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冲击在阿富汗战争中伤害的英国通行费
星期二， 2007年8月21日
? 一半前线进军被修补的`’ 标记Townsend，防御通讯员
战争的人的费用在阿富汗对英国的战士可以今天显露，当图表示在这个夏天的战斗期间，一半前线队伍几乎要求重大药物治疗。在冲突的强度的一个图表例证在Helmand省上的，超过700位战场战士需要治疗从4月-近一半1,500在前线。 得到从资深军事来源，政府从未公布数字，面对批评它包括在冲突期间遭受的伤害的真实的程度。 国防部发表战士的数字把带对医院，在战场需要治疗那些人的分数。 新的图与战士的数量关连修补了和送回到前线，并且谁没出现于正式伤亡报告。 相反，美国正式形象考虑到在前线对待的战士。 在他们的图，受伤的队伍包括那些从前线72个小时或更多。 一位英国的军队官员认为700个案件包括`极少数受伤害的’官员并且选择继续战斗。 伤害包括炮弹碎片创伤、裁减、烧伤、深刻中风和疾病例如`DnV’ -可能不适于一个人好几天的腹泻和呕吐。 700个案件， 400个战斗部队被描述了作为是，因此不适他们被迫使对`放下他们的刺刀’。 需要前线治疗的战士的数量被谈论了在军事简报在Helmand在密集期间与这个月战斗并且与当前部署关连，在4月开始。 军队发言人说正式死亡人数在4月和8月之间开始站立在204，以大约半源于战场。 Military sources said the willingness of soldiers to carry on fighting while suffering was indicative of the bravery being routinely displayed. ‘The courage of the soldiers has been remarkable. Many are getting patched up and just want to get on with it. Most do not want to leave their comrades,’ said the source in Helmand. Last week, details were released about how 26-year-old Captain David Hicks, of the 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, refused morphine after being mortally wounded by shrapnel so he could keep a clear head to lead his men. He later died of his injuries. The MoD said the figures should not be confused with its published ‘casualty’ figures, claiming that cases treated by frontline medics often related to minor ailments and complaints that were not considered life-threatening or serious. The spokeswoman went on to say that, in serious cases, troops were not given the option to carry on fighting. However, the number of serious injuries is rising. A spokesman for the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association said that 27 British soldiers had lost limbs serving in Afghanistan and Iraq during the past 12 months. The frenetic nature of the conflict in southern Afghanistan is underlined by the fact that many young infantrymen intend to leave the army because the firefights they have survived in Helmand could never be surpassed. In terms of soldiering, the conflict has offered some of the most intense fighting for 50 years, with two million rounds of ammunition so far fired by British forces. ‘You could be in the army for decades and you will never get anything like that again. Will it be bettered? I can’t see it,’ said one soldier. Commanders are understood to be concerned that the Helmand conflict could precipitate an exodus of combat troops who feel military life will never offer the same challenge again. Campaigners have frequently argued that British troops are paying a higher price on the battlefield than has been made public. Casualty figures are expected to rise in the coming months as the current tour, from April to October, finishes, when regiments that have experienced the brunt of fighting push on to gain ground before they leave. Have Your Say: Shock toll of British injured in Afghan war Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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