Afghanistan

‘This vaccine needs to be in arms, not on shelves’ says new head of Army taskforce

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The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible.  Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use ‘our extensive operational and logistic … Read more

Boris calls up Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran Brigadier Phil Prosser to lead charge against COVID

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Boris calls up Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran to lead charge against COVID: Rugby-loving head of the Army’s ‘Iron Viper’ unit Brigadier Phil Prosser is enlisted to spearhead mass vaccine roll-out Welshman Brigadier Phil Prosser is the commander of the 101 Logistic Brigade  He will join Boris Johnson at a Downing Street press conference tonight … Read more

Army veteran climbs first of 50 mountains in memory of brother shot dead by Taliban in Afghanistan

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An ex-serviceman has climbed the first of 50 mountains in 2021 in memory of his brother who was killed serving in Afghanistan.   John Davies, 31, from St Helens, Merseyside, is taking on the challenge in memory of his brother Chris, who died in action in 2010. The veteran kickstarted the endeavour on New Years Day when he … Read more

Afghan women’s rights activist shot dead by gunmen days after she condemned wave of assassinations

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Top Afghan women’s rights activist, 29, is shot dead by motorbike-riding gunmen days after she condemned wave of assassinations in the country Freshta Kohistani is the second activist to be killed in Kabul in two days Her brother was also killed in the drive-by attack which took place near her home Freshta was outspoken about women’s … Read more

Army chef, 40, left with chronic pain says MoD left him too cold

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Army chef, 40, left with chronic pain in hands and feet from cooking on the freezing Afghanistan frontline sues MoD for £70,000 over claims he wasn’t given protection from the cold Randy Constable says he has been left with chronic pain in his hands and feet  Said he had to cook in ‘a makeshift shelter … Read more

Two US B-52H bombers fly show-of-force mission over the Persian Gulf to deter Iran

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Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers took off from the United States and flew over a swath of the Middle East on Thursday in what officials said was a direct message of deterrence to Iran.  The show-of-force flyover – the second such mission in less than a month – was designed to underscore America’s continuing … Read more

Strictly’s JJ Chalmers is reunited with his wife and children after 10 weeks 

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Waltzing home for Christmas! Strictly’s JJ Chalmers is reunited with his wife and children after 10 weeks By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:49 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 23:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 His Strictly Come Dancing dreams may have ended, but for JJ Chalmers there was one … Read more

Three heroes who helped British troops are finally granted permission to relocate to UK

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Victory for Afghan translators: Three heroes who helped British troops on battlefield are finally granted permission to relocate to UK Ricky, Fardin, and Hedayatullah were told they did not qualify to come to the UK    Last week they were informed they were eligible for relocation with their families Ricky, who still works with UK forces … Read more

Eight Fijian-born former soldiers who fought for Britain face being deported

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Eight Fijian-born former soldiers who fought for Britain in Iraq face being deported because their visas expired after they left the Armed Forces They face deportation after failing to realise their visas would expire  Taitusi Ratucaucau claims he was only given a month’s notice to apply for a visa  Lord Dannatt, a former Chief of … Read more

Two men are jailed after grappling with Jet2 cabin staff when they were refused bottle of champagne

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A drunken Afghanistan veteran and his friends sparked mayhem on a holiday jet with their ‘loutish, terrifying and disruptive’ behaviour after they tried to evade a ‘one drink only’ rule by asking cabin crew for a whole bottle of champagne. Ex-solder Daniel Naylor and Daniel Keigher were jailed yesterday after the court heard they unleashed … Read more