Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a UK Soldier was killed on Saturday in Afghanistan, the Soldier was from the “ 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) ”. Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 376 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 332 in combat action and 44 due to illness, accidents or other incidents. It can be estimated by the time the UK leaves Afghanistan by 2014 the death toll from the Afghan Operation will have reached the 500 total. Half the losses of the Korean War folks, but with hundred if not thousands maimed for life. Will the military operation have been worth it folks, that’s the big question.