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Gordon Brown reveals summit for Afghanistan pull-outGordon Brown reveals summit for Afghanistan pull-out Gordon Brown yesterday set a date for a summit to create an exit strategy to get British troops out of Afghanistan. Us Secretary of Secretary Hillary Clinton and Afghan president Hamid... In this article: Gordon Brown, British troops, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, US, Trinidad, and London |
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Daily Mail | November 15, 2009
Widow's pride as bomb disposal hero killed in Afghanistan is tipped for a George Cross
...Rifles Battle Group. His family have been informed. The death brought the number of British troops killed on operations in Afghanistan since 2001 to 233 - 96 of them this year alone. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
In this article: Afghanistan, British soldier, Hillary Clinton, and Wootton Bassett
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BBC News | November 07, 2009
Hedging bets
...stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Pakistan. They have not heard her complaining that Pakistan provides safe haven for the Afghan Taliban who are killing American and British troops. This double-dealing has to stop, in the opinion of...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Kabul, British troops, Afghanistan, Al Capone, Islamabad, Waste, and Centre for Policy Studies
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The Press and Journal | October 11, 2009
Clinton and Miliband's show of solidarity on Afghan mission
...as clear, as effective and as decisive as possible. " Mrs Clinton praised the bravery of British troops and added: "Our strategy remains the same - we are committed to Afghanistan. "We are very clear that the conjunction of al Qaida and...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, David Miliband, Afghanistan, Pakistan, US, Al Qaida, Northern Ireland, Europe, UK, and British troops
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | July 28, 2009
Britons question Afghan war as bodies flown home
...spike in deaths. Foreign Secretary David Miliband signalled Monday that Britain would back talking to moderate Taliban representatives in a bid to isolate militant insurgents who have killed 191 British troops since 2001. British troop...
In this article: Afghanistan, Taliban, David Miliband, Hamid Karzai, British troops, Britain, NATO, Hillary Clinton, and Gordon Brown
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Sunday Mirror | October 11, 2009
HILLARY: BRITAIN IS LAND OF BRAVE
...run by blundering former president George Bush. Mrs Clinton said: "I again express my admiration for the incredible courage and commitment of the British troops who are serving in Afghanistan. We are deeply grateful for their service and we...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, British troops, Climate change, Taliban, George Bush, Europe, Afghanistan, United States, Iran, and David Miliband
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Stuff | July 29, 2009
Britain, US defend Afghanistan war effort
...Clinton. British troops just ended a five-week offensive named "Panther's Claw" aimed at clearing the Taliban out of population centres in southern Afghanistan ahead of August 20 presidential and provincial elections. Miliband said...
In this article: Afghanistan, United States, David Miliband, Hillary Clinton, Britain, British troops, Pakistan, Iraq War, and Car bomb
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The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and was administered by the War Office from London. Since 1963, it has been managed by the Ministry of Defence.
The British Army consists of 109,740 regular soldiers (with 98,560 trained), plus 3,640 Gurkhas and 34,000 Territorial Army soldiers, giving it a total of around 147,000 soldiers in October 2008. The full-time element of the British Army has also been referred to as the Regular Army since the creation of the reservist Territorial Army in 1908. The British Army is deployed in many of the world's war zones as part of both Expeditionary Forces and in United Nations Peacekeeping forces. The British Army is currently deployed in Kosovo, Cyprus, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan and many other places.
In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include "Royal" in its title. Primarily this is because historically the British Army is the Army of Parliament and not the Crown. This position was confirmed by the Bill of Rights 1689 requiring Parliamentary Authority to maintain a standing army in peacetime. Nevertheless, many of its constituent Regiments and Corps are styled Royal and have members of the Royal Family occupying senior positions within some regiments.
- Name:
- British Army
- Part of:
- Ministry of Defence
- Commander:
- Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt GCB CBE MC
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