Defence Ministry stories:
UK role in Afghan offensive 'goes to plan', MoD says
Feb 14th, 2010 - BBC NEWS
the first stage of a major nato offensive in afghanistan involving some 1,000 british troops has gone to plan, the ministry of defence has said. british soldiers are among the 15,000 nato troops searching for the taliban in marjah and nad ali
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan Moshtarak offensive
Feb 13th, 2010 - BBC NEWS
some 4,000 british soldiers are involved in the operation
a uk soldier has been killed in a major offensive in afghanistan, the ministry of defence has said.
the solider, of 1st battalion grenadier guards, was killed in an explosion in nad-e-aliThailand drops North Korea weapons charges
Feb 11th, 2010 - CNN
bangkok, thailand (cnn) -- thai officials will deport and not press charges against the five-member crew of a cargo plane intercepted in the asian nation last year, carrying tons of weapons from north korea.
Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka
Feb 10th, 2010 - Al Jazeera English
later in the month.
hours earlier, the sri lankan defence ministry had declared that fonseka, who as a seniorWar casualties put UK hospitals under strain – ahead of fresh Afghan offensive
Feb 9th, 2010 - guardian.co.uk
are so great that the ministry of defence will today announce an increase in the number of ward beds at its rehabilitation centre, at headley court in surrey, from 66 to 96, the guardian has learned.
the report comes as ministers have warned


