2 more UK sldiers killed by insider

eddie · 10-30-12, 12:28 PM

2 UK soldiers have been killed by someone dressed in an Afghan police uniform

Sad to hear, my heart goes out to their families.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20138614

Jimbuna · 10-30-12, 12:33 PM

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Of the 45 British personnel killed in Afghanistan this year, at least 11 have been killed by Afghans they served alongside.

Bring em all home now

Gerald · 10-30-12, 12:37 PM

Sad news,

eddie · 10-30-12, 01:47 PM

Looks like its 4 British soldiers killed in the last week, including a female medic. Plus 2 Americans, still investigating if the 2 Brits died because of an insider.

Wait until you read the last small paragraph about what this certain Afghan has to say about this type of thing!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/wo...ghanistan&_r=0

Jimbuna · 10-30-12, 01:56 PM

I wonder what he'll have to say after our people are withdrawn....no doubt praising the Taliban

Kaye T. Bai · 10-30-12, 01:58 PM

Rest in peace to those soldiers.

STEED · 10-31-12, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Bring em all home now

We should never have set foot in that country.

I want all our troops out now today.

Jimbuna · 10-31-12, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

We should never have set foot in that country.

I want all our troops out now today.

Just so long as they aren't made redundant, like some of the air force on their return from North Africa.

Fubar2Niner · 10-31-12, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just so long as they aren't made redundant, like some of the air force on their return from North Africa.

When I was at the Jubilee Airshow, Duxford this year. It was sad to see stalls for british servicemen and women pleaing for money just so said service people didn't have to live 'on the street'. These are sad times my friends, made worse by an uncaring governmet. Ex service people find it hard to even get psychiatric help for mental wounds.

Enough is enough

Bring them home NOW, and give them the respect they have earned!

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Jimbuna · 10-31-12, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

When I was at the Jubilee Airshow, Duxford this year. It was sad to see stalls for british servicemen and women pleaing for money just so said service people didn't have to live 'on the street'. These are sad times my friends, made worse by an uncaring governmet. Ex service people find it hard to even get psychiatric help for mental wounds.

Enough is enough

Bring them home NOW, and give them the respect they have earned!

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

10-31-12, 05:00 PM

I felt I should reply to this only because my son has completed two combat tours in Afganistan.

Wes assures me survival is about removing all safety catches from weapons and having an un-holstered pistol in visible sight at all times when ever Afgan's of any kind are in the military compounds, He explained his squad was hauled up before the officer and told to replace safety catches and that they where far to aggressive towards Afgan recruits, they refused to co-operate and within a week where transferred to another hostile billet. Within weeks of the transfer an Afgan soldier opened fire and wounded 5 British soldiers, not one of the soldiers was armed, all weapons had been stowed in the armoury on the officers orders.

I know there is a lot of talk about bring there boy's home, that's fair enough. But to the lads out there it's a job, and they do it well, better in fact than most realize given the shortages of kit and soldiers having to buy there own because the issued kit is crap. My greatest pleasure today is simple, I can sit with my son and have a beer with him an for the first time in my life, I listen. My heart is to the fathers who can no longer do this.

Jimbuna · 10-31-12, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sidslotm

I felt I should reply to this only because my son has completed two combat tours in Afganistan.

Wes assures me survival is about removing all safety catches from weapons and having an un-holstered pistol in visible sight at all times when ever Afgan's of any kind are in the military compounds, He explained his squad was hauled up before the officer and told to replace safety catches and that they where far to aggressive towards Afgan recruits, they refused to co-operate and within a week where transferred to another hostile billet. Within weeks of the transfer an Afgan soldier opened fire and wounded 5 British soldiers, not one of the soldiers was armed, all weapons had been stowed in the armoury on the officers orders.

I know there is a lot of talk about bring there boy's home, that's fair enough. But to the lads out there it's a job, and they do it well, better in fact than most realize given the shortages of kit and soldiers having to buy there own because the issued kit is crap. My greatest pleasure today is simple, I can sit with my son and have a beer with him an for the first time in my life, I listen. My heart is to the fathers who can no longer do this.

^ Precisely

August · 10-31-12, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaye T. Bai

Rest in peace to those soldiers.

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10-30-12, 12:28 PM	#1
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	2 more UK sldiers killed by insider 2 UK soldiers have been killed by someone dressed in an Afghan police uniform Sad to hear, my heart goes out to their families. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20138614 __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Sad news, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Looks like its 4 British soldiers killed in the last week, including a female medic. Plus 2 Americans, still investigating if the 2 Brits died because of an insider. Wait until you read the last small paragraph about what this certain Afghan has to say about this type of thing! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/wo...ghanistan&_r=0 __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wonder what he'll have to say after our people are withdrawn....no doubt praising the Taliban __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Rest in peace to those soldiers.

10-31-12, 05:00 PM	#11
sidslotm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I felt I should reply to this only because my son has completed two combat tours in Afganistan. Wes assures me survival is about removing all safety catches from weapons and having an un-holstered pistol in visible sight at all times when ever Afgan's of any kind are in the military compounds, He explained his squad was hauled up before the officer and told to replace safety catches and that they where far to aggressive towards Afgan recruits, they refused to co-operate and within a week where transferred to another hostile billet. Within weeks of the transfer an Afgan soldier opened fire and wounded 5 British soldiers, not one of the soldiers was armed, all weapons had been stowed in the armoury on the officers orders. I know there is a lot of talk about bring there boy's home, that's fair enough. But to the lads out there it's a job, and they do it well, better in fact than most realize given the shortages of kit and soldiers having to buy there own because the issued kit is crap. My greatest pleasure today is simple, I can sit with my son and have a beer with him an for the first time in my life, I listen. My heart is to the fathers who can no longer do this.