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The old guard passes : May 2017

We mark the passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from comrades and colleagues welcome.

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Thursday, 11 May 2017 18:09

The old guard passes : April 2017

Marking the passing of those who served this country. Contributions from comrades and families welcome.

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Wednesday, 12 April 2017 17:22

The old guard passes : March 2017

We mark the passing of those who served this country in the Armed Forces. Contributions from/comments by comrades and families welcome. See next page

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Sunday, 05 March 2017 19:21

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Latest from icasualties.org

  • rferl- Thirteen Afghan Soldiers Killed In Kandahar Fighting
    Afghan officials say 13 soldiers have been killed and eight others wounded in fighting with Taliban militants in the southern province of Kandahar. Defense Ministry spokesman Daulat Waziri said on May 25 that the firefight took place after the militants stormed several security checkpoints overnight. Waziri said the Taliban were driven back after several hours of fighting.
  • Janes- USAF increases use of air power in Afghanistan
    The US Air Force (USAF) stepped up air power in Afghanistan in April, releasing more ordnance than in any other month since August 2012, according to recently released data by US Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT). The figures show that USAF aircraft released a total of 460 weapons in April as part of the NATO-led 'Resolute Support' mission in the central Asian country: more than twice the number released in March (203) and February (200) respectively, and over seven times the amount released in April 2016 (62).
  • Tolonews- Blast Close To NDS Office In Helmand Leaves Six Dead
    At least six people were killed and two others were wounded in a suicide attack close to an office of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Washir district in the southern Helmand province, a security source told TOLOnews on Thursday. The blast took place at around 1pm on Thursday afternoon and was carried out by a suicide bomber, the source said.
  • KP- Ex-Afghan MP wounded in an attack in Kabul city
    A former lawmaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, Najibullah was wounded in an attack in Kabul city late on Tuesday night. Informed security sources are saying Kabuli sustained injuries during a gun battle triggered by an explosion.
  • KP- Taliban attack results into closure of key highway in North of Afghanistan
    A coordinated attack by the Taliban insurgents resulted into the closure of a key highway in North of Afghanistan on Wednesday. According to the security officials, scores of Taliban insurgents launched a coordinated attack on Baghlan-Mazar highway late on Tuesday night.
  • Janes- Police officer kills eight soldiers in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan's Helmand
    EIGHT soldiers were shot dead by a police officer in a apparent insider attack targeting a security post in an unspecified location in Afghanistan's Helmand province on 22 May, Afghan Islamic Press reported. No immediate claim of responsibility was made.
  • KP- ISIS leaders among 10 killed in East of Afghanistan
    At least ten militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group’s offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed during the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
  • KP- Afghan army suffer heavy casualties in Taliban attack in Kandaha
    At least ten Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers lost their lives in an attack by the Taliban insurgents in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD) General Dawlat Waziri said the attack was launched on Monday night around 11:50 pm local time in Shahwali Kot district.
  • KP- 12 killed, 14 wounded in a traffic incident in East of Afghanistan
    At least twelve people lost their lives in a traffic incident in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, local officials said. The incident took place after a vehicle carrying passengers veered off from the highway in the vicinity of Mehtarlam city, the provincial capital of Laghman province.
  • KP- Taliban’s deputy chief for Taloka village killed in Kunduz city
    A top Taliban leader was killed in an airstrike carried out in the outskirts of the strategic Kunduz city. The provincial police commandment in a statement said Taliban’s deputy chief for Taloka village Mullah Abdullah was killed in the airstrike conducted during the ongoing counter-terrorism operations.

British military casualties - Editorial policy

In the service of our country.

Eulogies for all personnel killed on UK operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere are posted as soon as they have been released by the UK Ministry of Defence. Each eulogy we publish for men down in operations brings a lump to the throat. We are losing the best of the best. Politicians must ensure that, when the newspaper cuttings have faded, their sacrifice has had some meaning, has helped bring about a good result. Anything else would be a waste for which they will be eternally condemned.

There is invariably at least a 24 hour gap between the official release of news of an event and the naming of the dead. This is to allow families to be informed and proper eulogoies to be produced. Occasionally families request no euologies or comment. We abide by guidance we receive on such sensitive matters. We regret that information on those who sacrifice almost as much through grave injury is seldom released by the MoD for operational reasons, and so we are unable to pay tribute.
 

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