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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

British troops are "stretched" but they are winning the tactical battle in Afghanistan, the head of the Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, has said.

During a visit to the country, he told the BBC that operations in Iraq and Afghanistan meant soldiers were being deployed more often than he would like.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6953532.stm

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Also been reported that british casualties are not reported only the ones who die in combat. They say that some casualties are not alway caused in combat, but troops become ill out in the field due to sickness and the heat.