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I joined the Army for a chance to shoot some fucker. Most soldiers join for that reason, most not all.
Yes Afghan is a hard place, but, it is the best training ground the British Army will have for a long time. Soldiers are doing the job they joined for and yes some of them are paying the ultimate price, but think on. I was serving in Malaya in 1968, and that was the only year in the 20th century that no British service personell were killed due to enemy action. Then in 1969 the first squaddie was killed in Northern Ireland and since then every year more are lost to enemy action.
The present media is ramping up these deaths in Afghan, and yes the soldiers themselves are pissed off with the lack of equipment which makes their job harder and more dangerous, but, they are doing as all soldiers have done since time immorial, they get on with it. Right or wrong, they do it.
I know, I was a soldier and my son has been to Afghan twice.

It is a disgrace tht we are there.The pathetic politicians in this country are clueless and this mess is a result of us toadying with the yanks and unable to walk away.It's nothing to do with terrorist bases being prevented ;they can do that shit in Yemen and Pakistan quite well anyway.

Sadly until there is s Warrenpoint type loss then the government will continue to keep its head under the pillows on this.Fortuntely Obama seems to be having second thoughts and then watch how quick we scamper home when they do.A fucking mess pure and simple.

How many brave lads have to take a slow road home along the A34 in their flag draped coffins until our useless, useless 'leaders' bring their colleagues home?

There are many more young men/women die on the roads each month,than have been killed in Afghanistan. You could argue that this is thier own fault by driving recklessly. As I see it, you join the Army for action and adventure, this sometimes involves getting shot at, and shooting at other people. I dont agree with War under any circumstances really, but when you sign up, you sign up to her Majesty's service, the Government do the bidding, if the Government decide they are going to fight a war in Afghanistan, that's where you go, it could be anywhere, but one things for sure, you will be shot at, or blown up. So, it's simple really, if you dont fancy any of the last two options...dont go in the Army, It really doesn't matter where the conflict is, Governments decide that.

They are, your'e correct, the point I was making is that approx 230 'soldiers' have died so far in a conflict thats now about 7yrs old, where as hundreds of young people die on the roads every year. The 230 soldiers died doing what they were trained and paid for. Soldiering is a dangerous business, and all soldiers know that they can be sent anywhere anytime by thier governments, regardless of whether we or they agree with the conflict.
I think this will change over the next few years....

I don't agree about dropping nukes on them ----- I mean you know what the Yanks are like ---- they might miss and hit Pakistan.