Lance Corporal
5 6-27-
2006 Bartlett, Paul Sergeant
6 6-27-
2006 Patten, David Captain
The slaughter had started. A Quetta Pashtun
told me that he was keen to send his young
son to test his newly acquired AK in killing an
infidel in Helmand as I sipped Stolichnaya
Vodka at a dinner with old school days friends
in Quetta.
This is what the brilliant British Scott leader of
Gilgit Rebellion described as an intangible but
weird quality of Pashtuns like frontier
Highlanders of old British history known as “
Blood Lust”.
Nothing to do with Islam but far more with
anthropology and culture.
The room was full of hash smoke and the
guests half drunk with Vodka but the
discussion centred around Helmand where a
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man described British soldiers as not difficult to
shoot.
This is the Af Pak mindset where characters
like Tony Blair had sent British soldiers to win
hearts and minds.
I would not be surprised if many British
soldiers were casualties of visitors from
Quetta.
7 8-01-2006 Eida, Alex Captain
8 8-01-2006
Nicholls, Ross
Lance Corporal
9 8-01-2006
Johnson,
Ralph 2nd Lieutenant
Why is Private Cutts killed at Musa Qila on 6th
August 2006 ? What strategic purpose was
achieved and which tactical objective gained ?
10 8-06-2006 Cutts, Andrew Barrie Private
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Did his heroic death break the back of Taliban .
Certainly not.
Three more British soldiers in isolated battles
in penny packets again .
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11 9-01-2006 Draiva, Anare Ranger
12 8-27-2006 Hetherington, Jonathan Lance Corporal
13 8-20-2006 Budd, Bryan James Corporal
Some ones son husbands or brothers ?
This is not an anti war narrative but an anti
stupidity narrative.
14 9-04-2006 O’Donnell, Craig Private
If a private dies because of a suicide bomber in
Kabul one can partially justify it but not
soldiers killed at Sangin or Musa Qila.
15 10-18-2006 Wright, Gary Marine
16 9-06-2006 McCulloch, Luke Lance Corporal
17 9-06-2006 Muirhead, Paul Lance Corporal
18 9-06-2006 Wright, Mark William Corporal
And what about soldiers killed by so called “
Friendly fire” of Americans who specialized in
killing own soldiers.
12-05-2006 Wigley, Jonathan Marine
December is a lovely cold crisp month in the
west with preparations of Christmas and a
mood of festivity.
But what happens with relatives of these two
soldiers who died for an extremely vague
mission at Nowzad
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19 12-27-2006 Dwyer, James Lance Bombardier
20 12-12-2006 Watson, Richard J. Marine
The tally of 2006 being 20 British soldiers
killed due to enemy action. Not to forget 14
killed in air crash which had only something to
do with British incompetence and nothing with
the enemy ad four accidental deaths not to
forget one killed by the friendly but over
efficient Americans.
2007
What sense to make of the first gift of 2007 ,
killed at Kajaki , Garmsir or Sangin in isolated
incidents :--
Date Name Rank Age Unit
1 2-21-2007
Holland, Jonathan "Dutchy"
Marine 23 45
Commando
2 1-15-2007
Ford, Mathew Lance Corporal
30
45
Commando Royal
Marines
3 1-
13-2007
Curry, Thomas
Marine 21
42
Commando Royal Marines
And more soldiers killed in again isolated
incidents :--
4 5-03-
2007
Davison,
Simon Guardsman 22
1st Battalion
Grenadier
36
Guards
5 4-13-
2007
Gray,
Chris Private 19
A Company
Group, 1 Royal Anglian Battlegroup
6 3-08-
2007
Smith,
Michael
Warrant Officer
Class 2
39 29 Commando Regiment
Royal Artillery
7 3-06-2007
Reddy,
Benjamin
Marine 22
K Company, 42
Commando Royal Marines
8 3-03-
2007
McLaugh
lin, Liam
Lance
Bombardier 21
29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
9 3-03-2007
Clark, Ross
Lance Bombardier
25 29 Commando Regiment
Royal Artillery
The bravehearts continue to die in isolated
combats which serve Britain no purpose but no
one really cares.
