UK forces in Helmand ‘made mess of things’: WikiLeaks

LONDON (AFP) – US and Afghan officials slammed British troops over their efforts in the restive Helmand province of Afghanistan, accusing them of making “a mess of things,” in cables revealed by WikiLeaks. The Guardian newspaper Friday published a raft of leaked memos in which senior officials, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai, criticised British troops for their inability to impose security in the southern province. In a memo sent in April 2007, General Dan McNeill, the then commander of NATO…

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UK forces in Helmand ‘made mess of things’: WikiLeaks

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