In 2006 the British mission to secure and rebuild the southern province of Helmand had faltered in the face of a revitalised Taliban insurgency. Concluding this two-part series, generals, politicians and soldiers on the ground tell the story of their efforts to find a way out of an unwinnable war. Key figures on the Afghan side - including an exclusive interview with a Taliban commander - help shed light on the mistakes the British made. As our military and civilian officials struggled to understand the culture of those they were fighting - and those they were seeking to protect - the miscalculations mounted. An ill-fated truce led to the Taliban walking back into a town the British had previously fought and died to hold; nearly half a million pounds of British public funds were spent building a park (complete with its own Ferris wheel) in a middle of a war zone that was soon too dangerous for local residents to visit. With their forces overstretched across the province, the military leadership were also faced with failing support from a sceptical British public who did not understand the mission. They set out to reconnect their soldiers with the country, but as casualties mounted this attempt to humanise the army backfired. Coolorus Photoshop.
Now the withdrawal is taking place, the Afghanistan mission raises questions as to whether Britain has a future as a global power. Lotus Smartsuite 9.8.6 Torrent.
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