10 12-08-2007 Johnson, Lee Sergeant 33
11 12-04-2007 Sadler, Jack Trooper 21
12 11-14-2007 Mcdermid, John Captain 43
13 10-04-2007 Roberts, Alexis Major 32
14 9-17-2007
Violino, Ivano
"Sean"
Lance
Corporal 29
15 9-08-2007 Botha, Johan Private 25
16 9-08-2007 Brelsford, Craig Sergeant 25
17 9-05-2007 Wright, Damian Private 23
18 9-05-2007 Ford, Ben Private 18
19 8-30-2007
Bridge, Christopher
Senior Aircraftman
20
20 8-11-2007 Hicks, David Captain 26
21 8-10-2007 Rawson, Tony Private 27
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22 7-29-2007 Jones, Michael
Lance Corporal
26
23 7-27-2007 Keen, Barry Sergeant 34
24 7-26-2007 Atherton, David Guardsman 25
25 7-25-2007 Hawkins, Alex
Lance
Corporal 22
26 7-12-2007 Hickey, Daryl Guardsman 27
27 7-01-2007 Wilkinson, Dave Sergeant 33
28 6-30-2007 Dolan, Sean Captain 40
29 6-24-2007 Wright, Thomas Drummer 21
30 6-09-2007
Downes, Neil
"Tony" Guardsman 20
31 6-06-2007
Sandford, Paul "Sandy"
Lance Corporal
23
32 5-30-2007 Gilyeat, Mike Corporal 28
33 5-28-2007 Bonner, Darren Corporal 31
34 5-26-2007 Probyn, Daniel Guardsman 22
And what about the three British soldiers killed
by friendly fire .
8-23-
2007
McClure, Aaron
James
Private 19
1st Battalion
The Royal Anglian
Regiment
8-23-
2007
Thrumble,
John Private 21
1st Battalion The Royal
Anglian Regiment
8-23-2007
Foster,
Robert Graham
Private 19
1st Battalion
The Royal Anglian Regiment
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What on earth were British soldiers doing at
Kajaki on the far end of Helmand. Rather than
sitting on the Helmand Pakistan border and
killing Taliban infiltrators.
I met many NATO officers in Afghanistan and
various times we discussed the war and these
officers were absolutely clueless about what
was the NATO strategic aim in Afghanistan.
Militarily NATO was absolutely disjointed and
clueless.
Regarding Pakistan the USA had no clear cut
policy or system to monitor the Pakistan
Afghanistan border opposite South
Afghanistan.
I carried out a study for anti narcotics client in
2007-11 and discovered that Pakistan did not
deploy a single battalion to interdict the entire
1500 Km Afghanistan Pakistan border despite
getting some 25 Billion USD in aid from USA
during the period 2001-8.
Interestingly the USA officials in Pakistan were
so highly incompetent that they did not
institute any mechanism in Pakistan to control
as well as coordinate what Pakistan was
deploying on the southern 1500 Km border
with Afghanistan.
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The butchers bill for 2007 was thus as
following:--
Total Killed 42
Deaths due to actual fighting
33
Air crashes related to enemy action
1
Accidental deaths 5
Friendly Fire 3
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related
to enemy action
Nil
Green on blue Nil
2008
2008 saw the same pointless tactical
degradation of British Army in places of zero
military value like Sangin , Kajaki and Musa
Qila.
3-30-
2008
Marsh,
David Marine 22 Kajaki
3-30-
2008
Thornton,
John Lieutenant 23 Kajaki
2-20-2008
Mulvihill, Damian
Corporal 32 Sangin
2-17-
2008
Lawrence, Damian
Stephen
Corporal 25 Kajaki
1-20-
2008
Gardiner,
Darryl Corporal 25 Musa Qaleh
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The manpower was so limited that two
valuable airmen were lost as they were sent on
patrolling south of Kandahar airfield in Daman
district and killed by an IED.
4-13-
2008
Thompson,
Gary
Senior Aircraftman
(SAC)
51
Royal
Auxiliary Air Force
Regiment
4-13-
2008
Livingstone, Graham Keter
Senior
Aircraftman 23
Squadron RAF Regiment
The British soldiers below died in isolated
incidents working as errand boys for Afghan
government winning hearts and minds of a
hostile drug economy based local population
who saw them as hated infidels :--
12-
31-2008
Elms, Liam Corporal 26 Sangin
12-
24-200
8
Whatley,
Benjamin
Lance
Corporal 20
Nad e-Ali
district
12-
21-2008
Deering, Robert
Corporal 33 Lashkar Gah
12-
17-2008
Nash,
Stuart Rifleman 21
Zarghun Kalay, Nad e Ali District
12- Lewis, Lieutenan 26 FOB,
42
15-2008
Aaron t Gereshk area of
12-12-2008
Davies, Damian
Marine 27 Sangin
12-
12-
2008
Manuel,
John Henry Sergeant 38 Sangin
