CLINTON IN KABUL AS 98TH BRITISH SOLDIER DIES IN AFGHANISTAN.ANOTHER British soldier was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from The Royal Military Police The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. , was shot dead during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand Province. An MoD spokesman said next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. have been informed and have asked for a 24-hour period of grace before further details are released. The death - the 98th this year in Afghanistan - came as Tory leader David Cameron demanded a military "surge'' and warned the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. was no longer acceptable. He said: "We not only support our forces in Afghanistan, we also support the reason they are in Afghanistan to help deliver security and stop Afghanistan becoming a haven, once again, for terrorists. "But I believe we must be clear about the future and about the different options we face." Prime Minister Gordon Brown said efforts were being made to ensure that Afghan and Nato forces took up their share of the burden, adding Afghan president Hamid Karzai had committed a further 5,000 troops to hold territory captured by UK forces. CAPTION(S): WAR ZONE Hillary Clinton, right, is welcomed to Afghansitan by US commander Stanley McChystal. |
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