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MoD criticised over soldier death - BBC News

Published March 28, 2008 Afghanistan , armed forces , inquests , news 0 Comments

“A British soldier who was crushed while repairing a tank in Afghanistan died becasue his regiment was not provided with proper equipement, a coroner ruled.”

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BBC News, 28th March 2008

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Crippled marine is refused full payout - The Observer

Published March 25, 2008 Afghanistan , armed forces , compensation , news 0 Comments

“A Royal Marine who lost both his legs and an arm in a Taliban landmine blast in Afghanistan has been told by the Ministry of Defence that he is not entitled to the full compensation package offered to injured troops.”

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The Observer, 23rd March 2008

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Former SAS man condemns British role in torture tactics - The Guardian

Published February 26, 2008 Afghanistan , Iraq , armed forces , news , torture 0 Comments

“Hundreds of Iraqis and Afghans captured by British and American special forces were rendered to prisons where they faced torture, a former SAS soldier said yesterday. Ben Griffin said individuals detained by SAS troops in a joint UK-US special forces taskforce had ended up in interrogation centres in Iraq, including the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, and in Afghanistan, as well as Guantánamo Bay.”

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The Guardian, 26th February 2008

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Grieving families call for legal aid to fight MoD - The Independent on Sunday

Published October 15, 2007 Afghanistan , Iraq , armed forces , inquests , legal aid , news 0 Comments

“Families of British service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are being obstructed by the MoD in their efforts to discover how their children died, it was claimed yesterday.”

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The Independent on Sunday, 14th October 2007

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