12-12-200
8
Birch, Marc Corporal 26 Sangin
12-
12-2008
Fellows,
Steven
Lance
Corporal 26 Sangin
11-27-200
8
Evans, Tony Marine 20 Lashkar Gah
11-
27-2008
Sparks,
Georgie Marine 19
Lashkar
Gah
11-24-200
8
Lucas, Alexander
Marine 24 Kajaki
11-
15-2008
Dura, Krishnabah
adur
Colour
Sergeant 36 Musa Qaleh
11-12-200
8
Dunstan, Neil David
Marine 32 Garmsir District
11- McKibben, Marine 32 Garmsir
43
12-2008
Robert Joseph
District
11-04-2008
Rai, Yubraj Rifleman 28 Musa Qaleh
10-
15-
2008
Munday,
James Trooper 21 Helmand
9-13-200
8
Mason, Nicky
Lance Corporal
26 Kajaki
9-
12-2008
Rawstron,
Jason Lee Private 23
FOB
Gibraltar
9-10-200
8
O'Donnell, Gary
Warrant
Officer Class 2
40 Musa Qaleh
9-
04-2008
Cupples, Justin James
Ranger 29 Sangin
8-18-200
8
Dempsey, Barry
Corporal 29 Gereshk district
8-
11-2008
Bland,
Wayne Signaller 21 Kabul
7-29-200
8
Cowton, Peter Joe
Private 25 Nahri Sarrj
7- Mathews, Sergeant 35 Marjah
44
28-2008
Jonathan William
7-24-2008
Rowe,
Kenneth Michael
Lance Corporal
24 Sangin
7-
22-
2008
Barnes, Jason
Stuart
Corporal 25 Kajaki
6-28-200
8
Johnson, James
Lance Corporal
31 Lashkar Gah
6-
27-2008
Shirley, Dan Warrant Officer 2nd Class
32 Helmand
6-24-200
8
Williams, Michael
Sergeant Major
40 Helmand
6-
24-2008
Whittaker,
Joe Private 20 Helmand
6-17-200
8
Stout, Paul Lance Corporal
31 Lashkar Gah
6-
17-2008
Bryant,
Sarah Sergeant 26
Lashkar
Gah
6-17-200
8
Larkin, Richard
Lance Corporal
39 Lashkar Gah
6- Reeve, Corporal 28 Lashkar
45
17-2008
Sean Robert Gah
6-12-2008
Bateman, James
Lance Corporal
29 Upper
Gereshk Valley
6-
12-
2008
Doherty,
Jeff Private 20
Upper Gereshk
Valley
6-08-200
8
Murray,
Charles David
Private 19 Upper
Sangin Valley
6-
08-2008
Gamble,
Daniel Private 22
Upper Sangin Valley
6-08-200
8
Cuthbertson, Nathan
Private 19 Upper
Sangin Valley
5-
25-2008
Gostick,
Dale Marine 22 Sangin
5-19-200
8
Thompson,
James
Christopher
Not
reported
yet
27 Musa Qaleh
5-
02-2008
Babakobau,
Ratu Trooper 29
Naw Zad
district - Helmand Province
4-21-200
8
Pearson, Robert
Trooper 22 Gereshk district
46
The butchers bill for 2008 was as following:--
Total Killed 51
Deaths due to actual fighting
50
Air crashes related to
enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths 1
Friendly Fire Nil
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related
to enemy action
Nil
Green on blue Nil
The Taliban were not dealt any major blow but
the British Ministry of Defence continued to
deceive the British public with fancy names like
Operation Moshtarak.
During this time the IED business in Quetta
was booming with Kharotabad market in
Quetta selling hundreds of IEDs daily and
fertilizer used to intensify explosives being
smuggled in thousands of ton to Afghanistan.
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Over 80 % of British deaths were inflicted by
IEDs by an enemy whose faces they never
saw.
Just because the British politicians want to
punch the holes proving to the USA that they
had done the Afghan mission man while totally
ignoring the human tragedy being experienced
by families of British soldiers who died on the
Afghan errand boy mission in pointless places
like Musa Qila , Kajaki and Sangin.
2009
2009 turned out to be the bloodiest and yet
again a pointless and another indecisive year
in the British mission in Afghanistan.
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Another bloody calamity had occurred.The USA
was now under a con man clever lawyer who
had no idea about military strategy and yet far
bigger pointless massacre of US troops was
being organized in Helmand and Kunnar known
as surge.
While only 394 US soldiers had died in Bush
era of 7 years in Afghanistan , President
Obama with able assistance of two half trained
cooks known as Generals Mc Chrystal and
Petraeus would now send some 1400 US
soldiers to pointless death in Helmand and
Kunnar in the period 2008-12.
Since the surge occurred in 2009-10 British
Armys bloodiest year in Helmand was 2009.
108 British soldiers died in 2009.
The British Ministry of Defence is extremely
petty and parsimonious about their
photographs .But it is still a must to honour
them by publishing their names in this humble
narrative.
