The Ministry Of Defence Has Confirmed That The British Soldier Who Was Killed In Afghanistan On Monday Was Captain Daniel Shepherd from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
Captain Shepherd was serving with the Joint Force EOD Group in the Nad-e-Ali District in Helmand Province and died instantly following an IED explosion. At the time, he was commanding an IED Disposal team that was dealing with a confirmed IED
The British Army In Afghanistan Has told Garrison FM Why The Deaths In The Country Have Not Been In Vain
Task Force Helmand Spokesman Lt Col Nick Richardson says each soldier was doing his bit to bring peace and stability to a part of Afghanistan and he praised the work being done by British Army EOD teams
CGS Withdraws From Andrew Marr Show
Chief Of The General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt has explained why he didn't appear on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show at the weekend. He says that following a number of assertions made in recent newspaper and broadcast coverage that have misrepresented his actions and motives in relation to both his personal, and the MOD's, ongoing dialogue with Downing Street on Afghanistan resourcing, he decided, that given the over-politicised, & often misinformed, nature of that coverage, to withdraw from his planned appearance. He added that the decision was his and his alone
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