Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a British Soldier was killed today in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines Battle Group ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 282 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 249 in combat operations and 33 due to illness, accidents or other incidents. Thus this month alone the UK has lost four soldiers, in 2009 in April it was one soldier, in April 2008 the UK lost three soldiers, it seems every month it gets worse in Afghanistan. The new Government after the election really has to look at the UK strategy in Afghanistan, the US should start to take over the load from the UK, in many respects its their War.