12-
31-2009
Watson, David Sapper 33
12-28-2009
Howell, Aidan Rifleman 19
12- Brown. Tommy Lance 0
49
22-2009
Corporal
12-
21-2009
Roney, Christopher Lance
Corporal 23
12-20-
2009
Pritchard, Michael David Lance
Corporal 22
12-
19-2009
Hornby, Simon Corporal 29
12-15-2009
Kirkness, David Leslie Lance
Corporal 34
12-15-
2009
Brown, James Stephen Rifleman 18
12-
07-
2009
Drane, Adam Paul Lance
Corporal 23
11-30-2009
Amer, John Paxton Sergeant 30
11-
18-2009
Loughran-Dickson, Robert David
Sergeant 33
11-
15-2009
Marlton-Thomas, Loren
Owen Christopher Corporal 28
11-15-2009
Fentiman, Andrew Rifleman 23
11-
08-2009
Bassett, John Samuel Rifleman 20
11-
07-2009
Allen, Philip Rifleman 20
50
11-05-2009
Scott, Phillip Serjeant 30
11-
03-2009
Webster-Smith, Nicholas Corporal 24
11-
03-2009
Chant, Darren
Warrant
Officer Class 1
39
11-03-2009
Major, James Guardsman 18
11-
03-2009
Boote, Steven Acting Corporal
22
11-
03-2009
Telford, Matthew Sergeant 37
10-
31-
2009
Schmid, Olaf Sean George Staff
Sergeant 30
10-
25-2009
Mason, Thomas Corporal 27
10-22-2009
Oakland, James Corporal 26
10-
08-
2009
Hill, James Lance
Corporal 23
10-
05-2009
Janes, Jamie Guardsman 20
10-01-2009
Wojtak, Marcin Senior
Aircraftman 24
9-27-
2009 Prosser, James Private 21
51
9-21-2009
Lockett, Michael Acting Sergeant
28
9-16-2009
Hall, Brett Trooper 21
9-16-
2009 McGrath, Stuart
Serjeant
(Acting) 28
9-13-
2009 Dunn-Bridgeman, Jason Kingsman 20
9-09-2009
Harrison, John Corporal 29
9-03-2009
Elliott, Gavin Private 19
9-02-
2009 Brandon, Richard James
Lance
Corporal 24
8-31-
2009 Millar, Stuart Sergeant 40
8-31-
2009 Elliott, Kevin Private 24
8-29-2009
Houltram, Lee Andrew Sergeant 33
8-25-2009
Bush, Shaun Fusilier 24
8-20-
2009 McAleese, Paul Sergeant 29
8-20-
2009 Young, Johnathon Private 18
8-16-
2009 Fullarton, James
Lance
Corporal 24
8-16-2009
Annis, Simon Fusilier 18
8-16-2009
Carter, Louis Fusilier 19
8-15-
2009 Hunt, Richard Private 21
8-15-
2009 Valentine, Simon Sergeant 29
52
8-13-2009
Hatton, Matthew Lance Bombardier
23
8-13-2009
Wild, Daniel Rifleman 19
8-13-
2009 Hale, Mark Captain 42
8-08-
2009 Williams, Jason George Private 23
8-06-2009
Mulligan, Kevin Corporal 26
8-06-2009
Hopkins, Dale Thomas Lance Corporal
23
8-06-
2009 Adams, Kyle Private 21
8-04-
2009 Lombardi, Anthony Craftsman 21
7-27-
2009 Lawrence, Phillip Trooper 22
7-27-
2009 Upton, Sean
Warrant Officer Class 2
26
7-25-
2009 Hopson, Craig Bombardier 24
7-22-
2009 King, Christopher Guardsman 20
7-20-
2009 Shepherd, Daniel Captain 28
7-19-2009
Etchells, Joseph Corporal 22
7-16-2009
Toge, Aminiasi Rifleman 26
7-10-
2009 Aldridge, William Rifleman 18
7-10-
2009 Backhouse, James Rifleman 18
7-10- Horne, Jonathan Corporal 28
53
2009
7-10-
2009 Scott, Lee Corporal 26
7-10-2009
Simpson, Daniel Rifleman 20
7-10-2009
Murphy, Joe Rifleman 18
7-09-
2009 Brackpool, John Private 27
7-09-
2009 Hume, Daniel Rifleman 22
7-07-
2009 Whiteside, Christopher Trooper 21
7-06-2009
Babington-Browne, Ben Captain 27
7-05-2009
Elson, Dane Lance Corporal
22
7-04-
2009 Laws, Robert Private 18
7-04-
2009 Dennis, David
Lance
Corporal 29
7-01-
2009 Hammond, Joshua Trooper 18
7-01-2009
Thorneloe, Rupert Lieutenant Colonel
40
6-19-2009
Birchall, Sean Major 33
6-12-
2009 Mervis, Paul Lieutenant 27
6-11-
2009 McLaren, Robert Private 20
6-02-2009
Thatcher, Cyrus Rifleman 19
5-30-2009
Moffett, Nigel Lance Corporal
28
5-30- Bolger, Stephen Corporal 30
54
2009
5-28-
2009 Hill, Kieron
Lance
Corporal 20
5-27-2009
Richards, Robert Martin Lance Corporal
24
5-23-2009
Rossi, Jordan Sapper 22
5-22-
2009 Suesue, Petero "Pat" Fusilier 28
5-14-
2009 Mackie, Jason Marine 21
5-12-
2009 Evison, Mark Lawrence Lieutenant 26
5-07-2009
Pun, Kumar Corporal 31
5-07-2009
Ross, Ben Sergeant 34
5-07-
2009 Sheldon, Adrian Rifleman 25
5-07-
2009 Binnie, Sean Corporal 22
4-28-
2009 Fasfous, Tobie
Lance
Sergeant 29
3-15-2009
Stiff, Graeme Corporal 24
3-15-2009
John, Dean Corporal 25
3-14-
2009 Harkett, Christopher
Lance
Corporal 22
2-25-
