British Forces Are Now Facing Constant And Full Blown Wafrare in Afghanistan

British soldiers from B Company, 2 Mercian set off on an operation in Malgir, Helmand province Photo: REUTERS

Death Tolls Set To Spiral As Allied Forces Face 40 Attacks Every Day -- The Independent

Karzai meets Cameron as new report says a resurgent Taliban financed by the opium trade are behind an increase in assaults on British troops.

British troops in Afghanistan are coming under the fiercest and most sustained assault since the start of the conflict nine years ago, with coalition forces subjected to more than 40 attacks each day in March: double the rate of a year ago. Attacks by the Taliban between September 2009 and March 2010 leapt by 83 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a new report released this month by the US Government Accountability Office.

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My Comment: U.K. casualties have still been low (relatively speaking), but it is only a question of time before these stats start to climb.

The U.S. Marines are also facing the same combat environment in Marja. For that story, the link is here.