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Commander of elite British forces in Afghanistan resigns

A commander of an elite British special forces in Afghanistan has resigned, according to reports on Saturday.

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  • Published: 17:41 November 1, 2008
  • Gulf News

London: A commander of an elite British special forces in Afghanistan has resigned, according to reports on Saturday.

The Daily Telegraph said Major Sebastian Morley blamed the constant lack of investment in equipment for the deaths of some of his soldiers.

He described the failure to equip his troops with heavy armoured vehicles as "cavalier at best, criminal at worst", the paper reported.

The Ministry of Defence and the government have faced repeated criticism from senior officers and politicians over equipment shortages in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Telegraph report said Morley thought his soldiers were needlessly put at risk because they were forced to travel in lightly armoured Land Rovers rather than heavier vehicles.

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