2009 Laski, Michael "Mick" Marine 21
2-25-2009
Gunn, Jamie Rifleman 21
2-25-2009
Upton, Paul "Uppers" Lance Corporal
31
2-25- Gaden, Tom Corporal 24
55
2009
2-16-
2009 Kingscott, Stephen
Lance
Corporal 22
2-14-2009
Smith, Darren Marine 27
1-30-2009
Nield, Daniel "Danny" Corporal 31
1-17-
2009 Robinson, Richard "Robbo"
Acting
Corporal 21
1-15-
2009 Winter, Danny Corporal 28
1-15-
2009 Sawyer, Tom Herbert John Captain 26
1-11-2009
Mackin, Travis Marine 22
1-01-2009
Reed, Chris Sergeant 25
The summary of the butchers bill was as
following:--
Total Killed 108
Deaths due to actual
fighting
102
Air crashes related to enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths Nil
Friendly Fire Nil
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related to enemy action
1
Green on blue 5
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About the surge one may sum up that the USA
and the UK did not have the moral courage to
confront the Pakistani state and devise a
strategy to deal with infiltration from Pakistani
Baluchistan but had immense moral courage to
send their own soldiers to certain death,
divided into pointless penny packets and
presented on a platter to be killed by Taliban
with IEDS manufactured in Kharotabad Quetta.
US general Mc Chrystal and Petraeus proved as
spineless and morally feeble as British generals
who had supervised the Helmand Operations
since 2006.
The British and US generals remained
absolutely incompetent in dealing with
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Pakistani covert interference while exercising
tremendous moral courage in sending their
own soldiers to certain and pointless death.
No thought was given to fencing the 1500 km
vulnerable southern border from where Taliban
infiltration was taking place.
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59
60
Summary of the butchers bill for 2009 was as
below :--
:--
Total Killed 108
Deaths due to actual
fighting
103
Air crashes related to enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths Nil
Friendly Fire 1
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related to enemy action
1
Green on blue 5
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2010
2010 saw the same tactical degradation of
British forces into glorified errand boys.
It is surprising that Britain a once great power
that controlled India at one time in First World
War with just 15,000 Troops was so powerless
and clueless in Helmand ! And this galaxy of so
called super powers included the USA also.
Credit must be given to General Musharraf for
devising a brilliant strategy to deceive the
Americans.Whatever Musharraf did , he acted
in interest of Pakistan.
That USA and UK failed to call Musharrafs bluff
is no credit to USA and UK keadership.The
Musharraf blueprint was followed by his less
able successor General Kiani after Musharraf
resigned in 2008.
2010 saw the UK butchers bill at 103.
To honour the names of the soldiers we are
publishing their names below:--
12-28-
2010 Wood, Charles
Warrant Officer
Class 2 34
12-21-2010
Dunn, Steven Thomas
Corporal 27
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12-05-2010
Howard, John Private 23
11-17-2010
Davies, Christopher
Guardsman 22
11-14-
2010 McCormick, Aaron Ranger 22
11-07-
2010 Hughes, Scott Airman 20
10-30-2010
Blanchard, William
Sapper 39
10-19-2010
Barnsdale, David Acting Corporal 24
10-08-
2010
Rayner, Peter
Anthony Sergeant 34
10-02-
2010 Gurung, Suraj Rifleman 22
9-25-
2010 Thomas, Matthew Corporal 24
9-18-2010
Jones, Andrew James
Sergeant 35
9-18-2010
Howarth, Andrew Martin
Trooper 20
9-10-
2010 Deady, Darren Kingsman 22
9-05-
2010 Griffiths, Andrew Captain 25
9-05-
2010
Pool, Joseph
McFarlane Lance Corporal 26
8-21-2010
Bancroft, Jordan Dean
Lance Corporal 25
8-13-2010
Gurung, Ishwor Sapper 21
8-13-
2010 Foster, Darren Sapper 20
8-12-
2010 Kulung, Remand Rifleman 27
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8-11-2010
Sanderson, John Charles
Lieutenant 29
8-01-2010
