New British Documentary Brings the Fighting and Dying in Afghanistan Home
Soldiers from 3 Platoon, 1 Royal Anglian on operation in Helmand, Afghanistan. Photo: BBC
Americans don’t see their soldiers getting killed in combat. It’s different in Britain. A new documentary shows British soldiers fighting and dying in Afghanistan. And it has the blessing of the Ministry of Defense. The BBC’s Caroline Wyatt reports.
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