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13 Apr, 2014

Second UK army officer quits to reveal ‘human cost of Afghan War’ – The Independent

A second Army officer has resigned his commission so he can publish an eyewitness account of the human cost endured by the British Army in Afghanistan. Former reserve Captain Christian Hill has written a book on his experiences with the Media Operations Group, where his main role was to “promote” the war to the public back home and give the appearance everything was under control. The reality, he claims in the book, was often very different.

Read the rest: Second army officer quits to reveal ‘human cost of Afghanistan’ – Home News – UK – The Independent.