Brown, Adam Marine 25
8-01-
2010
McCallum, Dale
Alanzo Lance Sergeant 31
7-26-
2010 Smith, Mark Sapper 26
7-21-2010
Monkhouse, Stephen Daniel
Lance Corporal 28
7-21-2010
Stenton, Matthew James
Corporal 23
7-17-
2010
Monkhouse, David
Thomas Sergeant 0
7-17-
2010
Linley, Brett
George Staff Sergeant 29
7-16-
2010
Griffiths, Kinikki
"Griff"
Senior
Aircraftman 24
7-16-2010
Crookes, David Thomas
Not yet reported 26
7-13-2010
Harrison, Matthew Marine 23
7-13-
2010 Pun, Arjun Purja Corporal 33
7-13-
2010 Turkington, Neal Lieutenant 26
7-13-
2010
Bowman, James
Joshua Major 34
7-08-2010
Robinson, Samuel Joseph
Bombardier 31
7-08-2010
Hart, David Charles
Marine 23
7-05-
2010 Sephton, Thomas Private 20
7-05-
2010
Leverett, James
Anthony Trooper 20
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7-01-2010
Stephens, Seth Corporal 42
6-27-2010
Kirkpatrick, Jamie Corporal 32
6-26-
2010
Gilbert, Stephen
Raymond Bombardier 36
6-23-
2010
Horton, Martyn
Simon Colour Sergeant 34
6-23-2010
Ramsden, David Lance Corporal 26
6-23-2010
Isaac, Alex Private 20
6-23-
2010 Halliday, Douglas Private 20
6-23-
2010
Darbyshire,
Steven William Sergeant 35
6-22-
2010 Taylor, Michael Lance Corporal 30
6-21-2010
Warren, Paul Marine 23
6-20-2010
Hollington, Richard
Marine 23
6-18-
2010 Smith, Ashley Trooper 21
6-16-
2010
Rogoiruwai,
Taniela Tolevu Corporal 32
6-15-
2010
Tagitaginimoce,
Ponipate Kingsman 29
6-14-2010
Birdsall, Steven James
Marine 20
6-12-2010
Breeze, Andrew Lance Corporal 31
6-09-
2010
Monk, Jonathan
Michael Private 25
6-08-
2010 Chandler, Mark Lance Bombadier 32
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6-04-2010
Webster, Terry Corporal 24
6-04-2010
Cochran, Alan David
Lance Corporal 23
6-02-
2010
Hotine, Anthony
Dean Marine 21
5-30-
2010
Taylor, Scott
Gregory Marine 21
5-26-2010
Curley, Stephen Paul
Corporal 26
5-26-2010
Cusack, Zak Gunner 24
5-21-
2010 Walker, Stephen Corporal 42
5-09-
2010
Harrison,
Christopher Lewis Corporal 26
5-03-
2010 Buxton, Barry Lance Corporal 21
5-03-2010
Roy, Daryn Sapper 28
5-02-2010
Holmes, Harvey Alex
Corporal 22
4-07-
2010
Burgess, Jonathan
Antony Fusilier 20
4-04-
2010 Turner, Mark Rifleman 21
4-01-
2010 Sweeney, Michael Not yet reported 19
3-27-2010
Holkham, Daniel Rifleman 19
3-26-2010
Woodgate, Jonathan
Lance Corporal of Horse
27
3-22-
2010 Campbell, Steven Serjeant 30
3-16-
2010 Grigg, James Private 21
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3-16-2010
Hardy, Scott Lance Corporal 26
3-15-2010
Driver, Martin Captain 31
3-07-
2010
Thompson,
Stephen Corporal 21
3-07-
2010 Keogh, Tom Lance Corporal 24
3-06-2010
Maughan, Liam Rifleman 18
3-05-2010
Allott, Jonothon Michael
Rifleman 19
3-02-
2010 Green, Richard Corporal 23
3-01-
2010 Apolis, Carlo Rifleman 0
2-26-
2010 Fox, Paul Maurice Not yet reported 34
2-25-2010
Kinggett, Martin Rifleman 19
2-24-2010
Southgate, Luke Senior Aircraftman
20
2-18-
2010 Dalzell, Douglas Lieutenant 27
2-18-
2010
Walker, David
"Davey" Lance Sergeant 36
2-15-
2010 Mellors, Guy Sapper 20
2-14-2010
Dawson, Sean Kingsman 19
2-14-2010
Marshall, Mark Rifleman 29
2-13-
2010 Greenhalgh, Dave Lance Sergean 25
2-11-
2010 Hicks, Darren Lance Corporal 29
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2-08-2010
Markland, David Warrant Officer Class 2
36
2-07-2010
McDonald, Sean Private 26
2-07-
2010 Moore, John Corporal 22
2-01-
2010 Shaw,Graham Lance Corporal 27
2-01-2010
Riley, Liam Corporal 21
1-24-2010
Cooper, Daniel Lance Corporal 21
1-22-
2010 Aldridge, Peter Rifleman 19
1-15-
2010 Farmer, Luke Rifleman 19
1-15-
2010
Brownson,
Corporal Lee Corporal 30
1-11-2010
Read, Daniel Captain 31
1-03-2010
Hayes, Robert Private 19
Summary of the butchers bill for 2010 was as
below :--
Total Killed 103
Deaths due to actual
fighting
91
Air crashes related to enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths 7
Friendly Fire 1
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related 1
68
to enemy action
Green on blue 3
2011
2011 saw drawing down of the war .
