How Many More Wasted Lives? Tom Wroe Was 16 When He Enlisted. Now He's Dead At 18, Murdered With Gareth Thursby By One Of The Afghan Police Britain Is Trying To Train -- Daily Mail* Afghan recruit had begged for help, claiming he had hurt his foot on a patrol
* He shot the two soldiers with an assault rifle as they went to offer first aid
* Pte Wroe and Sgt Thursby were from 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment
* Fresh claims that the gunman was related to a Taliban leader
* Latest deaths bring total UK forces dead in Afghanistan to 430 since 2001
* Sgt Thursby's stepfather: 'Ridiculous that our troops are still out there'
* Defence Secretary: Prince Harry was moved to a guarded location during a recent Taliban attack on Camp Bastion
He signed up to serve his country aged just 16 and was deployed to Afghanistan weeks after his 18th birthday.
But now Private Tom Wroe is dead – murdered by one of the Afghan policemen British forces have been sent to train.
The recruit had begged for help, claiming he had hurt his foot on a patrol – then slaughtered Private Wroe and Sergeant Gareth Thursby with an assault rifle when they went to offer first aid.
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My Comment: Finally .... the discussion and debate is now starting in Britain that after 11 years of war .... why are their soldiers still there. I only wish that this same debate was happening in the U.S. .... especially during this Presidential election season .... but for their own political reasons both parties have decided to stay mute, and the media is being compliant.
Britain's "The Week" has a must read post on this changing mood in Britain.
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