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British defence ministry to be criticised over Afghanistan in report

by Staff Writers
London, Aug 9, 2006
A British cross-party parliamentary committee will accuse the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of failing to provide soldiers with adequate protection and plan properly for post-invasion conflict in Afghanistan, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

In a report to be published on Thursday, the committee of lower House of Commons MPs will criticise what is seen as the government's failure to equip troops with what they need.

According to The Guardian, some British soldiers have been bolting makeshift panels on to the side doors of supplied Land Rovers and the front of trucks to try to protect themselves from roadside bombs and grenades.

Defence Secretary Des Browne last month said the army would get about 300 new, tougher armoured vehicles, but they wouldn't be available until the end of the year.

The report follows criticism of the MoD by an Army Board of Inquiry last month which said that the killing of a British tank commander by "friendly fire" in Iraq in March 2003 could have been prevented by five factors.

One of those was the fact that he had been ordered to give up his enhanced combat body armour three days before going into battle.

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Israel names new commander to head offensive
Jerusalem, Aug 8, 2006
Israel on Tuesday put a new commander in charge of coordinating the military offensive against Hezbollah in a move widely seen as effectively demoting the head of the northern command.







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