The coffin of Lance Corporal Dane Elson, who was killed in Afghanistan,at RAF Lyneham yesterday. Reuters
Blackest Day For British Troops As Eights Soldiers Are Killed In 24 Hours -- Mirror
Eight British soldiers have been killed in one day on the Afghan front line.
It is the worst toll yet for a 24-hour period in Helmand and brings the number of British military deaths in the ravaged nation to 184, five more than the 179 who died in six years in Iraq.
In the most bloody incident, five soldiers were killed in a massive explosion in Sangin. Their deaths have not been confirmed officially. Three more troops died in individual incidents – one of them from 4th Battalion, The Rifles, another from Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and one from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.
It means 15 soldiers have been killed in nine days – including the Commanding Officer of the Welsh Guards and three fellow officers.
Speaking yesterday at the G8 summit in Italy, when just two of the deaths had been confirmed, Mr Brown told of his “sadness”. Looking shaken, the Prime Minister said: “For the families of those who have lost their lives I send my condolences and I will write to every one of them.
“This has been a very hard summer but it’s not over. It is vital that the international community sees through its commitments.
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More News On Britain's Commitment In Afghanistan
Afghanistan: This bloody war -- The Independent
Our darkest day in war on Taliban: Eight soldiers killed as Afghan death toll overtakes number of troops lost in Iraq -- Daily Mail
Climbing toll raises British doubts on Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Eight British troops killed in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghanistan: eight soldiers die in one day -- The Telegraph
Brown's Afghanistan warning as death toll surpasses Iraq -- AFP
U.K. troop losses in Afghanistan top Iraq -- MSNBC
Climbing toll raises British doubts on Afghanistan -- AP
British offensive in Afghanistan hits 'tipping point' -- The Telegraph
Who has the guts to pull out? -- Daily Mail
Ministers indecisive as public opinion shifts after deaths of soldiers in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Were we wrong? -- Times Online opinion
Afghanistan: a war we cannot win -- The Telegraph opinion
Major-General Julian Thompson: This is a deadly phase but we must keep the pressure up -- Independent opinion
Will British troops succeed in Afghanistan? -- BBC
Afghanistan: 7 years, 9 months, 184 lives -- Times Online