Archive for the 'Afghanistan' Category

MoD ‘can be sued’ over SAS deaths – The Guardian

“The families of three SAS soldiers and a female corporal killed in Afghanistan when their Land Rover hit a landmine have a strong legal basis for suing the Ministry of Defence under the European Convention on Human Rights, according to a senior barrister.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

MoD should ‘hang heads in shame’ over corporal’s death – The Independent

“A coroner today blamed the death of soldier in a minefield in Afghanistan on a lack of equipment and said those responsible ’should hang their heads in shame’.”

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The Independent, 17th October 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

MoD criticised over soldier death – BBC News

“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

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Crippled marine is refused full payout – The Observer

“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

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/

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

“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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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

“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

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Muslim soldier’s death ‘unlawful’ – BBC News

“A verdict of unlawful killing has been recorded on the first British Muslim soldier to be killed during the conflict in Afghanistan.”

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BBC News, 11th October 2007

Source: www.bbc.co.uk


 

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