Morally corrupt and spineless British
leaders saw the light of the day and the
war was much criticized in Britain.
2011 saw 46 British deaths divided as below:--
Total Killed 46
Deaths due to actual
fighting
42
Air crashes related to
enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths 3
Friendly Fire Nil
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related
to enemy action
Nil
Green on blue 1
The names of soldiers killed in 2011 are as
below:--
12-30-
2011 King, John Private 19
69
12-23-2011
Downing, Anthony Squadron Leader
34
12-22-2011
Jennings,Tom Captain 29
12-08-
2011 Bond, Elijah Sapper 24
11-27-
2011 Steel, Sheldon Rifleman 20
11-20-2011
Lake, Thomas Private 29
11-17-2011
Scanlon, Richard Lance Corporal
31
11-17-
2011 Boyce, David Lieutenant 25
11-16-
2011 Eustace, Peter
Lance
Corporal 25
11-09-
2011 Thornton, Matthew Private 28
11-04-2011
Haseldin, Matthew James Sean
Private 21
10-15-2011
Rai, Vijay Rifleman 22
9-19-
2011 Fairbrother, David Marine 24
9-14-
2011
McKinlay, Jonathan
James
Lance
Corporal 33
8-30-
2011 Weston, Barry John Sergeant 40
8-12-2011
Clack, Daniel Lieutenant 24
8-05-2011
Wright, James Robert Marine 22
7-18-
2011 Palin, Mark Anthony Corporal 32
7-16-
2011 Watkins, Paul
Lance
Corporal 24
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7-04-2011
McLaren, Scott Highlander 20
6-18-2011
Bellingham, Gareth Leslie William
Private 22
6-16-
2011 Found, Andrew Craftsman 27
6-16-
2011 Newell, Lloyd Corporal 0
6-05-2011
Lamb, Martin Jon Rifleman 0
6-05-2011
Gill, Martin Joseph Lance Corporal
42
6-03-
2011 Pike, Michael John Corporal 26
5-27-
2011 Alexander MC, William Marine 28
5-27-
2011
Augustin, Oliver
Richard Lieutenant 23
5-23-2011
Fortuna, Kevin Charles Colour Sergeant
36
5-15-2011
Mead, Nigel Dean Marine 19
4-19-
2011 Head, Lisa Captian 29
3-31-
2011 Cameron, Alan
Colour
Sergeant 42
3-23-
2011 Burgan, Mark Terence
Lance
Corporal 28
3-23-2011
Collins, Matthew James
Major 38
3-18-2011
Daniel, Steven Prior Private 27
3-09-
2011 McKee, Stephen
Lance
Corporal 27
3-01-
2011 Tasker, Liam Richard
Lance
Corporal 27
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2-14-2011
Hutchinson, Dean Private 23
2-14-2011
Wood, Robert Private 28
2-14-
2011 Marshall, Kyle Cleet
Lance
Corporal 23
2-09-
2011 Lewis, Conrad Private 22
2-09-2011
Hendry, Lewis Private 20
2-05-
2011 Beckett, Colin
Warrant Officer Class 2
36
2-04-
2011 Dalzell, David Ranger 20
1-25-
2011
Bell, Martin Simon
George Private 24
1-01-
2011
Vatubua, Joseva
Saqanagonedau Private 24
2012
2012 saw 44 British deaths . Far less than
preceeding years but still pointless.
A policy decision had been taken that the
whole exercise in Helmand was absolutely
pointless.
