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Former British Army Officer - Major Richard Streatfeild
Is it time to acknowledge failure, as the British military pull out from Afghanistan?
The British military pull out from Afghanistan will soon be completed. Digesting the painful lessons from a 12-year deployment will take a whole lot longer. Hardtalk speaks to Richard Streatfeild, a former infantry officer in Helmand during some of the toughest fighting with the Taliban. Back then he kept an upbeat audio diary of life on the frontline; now he takes a more jaundiced view of Britain鈥檚 Afghan commitment. Is it time to acknowledge failure?
(Photo: Major Richard Streatfield)
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