Four British Soldiers Die For Sake Of 150 Votes

British soldiers in Afghanistan's Helmand Province risk their lives daily.
Photo from The Daily Mail

From Times Online:

Just 150 Afghan voters dared to go to the ballot box in the area of Helmand province where British soldiers sacrificed their lives to secure a safe election day, it was revealed yesterday.

The figures were released as the British Ambassador to Kabul admitted that troops could be engaged in combat in Afghanistan for five more years.

The Electoral Commission in Kabul said that early estimates of voting in the former Taleban stronghold of Babaji, north of Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, indicated that few exercised their right to vote last Thursday. Several thousand people could have voted.

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My Comment: Kudos to The Times for connecting the dots in this story.

In the end .... the Afghans will have to fight for their country. If they do not .... then the question that must be asked is .... Why should we?