Names of soldiers killed are as below :--
11-11-2012
Barrie, Walter Reid Captain 41
10- Drummond-Baxter, Lieutenant 29
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30-2012
Edward
10-
30-2012
Kunwar, Siddhanta Lance
Corporal 28
10-24-
2012
Day, Channing Corporal 25
10-
24-2012
O’Connor, David Corporal 27
9-24-2012
Manley, Carl Captain 41
9-21-2012
Townley, James Anthony
Captain 29
9-21-
2012 Kups, Jonathan Eric Sergeant 38
9-15-
2012 Thursby, Gareth Sergeant 29
9-15-
2012 Wroem, Thomas James Private 18
9-14-2012
Groom, Duane Lance Corporal
32
9-09-2012
Davidson, Lee Paul Sergeant 32
9-07-
2012 Karl Whittle Guardsman 22
8-17-
2012 Shadrake, Jamie Guardsman 20
8-10-2012
Smith, Matthew David Lance Corporal
26
8-10-2012
Chesterman, Andrew Robert
Lieutenant 26
7-01-2012
Tuisovurua, Apete
Saunikalou Ratumaiyale
Guardsman 28
7-01- Roderick, Craig Andrew Guardsman 22
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2012
7-01-2012
Thomas, Leonard Perran
Warrant
Officer Class 2 (WO2)
44
6-15-2012
Guy, Alex Corporal 37
6-13-2012
Ashworth, James Lance Corporal
23
6-03-
2012 Stone, Gregg Thomas Private 20
6-01-
2012 Thacker, Michael John Corporal 27
5-26-2012
Healey, Stephen James Captain 29
5-12-2012
Davies, Lee Thomas Lance Corporal
27
5-12-
2012 McCarthy, Brent John Corporal 25
5-04-
2012 Silibaravi, Ratu Manasa Private 32
5-04-
2012 Roberts,Andrew Steven Corporal 32
4-27-2012
Roland, Michael Guardsman 23
4-18-2012
Ray, Connor Sapper 21
4-08-
2012 Stanley, Jack Leslie Corporal 26
3-26-
2012 Foley, Michael
Lance
Corporal 25
3-26-
2012 Taylor, Luke Sergeant 33
3-21-2012
Bowers, Rupert William Michael
Captain 27
3-06-2012
Wilford, Daniel Private 21
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3-06-2012
Wade, Daniel Private 20
3-06-2012
Kershaw, Christopher Private 19
3-06-
2012 Frampton, Anthony Private 20
3-06-
2012 Hartley, Jake Corporal 20
3-06-2012
Coupe, Nigel Sergeant 33
2-13-2012
Tomlin, Ryan Senior Aircraftman
21
1-27-
2012 Gurung, Gajbahadur
Lance
Corporal 0
1-24-
2012
Sartorius-Jones, Ian
Gerard Signaller 21
1-02-
2012 Limbu, Sachin Rifleman 23
Summary of the butchers bill was as following
:--
Total Killed 44
Deaths due to actual fighting
32
Air crashes related to
enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths 2
Friendly Fire Nil
Suicides 2
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related
to enemy action
1
Green on blue 8
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2013
The great tragedy that commenced in
2006 was over in 2013.
There were only nine deaths in 2013.
Summary was as below :--
Total Killed 9
Deaths due to actual
fighting
8
Air crashes related to
enemy action
Nil
Accidental deaths Ni
Friendly Fire Nil
Suicides Nil
Murder Nil
Air crashes not related
to enemy action
Nil
Green on blue 1
Names of soldiers killed were as below :--
12-23-
2013 Holloway, Richard Captain 29
11-06-
2013 Fisher, Ian
Warrant Officer
Class 2 42
10-15-
2013 Brynin, James Lance Corporal 22
4-30-2013
Hetherington, Robert Murray
Private 25
4-30-2013
Flint, Samuel Fusilier 21
4-30-
2013
Savage, William
Thomas Corporal 30
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3-26-2013
Webb, Jamie Lance Corporal 24
1-14-2013
Shaw, David Robert Kingsman 23
1-07-
2013
Walker, Richard
Reginald Sapper 23
2014
2014 was eventless with no combat death
while 5 soldiers died in air crash not
related to enemy action and one died an
accidental death.
2015
2015 saw two deaths not related to
enemy action but the tragic death of
Corporal Micheal Campbell wounded in
Helmand in 2012.
Thus ended the fourth Anglo Afghan War ,
a most irrational and sad small war fought
by Britain.
The fatal casualties were smaller than
many of Britains long list of wars but the
saddest part of the war was that these
deaths were absolutely pointless.
Conclusion
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Britain needs to do a serious re-thinking about
the so called COIN wars that it may fight in
Middle East.
Hearts and minds is a lost cause and there can
be no winning of hearts and minds in a half
mad Islamic world where non Muslims are seen
as infidels.
Nevertheless foreign powers can have tangible
aims which can be applied in Afghan like
situations.
Pakistans covert behavior proved how complex
a war can be where a covert contender state is
nuclear weapon armed.
Behaviour of characterless people like Tony
Blair is a saga that needs to be carefully
examined by British people and social
scientists.
Ironically British Army was misused and
degraded to serve the personal interests of a
narco state led by the drug mafia who wanted
to clear the turfs in Helmands drug wars.
There was a striking similarity here with 1775
when the highly degenerate and corrupt
Muslim ruler of Oudh hired a British brigade of
the English East India Company to destroy his
Pashtun rival state Rohailkhand in India.
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But in 1775 British parliament possessed a
superior moral caliber and this war was much
debated and criticized in British parliament.
By 2006 when Tony Blair started this pointless
war in Helmand Britain was a far more
degenerate state and his successors proved
equally characterless and similar.
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