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GORDON Brown faced renewed attacks over the conditions facing British troops in Afghanistan yesterday, on the day that a damning report warned a chronic shortage of helicopters was undermining their protection.
In a grilling by MPs, the Prime Minister refused to confirm that he had knocked back requests from defence chiefs for 2,000 extra troops on the ground, while also rebuffing demands to declare how many helicopters are deployed in Afghanistan.
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Gordon Brown clashed today with the outgoing Foreign Office minister Lord Malloch-Brown when he insisted British troops in Afghanistan had enough helicopters for the tasks they faced...
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Jul 13th, 2009 - WalesOnline
GORDON BROWN yesterday defended military supplies to troops in Afghanistan, as it emerged the UK's most senior general had to borrow a helicopter from the US because of British shortages.
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Jul 13th, 2009 - Reuters
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai has promised to provide extra Afghan security forces to reinforce British soldiers battling Taliban insurgents, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday.
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Jul 13th, 2009 - CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended the military mission in Afghanistan amid tough questions Wednesday from the opposition leader. Speaking...
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Jul 13th, 2009 - Telegraph
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